Hattie Jacques
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1922-02-07
- Died
- 1980-10-06
- Place of birth
- Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- Жозефин Едуина Жак · Хетти Джекс
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)
Theatre 625
1964
as Helen
Hancock's Half Hour
1956
as Amorous Lady
Catweazle
1970
as Madam Rosa
Sykes
1972
as Hattie Sykes
Ooh La La!
1968
as Madame Legrainard
Carry On Laughing
1975
as Queen Elizabeth I
Sykes and a...
1960
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Our House
1960
A Choice of Coward
1964
as Madame Arcati
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
The Tony Hancock Show
1956
Movies (62)
Oliver Twist
1948
as Singer at 'Three Cripples'
Scrooge
1951
as Mrs. Fezziwig
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Matron
Carry On Camping
1969
as Miss Haggerd
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Lavinia, the Matron
Carry On Dick
1974
as Miss Martha Hoggett
The Magic Christian
1969
as Ginger Horton
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947
as Mrs Kenwick
Carry On Matron
1972
as Matron
Carry On Loving
1970
as Sophie Plummet
Carry On Sergeant
1958
as Captain Clark
Left Right and Centre
1959
as woman in car
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Lady Journalist
Carry On Constable
1960
as Sergeant Laura Moon
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Beattie Plummer
Crooks and Coronets
1969
as Mabel
The Pickwick Papers
1952
as Mrs. Nupkins
The Love Lottery
1954
as Chambermaid (uncredited)
The Square Peg
1958
as Gretchen
Three for All
1975
as Security Official
That's Carry On!
1977
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Green for Danger
1946
Carry On Abroad
1972
as Floella
The Plank
1967
as Woman with Rose
Carry On Cabby
1963
as Peg Hawkins
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Sister
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Miss Soaper, the Matron
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Miss Grace Short
Waterfront
1950
as Singer
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Matron / Miss Haggerd / Matron / Miss Soaper / Sophie Plummet / Floella (archive footage) (uncredited)
Follow a Star
1959
as Miss Dymphna Dobson
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
1972
as Maid / Miss Molly Cobbles / Fiona Clodhopper / Madrigal Singer / Miss Harriet
Rhubarb
1970
as Nurse Rhubarb
School for Scoundrels
1960
as Miss Grimmet
Now and Forever
1956
as Woman in Sports Car with Dog (uncredited)
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Party Guest
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
as Ada
In the Doghouse
1962
as Josephine Gudgeon
Our Girl Friday
1953
as Mrs. Patch
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Agatha Potter
The Pleasure Garden
1953
as Mrs. Albion
Make Mine Mink
1960
as Nanette Parry
Trottie True
1949
as Daisy Delaware
The Spider and the Fly
1949
as Barmaid (uncredited)
The Bobo
1967
as Trinity Martinez
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
as Alice
The Navy Lark
1959
as Fortune Teller
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
1952
as Mrs Jenks
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Dolly The Fortune Teller
Up to His Neck
1954
as Rakiki
Danger Point
1971
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
Carry On Christmas
1969
as Choir Singer / Shopkeeper / Sister Hattie / Elizabeth Barrett / Bemused Passerby
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Miss Haggerd / Matron (archive footage) (uncredited)
She'll Have to Go
1962
as Miss Richards
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981
as Self (archive material)
A Choice of Coward: Blithe Spirit
1964
as Madame Arcati
The Amazing Hattie Jacques: Larger than Life
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
All Hallowe'en
1953
as Miss Quibble
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
as (Archive footage)
Pickwick
1969
as Mrs Bardell
No Haunt for a Gentleman
1952
About Hattie Jacques
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 Wi… With 74 credits spanning from 1946 to 2022, Hattie Jacques has appeared in 62 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Oliver Twist (1948) — as Singer at 'Three Cripples'
- Scrooge (1951) — as Mrs. Fezziwig
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- Carry On Camping (1969) — as Miss Haggerd
- Carry On Doctor (1967) — as Lavinia, the Matron
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