Quick Facts
Born:
1922-02-07
Birthplace:
Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
Credits:
74 Total Roles
Hattie Jacques
Acting
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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.
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
Scrooge
Mrs. Fezziwig
Oliver Twist
Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Carry On Camping
Miss Haggerd
Green for Danger
Self
Carry On Abroad
Floella
Carry On Doctor
Lavinia, the Matron
Carry On Matron
Matron
Carry On Sergeant
Captain Clark
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Amazing Hattie Jacques: Larger than Life MOVIE | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2001 | On Location: The Carry Ons MOVIE | Miss Haggerd / Matron (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On? MOVIE | Matron / Miss Haggerd / Matron / Miss Soaper / Sophie Plummet / Floella (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams MOVIE | (Archive footage) |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas Comedy TV | Self |
| 1981 | Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers MOVIE | Self (archive material) |
| 1980 | Rhubarb Rhubarb MOVIE | Self |
| 1977 | That's Carry On! MOVIE | Various Characters (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Three for All MOVIE | Security Official |
| 1975 | Carry On Laughing TV | Queen Elizabeth I |