Hattie Jacques
Acting
Born: 1922-02-07 in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
Biography
Josephine Edwina Jaques (7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress, known as Hattie Jacques. Starting her career in the 1940s, Jacques first gained attention through her radio appearances with Tommy Handley on ITMA and later with Tony Hancock on Hancock's Half Hour. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in fourteen Carry On films, playing roles such as a hospital matron. She had a long professional partnership with Eric Sykes, with whom she co-starred in his long running television series Sykes. She also starred in two Norman Wisdom films, The Square Peg and Follow a Star. Jacques was married to John Le Mesurier from 1949 until their divorce in 1965. Her final appearance on television was in an advertisement for Asda in 1980. She died later that year from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hattie Jacques,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Theatre 625
Helen
Sykes
Hattie Sykes
Our House
Hancock's Half Hour
Amorous Lady
Catweazle
Madam Rosa
Sykes and a...
Carry On Laughing
Queen Elizabeth I
Ooh La La!
Madame Legrainard
Oliver Twist
Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Carry On Nurse
Matron
Scrooge
Mrs. Fezziwig
The Magic Christian
Ginger Horton
Carry On Regardless
Sister
Carry On Sergeant
Captain Clark
Carry On Matron
Matron
Carry On Again Doctor
Miss Soaper, the Matron
ITV Christmas Comedy
Carry On Camping
Miss Haggerd
Carry On Abroad
Floella
Carry On Teacher
Miss Grace Short
Carry On Dick
Miss Martha Hoggett
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Lady Journalist
Carry On Doctor
Lavinia, the Matron
A Choice of Coward
Madame Arcati
Carry On Loving
Sophie Plummet
Three for All
Security Official
Carry On Constable
Sergeant Laura Moon
Carry On at Your Convenience
Beattie Plummer
That's Carry On!
Various Characters (archive footage)
The Pickwick Papers
Mrs. Nupkins
Make Mine Mink
Nanette Parry
Green for Danger
Carry On Cabby
Peg Hawkins
The Love Lottery
Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Tony Hancock Show
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mrs Kenwick
The Punch and Judy Man
Dolly The Fortune Teller
The Square Peg
Gretchen
School for Scoundrels
Miss Grimmet
Trottie True
Daisy Delaware