Hattie Jacques
Born February 07, 1922 (Age: 104)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
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as (Archive footage)
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Age: 74
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
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as Beattie Plummer
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Age: 49
Pickwick
1969
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as Mrs Bardell
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Age: 47
Crooks and Coronets
1969
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as Mabel
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Age: 47
A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
1964
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as Madame Arcati
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Age: 42
Carry On Regardless
1961
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as Sister
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Age: 39
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
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as Ada
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Age: 37
Carry On Teacher
1959
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as Miss Grace Short
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Age: 37
Left Right and Centre
1959
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as woman in car
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Age: 37
Carry On Nurse
1959
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as Matron
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Age: 36
The Navy Lark
1959
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as Fortune Teller
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Age: 36
Follow a Star
1959
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as Miss Dymphna Dobson
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Age: 36