Hattie Jacques(1922-1980)
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
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 John Le Mesurier (Sergeant
Wilson in Dad's Army (1968)), but
left him for another man. They divorced but remained friends. An
unexpectedly attractive woman in her time, she played parts which
depended upon and mocked her weight. Only in
Carry on Cabby (1963) was she
allowed to escape her dragon persona and play the romantic lead
opposite Sidney James. She died
prematurely at the age of 58 from a heart attack.
