Biography
She began in the role in 1984 for the BBC and retired for not only the role but from her acting career in 1992.
With her big blue eyes and pronounced cheek bones which can be adapted for sympathy or stern menace, Hickson made her London stage debut in "The Tragic Muse" (1928). It was nearly a decade before she first stepped before the cameras in "Love From a Stranger" (1937), based, as much of her future work would be, on an Agatha Christie …
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Career Milestones
1993 | Final film, "Century", directed by Stephen Poliakoff | |
1992 | Announced retirement from acting | |
| Reprised role of Miss Marple in made-for-TV movies (aired in USA on A&E in 1990-1993) | ||
| Appeared as Agatha Christie's fictional detective Miss Jane Marple in a series of TV adaptations; aired in the USA from 1986-1989 | ||
1982 | Played Miss Haversham in TV remake of "Great Expectations" (aired in USA on The Entertainment Channel) | |
| Broadway debut, "Bedroom Farce"; won Tony Award | ||
1970 | Appeared in the feature film version of "A Day in the Day of Joe Egg" (released theatrically in 1972) | |
1967 | Earned praise for her stage role in "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" | |
| Co-starred in the British comedy series "Our Man at St Mark's", playing the housekeeper to a county vicar | ||
1957 | Had regular role of the receptionist on the BBC half-hour drama "The Royalty", set in a hotel | |
1957 | Began appearing in the "Carry On . . ." film series | |
1948 | First collaboration with the Boulting brothers, "The Guinea Pig" | |
1947 | Early TV appearance in the BBC production "Busman's Honeymoon", a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery | |
1937 | Made feature film debut, "Love From a Stranger" | |
| Became a member of the Oxford Repertory Company | ||
1928 | Made London West End debut, "The Tragic Muse" | |
1927 | Made stage debut, "His Wife's Children" | |
Awards
1979 | Tony Award for Actress (Featured Role--Play) |