Hattie Jacques
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
1964
Sykes
1972
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
Catweazle
1970
Ooh La La!
1968
Carry On Laughing
1975
Oliver Twist
1948
A Choice of Coward
1964
Our House
1960
Scrooge
1951
Sykes and a...
1960
Carry On Nurse
1959
Filmography
Theatre 625
as Helen · 1964
Sykes
as Hattie Sykes · 1972
Hancock's Half Hour
as Amorous Lady · 1956
Catweazle
as Madam Rosa · 1970
Ooh La La!
as Madame Legrainard · 1968
Carry On Laughing
as Queen Elizabeth I · 1975
Oliver Twist
as Singer at 'Three Cripples' · 1948
A Choice of Coward
as Madame Arcati · 1964
Our House
· 1960
Scrooge
as Mrs. Fezziwig · 1951
Sykes and a...
· 1960
Carry On Nurse
as Matron · 1959
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Lady Journalist · 1969
ITV Christmas Comedy
· 1983
The Magic Christian
as Ginger Horton · 1969
Carry On Abroad
as Floella · 1972
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters (archive footage) · 1977
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Mrs Kenwick · 1947
Carry On Camping
as Miss Haggerd · 1969
Carry On Christmas Specials
· 1969
What's a Carry On?
as Matron / Miss Haggerd / Matron / Miss Soaper / Sophie Plummet / Floella (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1998
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Beattie Plummer · 1971
Carry On Dick
as Miss Martha Hoggett · 1974
Three for All
as Security Official · 1975
Carry On Matron
as Matron · 1972
The Tony Hancock Show
· 1956
Carry On Doctor
as Lavinia, the Matron · 1967
Green for Danger
· 1946
Carry On Again Doctor
as Miss Soaper, the Matron · 1969
As Long as They're Happy
as Party Guest · 1955
The Love Lottery
as Chambermaid (uncredited) · 1954
The Square Peg
as Gretchen · 1958
Carry On Teacher
as Miss Grace Short · 1959
Carry On Sergeant
as Captain Clark · 1958
Carry On Loving
as Sophie Plummet · 1970
Left Right and Centre
as woman in car · 1959
The Spider and the Fly
as Barmaid (uncredited) · 1949
The Punch and Judy Man
as Dolly The Fortune Teller · 1963
Carry On Regardless
as Sister · 1961
The Pickwick Papers
as Mrs. Nupkins · 1952
Crooks and Coronets
as Mabel · 1969
She'll Have to Go
as Miss Richards · 1962
Chance of a Lifetime
as Alice · 1950
The Bobo
as Trinity Martinez · 1967
Carry On Constable
as Sergeant Laura Moon · 1960
Up to His Neck
as Rakiki · 1954
Carry On Cabby
as Peg Hawkins · 1963
Our Girl Friday
as Mrs. Patch · 1953
Follow a Star
as Miss Dymphna Dobson · 1959
Make Mine Mink
as Nanette Parry · 1960
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
as Ada · 1959
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
as Mrs Jenks · 1952
School for Scoundrels
as Miss Grimmet · 1960
Watch Your Stern
as Agatha Potter · 1960
Waterfront
as Singer · 1950
A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
as Madame Arcati · 1964
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage) · 1996
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
as Maid / Miss Molly Cobbles / Fiona Clodhopper / Madrigal Singer / Miss Harriet · 1972
The Navy Lark
as Fortune Teller · 1959
The Plank
as Woman with Rose · 1967
Now and Forever
as Woman in Sports Car with Dog (uncredited) · 1956
Rhubarb Rhubarb
· 1980
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Miss Haggerd / Matron (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2001
Danger Point
· 1971
The Pleasure Garden
as Mrs. Albion · 1953
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
as Self (archive material) · 1981
Trottie True
as Daisy Delaware · 1949
In the Doghouse
as Josephine Gudgeon · 1962
The Amazing Hattie Jacques: Larger than Life
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2022
Carry On Christmas
as Choir Singer / Shopkeeper / Sister Hattie / Elizabeth Barrett / Bemused Passerby · 1969
All Hallowe'en
as Miss Quibble · 1953
Pickwick
as Mrs Bardell · 1969
Rhubarb
as Nurse Rhubarb · 1970
No Haunt for a Gentleman
· 1952