Hattie Jacques
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-02-07 in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
Died
1980-10-06
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.
Most Known For
Theatre 625
as Helen
Hancock's Half Hour
as Amorous Lady
Sykes
as Hattie Sykes
Catweazle
as Madam Rosa
Carry On Laughing
as Queen Elizabeth I
Oliver Twist
as Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Ooh La La!
as Madame Legrainard
Scrooge
as Mrs. Fezziwig
Carry On Camping
as Miss Haggerd
Our House
Sykes and a...
Carry On Abroad
as Floella
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Beattie Plummer
The Plank
as Woman with Rose
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Lady Journalist
The Square Peg
as Gretchen
Carry On Cabby
as Peg Hawkins
Carry On Nurse
as Matron
Danger Point
