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Josephine Edwina Jaques (7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress, known as Hattie Jacques.
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
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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Gender
Female
Birthday
February 7, 1922
Died
October 6, 1980
Birthplace
Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
Also Known As
The Night We Dropped a Clanger
1959
Chance of a Lifetime
1950
Trottie True
1949
The Bobo
1967
Carry On Doctor
1967
Watch Your Stern
1960
The Magic Christian
1969
Three for All
1975
The Love Lottery
1954
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981
Rhubarb Rhubarb
1980
The Square Peg
1958
Up to His Neck
1954
Waterfront
1950
Carry On Camping
1969
Rhubarb
1970
Follow a Star
1959
Oliver Twist
1948
Scrooge
1951
Crooks and Coronets
1969
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