Line #19 Creator/HattieJacques


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2	[[caption-width-right:256:A more matronly [[Film/CarryOnSeries Matron]] you couldn't wish to meet.]]
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4	->''"When you're my size, you become conditioned at people making jokes about you. You have to make them laugh with you rather than at you."''
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6	Hattie Jacques, born Jacqueline Edwina Jaques (7th February 1922 -- 6th October 1980) was a comic British actress, known for her appearances in the ''Film/CarryOn'' franchise and her vast career as a radio star.
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8	Jacques didn't begin her acting career until the late 1940s. She trained as a nurse and became a matron to war hospitals during the Second World War, but later she tried out for theatre and appeared in pantomimes and other stage productions. At this point, she gained the nickname "Hattie", because some actors called her a Caucasian Creator/HattieMcDaniel (who was Mammy in ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''), and she used if for the rest of her career.
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10	She made her first film appearance in 1946 in an uncredited role in ''Film/GreenForDanger'' and appeared the 1948 adaptation of ''Film/OliverTwist''. She also joined the Vic Theatre Company and appeared on radio in bit roles. Becoming a well-known voice in the 1950s led to her appearing in the weekly radio series ''Educating Archie'' alongside future collaborators Creator/TonyHancock and Creator/EricSykes, later appearing in ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'' with Creator/SidJames and Creator/KennethWilliams, and ''Radio/TheGoonShow'', whilst appearing on stage in many productions with Creator/TerryThomas. In 1949, she married fellow actor Creator/JohnLeMesurier, and had two sons with him. The two divorced in 1965.
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12	In 1958, Jacques made a cameo in ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'', which led to her appearing in the ''Film/CarryOn'' film series 14 times in total. She mostly portrayed matron characters, which led to her being the UrExample of BattleaxeNurse in British media, but she also had caring roles as well, and made frequent appearances in the TV specials. On television, she featured in ''Series/CharleysGrants'', Eric Sykes' series ''Sykes and a...'' and ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', and several other comedy shows and films.
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14	Outside of the show business world, Jacques suffered from health problems. She struggled to lose weight and would often diet, achieving brief success before ballooning back even worse. She later suffered from arthritis and had tension with Sykes, who would often get frustrated at her performances and lack of awareness during filming. Jacques struggled to walk without pain in her legs from ulcers and was advised in the late 1970s not to travel far from her home. She died from a heart attack in 1980 after breathing problems and a deteriorating kidney.
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16	!!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in:
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18	[[AC:Films]]
19	* ''Film/GreenForDanger'' (1946) -- Radio Announcer (UncreditedRole)
20	* ''Film/OliverTwist'' (1948) -- Singer at Three Cripples
21	* ''{{Film/Scrooge\|1951}}'' (1951) -- Mrs. Fezziwig
22	* ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' (1958) -- Captain Clark
23	* ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Matron
24	* ''Film/CarryOnTeacher'' (1959) -- Miss Grace Short
25	* ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Sergeant Laura Moon
26	* ''Film/WatchYourStern'' (1960) -- Miss Agatha Potter
27	* ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Sister
28	* ''Film/ThePunchAndJudyMan'' (1963) -- Dolly Zarathusa (UncreditedRole)
29	* ''Film/CarryOnCabby'' (1963) -- Peg Hawkins
30	* ''Film/TheBobo'' (1967) -- Trinity Martinez
31	* ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1968) -- Lavinia, the Matron
32	* ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' (1969) -- Miss Haggerd
33	* ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor'' (1969) -- Miss Soaper, the Matron
34	* ''Film/TheMagicChristian'' (1969) -- Ginger Horton
35	* ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' (1970) -- Sophie Bliss
36	* ''Film/CarryOnAtYourConvenience'' (1971) -- Beattie Plummer
37	* ''Film/CarryOnMatron'' (1972) -- Matron
38	* ''Film/CarryOnAbroad'' (1972) -- Floella
39	* ''Film/CarryOnDick'' (1974) -- Miss Martha Hoggett
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43	* ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'' (1957-59) -- Gertrude/Lady Chatterley/Countess Olga Romanoff/Miss Grizelda Pugh/Baroness Helen de Cordova/Mrs. Witherspoon/Amorous Lady
44	* ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'' (1966-67) -- Storyteller
45	* ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'' (1969-72) -- Bemused Passer-By/Sister Hattie/Elizabeth Barrett/Fiona Clodhopper/Miss Harriet/Miss Molly Coddles/Fairy Godmother
46	* ''Series/InsideGeorgeWebley'' (1970) -- Mavis Butterfield
47	* ''Series/CharleysGrants'' (1970) -- Miss Manger
48	* ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'' (1971) -- Mrs. Askley
49	* ''Series/{{Sykes}}'' (1972-79) -- Hattie Sykes
50	* ''Series/CarryOnLaughing'' (1975) -- Queen Elizabeth I

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