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  1. Hattie Jacques. Hattie Jacques (/ dʒeɪks /; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 – 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. She is best known as a regular of the Carry On films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer.

  2. Feb 15, 2023 · Hattie was married to another sitcom legend, John Le Mesurier (1912-83), who played Sgt. Wilson in the Dad’s Army series (1968-77). They were married in 1949, had a house together in Margate. Divorce came in 1965, the end game of a five-year affair she’d had. Hattie’s private life was an anguished mess and yet, as an actress, she showed ...

  3. Hattie was teased about her weight in school and she was often the person being laughed at in her work. She largely accepted this role but yearned to do more serious work. In contrast to many of the characters she played she was a vivacious person who loved men and liked a party.

  4. Sep 17, 2022 · A new documentary on the life of Hattie Jacques will air on Saturday 17th September 2022, Channel 5 at 9pm (GMT). This programme will look back at how The Players' Theatre was the launch pad for Hattie's career; it is where she made her first stage debut, developed her persona, formed many acting partnerships, met her lover Major Charles Kearney and her future husband John Le Mesurier.

  5. Jan 19, 2011 · Hattie Jacques was born in Sandgate in 1922, the daughter of an RAF pilot and an amateur actress. During the war she worked as a nurse and a welder. The Carry On star had a troubled personal life, and biographer, Andy Merriman discovered while doing research, that an American soldier, who proposed to her, and Hattie later claimed had died in action, had in fact had a wife and family in the ...

  6. Hattie Jacques. Actress: Carry on Again Doctor. Best known for playing Matron--as in "Ooh, Matron!"--in four films: Carry on Nurse (1959), Carry on Doctor (1967), Carry on Again Doctor (1969) and, of course Carry on Matron (1972). Key roles included: Grace Short in Carry on Teacher (1959), Sophie Bliss in Carry on Loving (1970) and Peggy Hawkins in Carry on Cabby (1963). She was married to ...

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  8. Sep 7, 2016 · Hattie Jacques (1922-1980) Birth name: Josephine Edwina Jaques. Birthdate: February 7th, 1922. Location: Sandgate, Kent, UK. Died: October 6th, 1980. Location: Kensington, London, UK. Cause of death: Heart attack. Best known for: Larger than life comedy actress who is most famous for being part of the repertory company of actors who made up the ...