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Barbara Hicks(1924-2013)

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Barbara Hicks in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
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Brazil (1985)
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The youngest of three daughters born to iron and steel merchant William 'Copper' Hicks and Hester, She was educated at a girls school in Shrewsbury where she appeared as the Duke of Gloucester in Richard of Bordeaux and as Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream, She served as a land girl during WWII and trained for the theatre at the Webber Douglas School in London and graduated in 1947, She made her stage debut in Written For a Lady at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool which transferred to the Garrick Theatre in London followed by work at the repertory theatres at New Brighton and Hammersmith
BornAugust 12, 1924
DiedSeptember 6, 2013(89)
BornAugust 12, 1924
DiedSeptember 6, 2013(89)
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Known for

Brazil (1985)
Brazil
7.8
  • Mrs. Terrain
  • 1985
Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, and Samuel West in Howards End (1992)
Howards End
7.4
  • Miss Avery
  • 1992
James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Evil Under the Sun
7.0
  • Flewitt's Secretary
  • 1982
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
  • Phoebe Sanders

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  • Kristin Scott Thomas and Sean Penn in Up at the Villa (2000)
    Up at the Villa
    6.0
    • Lulu Good
    • 2000
  • Déjà Vu (1997)
    Déjà Vu
    6.7
    • Housekeeper
    • 1997
  • FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
    FairyTale: A True Story
    6.5
    • City Woman
    • 1997
  • Robert Lindsay and Rik Mayall in Remember Me? (1997)
    Remember Me?
    5.4
    • Elderly sister
    • 1997
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Emily Garrideb
    • 1994
  • Love Hurts (1992)
    Love Hurts
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Fabia
    • 1994
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Elderly Official
    • Tempest Sidebottome
    • 1992–1994
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Hope Doncaster
    • 1993
  • The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
    The Return of the Borrowers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Durbridge
    • 1993
  • Minnie Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Moya Brady, Kathy Burke, and Lia Williams in Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993)
    Mr. Wroe's Virgins
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Joanna's aunt
    • 1993
  • Mystery!: Gallowglass (1993)
    Mystery!: Gallowglass
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Joan
    • 1993
  • I Bet It Will Rain
    Short
    • 1992
  • Joan Hickson in Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
    Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Miss Hartnell
    • 1992
  • Romane Bohringer and Richard Bohringer in The Accompanist (1992)
    The Accompanist
    6.9
    • Angry Old Lady
    • 1992
  • Tilda Swinton in Orlando (1992)
    Orlando
    7.1
    • Second Woman
    • 1992

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Brazil: The Criterion Collection
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Brazil: The Criterion Collection
Thomas & Sarah: The New Rich
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Thomas & Sarah: The New Rich
Thomas & Sarah: The New Rich
Trailer 1:05
Thomas & Sarah: The New Rich

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • August 12, 1924
    • Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 6, 2013
    • Little Maplestead, Essex, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Peter Taylor1970 - 2010 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    She acted in Elaine Dundy's play, "My Place", at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Diane Cilento, Dandy Nichols, Barry Foster, Annette Crosbie, Betty Hare and Harry Towb in the cast. John Dexter was the director.

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    Barbara Hicks trained at the Webber Douglas School and made numerous appearances on stage, screen, and television over more than half a century. She was the mother of actor Giles Taylor.

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