Hattie Jacques

About

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...

Known for

Theatre 625Series • 1964SykesSeries • 1972Hancock's Half HourSeries • 1956CatweazleSeries • 1970Oliver TwistMovie • 1948ScroogeMovie • 1951The Magic ChristianMovie • 1969Carry On AbroadMovie • 1972Carry On SergeantMovie • 1958Carry On NurseMovie • 1959Monte Carlo or Bust!Movie • 1969Carry On CampingMovie • 1969That's Carry On!Movie • 1977Carry On DoctorMovie • 1967Carry On at Your ConvenienceMovie • 1971Carry On DickMovie • 1974Carry On LovingMovie • 1970Carry On Again DoctorMovie • 1969The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMovie • 1947Carry On TeacherMovie • 1959Carry On CabbyMovie • 1963The Square PegMovie • 1958Mother Riley Meets the VampireMovie • 1952Carry On MatronMovie • 1972