Occupation Actress Children Giles Taylor Died September 6, 2013 | Role Film actress Name Barbara Hicks TV shows Ask Mr Pastry | |
Born 12 August 1924 ( 1924-08-12 ) Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England Spouse Peter Taylor (m. 1970–2010) Movies Brazil, Evil Under the Sun, Howards End, Britannia Hospital, Smokescreen Similar People Denis Quilley, Jim O'Connolly, Richard Vernon, Guy Hamilton, Lindsay Anderson | ||
Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil and Merchant Ivory Productions's 1992 Bafta award-winning Howards End.
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Biography
Hicks was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and lived at Little Maplestead, Essex. She was educated at Adcote School, Shropshire. She was married for forty years to Lt-Colonel Peter Taylor (25 January 1913 – 26 March 2010). He was an outstanding front line commander who won two MCs in Italy in 1944.
Hicks appeared in a National Theatre 80th birthday tribute to Lord Olivier, Happy Birthday, Sir Larry on 31 May 1987 in the presence of Olivier.
She was the mother of actor Giles Taylor.
Filmography
Actress
2000
Up at the Villa as
Lulu Good
1997
Déjà Vu as
Housekeeper
1997
FairyTale: A True Story as
City Woman
1997
Remember Me? as
Elderly sister
1994
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (TV Mini Series) as
Emily Garrideb
- The Mazarin Stone (1994) - Emily Garrideb
1994
Love Hurts (TV Series) as
Fabia
- Tracks of My Tears (1994) - Fabia
1992
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Elderly Official / Tempest Sidebottome
- Skallagrigg (1994) - Elderly Official
- Memento Mori (1992) - Tempest Sidebottome
1993
Lovejoy (TV Series) as
Hope Doncaster
- Never Judge a Book by Its Cover (1993) - Hope Doncaster
1993
The Return of the Borrowers (TV Series) as
Mrs. Durbridge
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - Mrs. Durbridge
1993
Mr. Wroe's Virgins (TV Mini Series) as
Joanna's aunt
- Joanna's Story (1993) - Joanna's aunt
1993
Mystery!: Gallowglass (TV Mini Series) as
Joan
- Episode #1.2 (1993) - Joan
- Episode #1.1 (1993) - Joan
1992
I Bet It Will Rain (Short)
1992
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (TV Movie) as
Miss Hartnell
1992
The Accompanist as
Angry Old Lady
1992
Orlando as
Second Woman
1992
Howards End as
Miss Avery
1991
Screen One (TV Series) as
Lady at National Gallery
- A Question of Attribution (1991) - Lady at National Gallery
1991
Performance (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pratt
- Absolute Hell (1991) - Mrs. Pratt
1991
Duel of Hearts (TV Movie) as
Lady Bullingham
1986
Screenplay (TV Series) as
Miss Jobson / Mrs. Mortimer
- Night Voice (1990) - Mrs. Mortimer
- Paying Guests - Part 2 (1986) - Miss Jobson
- Paying Guests - Part 1 (1986) - Miss Jobson
1990
The Little and Large Show (TV Series)
- Episode #10.3 (1990)
1990
The Witches as
Old Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
1990
Press Gang (TV Series) as
Virginia Hume
- The Week and Pizza (1990) - Virginia Hume
1990
Mr. Majeika (TV Series) as
Doodles Webster-Booth
- Someday My Doodles Will Come (1990) - Doodles Webster-Booth
1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV Mini Series) as
Cissy
- Episode #1.3 (1990) - Cissy
- Episode #1.2 (1990) - Cissy
- Episode #1.1 (1990) - Cissy
1989
The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt as
Ms Clinch
1988
Executive Stress (TV Series) as
Miss Courtney
- Episode #3.2 (1988) - Miss Courtney
1988
We Think the World of You as
Residents Assoc. Lady 1
1986
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (TV Movie) as
Miss Hartnell
1986
Langley Bottom (TV Series) as
Mrs. Madge Howarth
- Spiritually Speaking (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- Play for Today (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- Safari Supper (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- American as Apple Pie (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- Marriage Misguidance (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- We've Started So We'll Finish (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
- PC Blues (1986) - Mrs. Madge Howarth
1985
Mann's Best Friends (TV Series) as
Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.6 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.4 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Mrs. Mann
1985
Cover Her Face (TV Mini Series) as
Miss Molpas
- Episode #1.5 (1985) - Miss Molpas
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Miss Molpas
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Miss Molpas
1985
Roll Over Beethoven (TV Series) as
School Governor
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - School Governor
1985
Morons from Outer Space as
Stenographer
1985
Brazil as
Mrs. Terrain
1983
Storyboard (TV Series) as
Nurse
- Inspector Ghote Moves In (1983) - Nurse
1983
Dombey & Son (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Pipchin
- Episode #1.10 (1983) - Mrs. Pipchin
- Episode #1.9 (1983) - Mrs. Pipchin
- Episode #1.4 (1983) - Mrs. Pipchin
- Episode #1.3 (1983) - Mrs. Pipchin
1982
Saturday Night Thriller (TV Series) as
Mrs. Butterworth
- A Gift of Tongues (1982) - Mrs. Butterworth
1982
A Shocking Accident (Short) as
Aunt Joyce
1982
Britannia Hospital as
Miss Tinker: Administration
1982
Legacy of Murder (TV Series) as
School secretary
- Who Do You Voodoo? (1982) - School secretary
1982
Evil Under the Sun as
Flewitt's Secretary
1981
Memoirs of a Survivor as
Woman on Waste Ground
1981
Nanny (TV Series) as
Nanny Barclay
- Now Look What You've Done (1981) - Nanny Barclay
1980
Holding the Fort (TV Series) as
Chloris Sanderson
- Come to the Aid of the Party (1980) - Chloris Sanderson
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's as
Miss Coke
1979
Bless Me, Father (TV Series) as
Matron
- Father Neil's First Miracle (1979) - Matron
1979
Rings on Their Fingers (TV Series) as
Miss Pagnell
- A Girl About the House (1979) - Miss Pagnell
1979
Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) as
Mrs. Ambrose
- The New Rich (1979) - Mrs. Ambrose
1978
The Mill on the Floss (TV Mini Series) as
Aunt Glegg
- Episode Eight (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode Seven (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode Six (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode Five (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode Four (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode Two (1979) - Aunt Glegg
- Episode One (1978) - Aunt Glegg
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (TV Movie) as
Miss Gibbons
1978
Death on the Nile as
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
1978
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Registrar
- Cold Harbour (1978) - Registrar
1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV Series) as
Bertha Pollock
- The Flaxborough Crab: Part 1 (1977) - Bertha Pollock
1977
Just William (TV Series) as
Miss Fox
- William and the Sleeping Major (1977) - Miss Fox
1977
Raffles (TV Series) as
Lady Osborne
- The Spoils of Sacrilege (1977) - Lady Osborne
1977
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Lady Dupuis
- Crime Passionel: Part 3 (1977) - Lady Dupuis
1975
Shades of Greene (TV Series) as
Frau Weiss
- The Root of All Evil (1975) - Frau Weiss
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade as
Mrs. Duberly's Maid
1966
Pardon the Expression (TV Series) as
Miss Battle
- Man's Best Friend (1966) - Miss Battle
1966
David Copperfield (TV Series) as
Mary Anne
- Domestic Tangles (1966) - Mary Anne
1965
The Battle of the Villa Fiorita as
Schoolmistress (uncredited)
1964
Smokescreen as
Miss Breen
1964
Mike (TV Series) as
Lady Springup
- It's a Good Job Dummies Can't Speak (1964) - Lady Springup
1964
HMS Paradise (TV Series) as
FO Purseglove
- Call Me Madam and I'll Punch You on the Nose (1964) - FO Purseglove
1964
First Night (TV Series) as
Mrs. White
- The Improbable Mr. Claybill (1964) - Mrs. White
1964
The Third Secret as
Police Secretary
1963
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Pearl
- Drama '63: Harbour Island (1963) - Pearl
1963
Doctor in Distress as
Health Farm Receptionist (uncredited)
1963
Maupassant (TV Series) as
Mme Brument
- Women and Money (1963) - Mme Brument
1963
Tom Jones as
Village woman (uncredited)
1963
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Miss Dunning
- June Fall (1963) - Miss Dunning
1962
Mr. Pastry's Pet Shop (TV Series) as
Miss Print
- Mr. Pastry and the Ark (1962) - Miss Print
- The Turkey Raiders (1962) - Miss Print
- Monkey Business (1962) - Miss Print
- Where There's a Trill, There's a Way (1962) - Miss Print
- A Very Dark Horse (1962) - Miss Print
- Battle of Flowers (1962) - Miss Print
1962
Mr. Pastry's Progress (TV Series) as
Miss Print / Mrs. Galsworthy
- Pastries Galore (1962) - Miss Print
- The Trainspotters (1962) - Miss Print
- Reggie the Robot (1962) - Miss Print
- A Near Shave (1962) - Mrs. Galsworthy
- One Bob, One Job (1962) - Miss Print
- The Swallow's Return (1962) - Miss Print
1962
Oliver Twist (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Sowerberry
- Episode #1.2 (1962) - Mrs. Sowerberry
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series)
- Clicquot et Fils (1961)
1961
Petticoat Pirates as
P.T. Instructress
1961
The Wakefield Shepherd's Play (Short) as
Mak's Wife
1961
Winning Widows (TV Series)
- Slimming (1961)
1961
A Matter of WHO as
Margery (uncredited)
1961
Ask Mr. Pastry (TV Series) as
Miss Print
- A Midsummer Knight's Dream (1961) - Miss Print
- Forty-Eight Hours' Rest (1961) - Miss Print
- Ancient Rights (1961) - Miss Print
- Cop, and Robber (1961) - Miss Print
- Votes for Children (1961) - Miss Print
- The Window Display (1961) - Miss Print
- Harriet Goes Home (1961) - Miss Print
- A Good Home (1961) - Miss Print
1961
Hand in Hand as
Miss Roberts
1961
His and Hers as
Woman
1960
Barnaby Rudge (TV Series) as
Miss Miggs
1960
Kipps (TV Mini Series) as
Wogdelenk
- Episode #1.7 (1960) - Wogdelenk
1960
The Larkins (TV Series) as
Fiona Finch / Miss Finch
- Match or Scratch (1960) - Fiona Finch
- Gambling Fever (1960) - Miss Finch
1960
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Miss Lance
- The Hard Way (1960) - Miss Lance
1960
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Receptionist
- The Double Deception (1960) - Receptionist
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour (TV Series)(segment 'Winter Cruise')
- Winter Cruise/Mr. Know-All (1960) - (segment 'Winter Cruise')
1960
The Army Game (TV Series) as
WRAF Sergeant
- Goodnight Ladies (1960) - WRAF Sergeant
1960
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bone
- Some Talk of Alexander (1960) - Mrs. Bone
1960
A Touch of Larceny as
Miss Price (uncredited)
1959
Operation Bullshine as
Sgt. Merrifield
1958
Nowhere to Go as
Agnes the Maid (uncredited)
1958
Hell, Heaven or Hoboken as
Hester
1957
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Phoebe Sanders
- What the Doctor Ordered (1957) - Phoebe Sanders
1957
Theatre Night (TV Series) as
Miss Verney
- Six Months' Grace (1957) - Miss Verney
1956
Panic in the Parlor as
Little Girl's Mother
1956
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Maude
- Buy Me Blue Ribbons (1956) - Maude
1956
The Branksome Pearls (TV Movie) as
Miss Fiske
1956
Pieces of Eight (TV Movie) as
Miss Wimple
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Land girl
- No Other Verdict (1955) - Land girl
1955
The Children of the New Forest (TV Series) as
Agatha
- The Flight (1955) - Agatha
1954
Child's Play as
Policewoman
1954
Fuss Over Feathers as
Mrs. Thompson
1953
Edge of Divorce as
Mrs. Young
Self
1984
3-2-1 (TV Series)
- Bulldog Drummond (1984)
1960
To Live and Learn (Documentary short)
1955
The Good Old Days (TV Series) as
Self - Performer
- Episode #3.1 (1955) - Self - Performer
References
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