Joan Hickson Net Worth

Joan Hickson's Quotes

• I was lucky not to have been born pretty.
• I thought I was the wrong shape, that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded and now, well - I can only do it my way.
• [on the death of her husband] I never really got over it, but my work was an enormous help. You simply have to go on.
• [on her husband] He had no interest in the theatre. I don't think he ever came to see my work. After the show I would get on the train, go home and become Mrs Butler again. It was rather nice having two lives.
• I wasn't beautiful, so there were plenty of character roles. I never did any Shakespeare, I'm far too superficial for that. I just act instinctively.

Interesting Facts about Joan Hickson

1. Agatha Christie saw Ms. Hickson in the 1946 play of the Christie novel "Appointment With Death." Christie sent Ms. Hickson a note that read, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple."
2. She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
3. Received 2 BAFTA nominations as Best TV actress for playing Miss Marple.
4. After appearing in the play "Appointment with Death", Agatha Christie wrote Joan a letter telling her she hoped that she would one day play "Miss Marple". Nearly 40 years later, Joan did just that, and ended up being considered the closest to the character, Christie created, in her portrayal.
5. Won Broadway's 1979 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Bedroom Farce."
6. Appeared as Mrs Kidder with Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple in Agatha Christie's Murder She Said (1961). She later remade the same film as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987), playing Miss Marple.
7. As of 2009, she is the oldest actress to play the Agatha Christie character "Miss Marple" being 86 years old when Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992) premiered on 27th December 1992. Her closest rival is Helen Hayes who was 85 years old when she played the role in Murder with Mirrors (1985) .
8. Interred at Sidbury Cemetery under her married name, Joan Bogle Butler, in Sidbury, Devon.
9. Lived in Rose Lane, Wivenhoe along the River Colne in Essex. A plaque now marks the house where she lived for 40 years.
10. Trained for three years at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made her stage debut aged 20.
11. Vice President of The Agatha Christie Society, with David Suchet, until her death.
12. Vowed not to do another film after Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989), but was persuaded to return for the final two films in 1991 and 1992. She then retired from the role, believing that she should stop while the programme was still at the peak of its popularity.
13. She had two children with her husband Eric Butler - a son, Nicholas (born 1936) and a daughter, Caroline (born 1939).
14. Made her professional debut in 1927.
15. Born on exactly the same date as John Huston.
16. She got the part in Carry on Girls after original actress Renee Houston was taken ill.