The world of an English detective cannot be imagined without the novels of Arthur Conan-Doyle and Agatha Christie. The famous writer herself chose a female lead in the film adaptations of her detective novels. She turned out to be Joan Hickson. It was this actress who brilliantly played a modest old woman with a brilliant analytical mind.
Biography
Joan Bogle Hickson - a famous British actress who gained particular popularity in the forties of the last century, was born on August 5, 1906 in the suburbs of Kingstorpe, which is located near Northamptonshire county in the UK. Parents of the girl Alfred Harold and Edith Mary Hickson were quite wealthy people and had their own business for the production of shoes and leather accessories. From early childhood, little Joan dreamed of becoming a great actress, so it is not surprising that immediately after graduation, the girl entered the theater institute at the acting faculty. Having received a professional education, the future actress got a job in the local drama theater, where after working for about seven years, in 1934 she moved to the set of one of the many film studios in London.
Career and creativity
Since Joan did not have a charming appearance, she had to be content for several years with only small episodic roles in films of the comedy genre. Despite this circumstance, the girl is gaining popularity and begins to be in demand among famous European filmmakers. In 1936, Joan Hickson, becoming a famous actress, receives one of the main roles in the science fiction film directed by Lothar Mendes "The Man Who Knew How to Work Miracles." And four years later, she played the fateful role of Miss Marple in the detective series, which was shot based on the famous novels of the famous English writer Agatha Christie. Dizzying success and real fame comes to her, and with them, well-deserved awards in the form of the prestigious British Bafta Award for Best Actress and Knight's Order of King George. Having devoted 65 years of her creative life to theater and cinema, Joan Hickson has played in more than 30 films and series and has performed over one hundred roles in numerous performances around the world. In 1992, at the age of 86, a brilliant English actress completed her creative activity.
