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name: "Barbara Hicks"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 August 1924"
died: "6 September 2013"
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average_fi1m_score: 83
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# Barbara Hicks

Actor. Born 12 August 1924 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. Died 6 September 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 August 1924, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 6 September 2013
- **Active:** 1985–1992
- **Also known as:** Барбара Хикс, Barbara Purser Hicks

## Biography

Barbara Hicks (12 August 1924 – 6 September 2013) was an English actress. She was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and trained at the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Her stage debut came in 1948 at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, in *Written for a Lady*, which transferred to the Garrick Theatre in London.

She appeared in numerous films and television productions from the 1950s to 2000. Notable screen roles include Mrs. Alma Terrain in *Brazil* (1985), Miss Avery in *Howards End* (1992), Flewitt's Secretary in *Evil Under the Sun* (1982), Miss Hartnell in *Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage* (1986), and Second Woman in *Orlando* (1992). She was also known for work in Merchant Ivory productions and Agatha Christie adaptations. Hicks was married to Lieutenant Colonel Peter Taylor and was the mother of actor Giles Taylor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Howards End* (1992), Fi1m 84, as Miss Avery — [page](https://film.one/film/howards-end.md)
- *Orlando* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Second Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/orlando.md)
- *Brazil* (1985), Fi1m 83, as Mrs. Alma Terrain — [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)

## Also known for

- *Death on the Nile* (1978), Schoolteacher (uncredited)
- *Evil Under the Sun* (1982), Flewitt's Secretary
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Emily Garrideb
- *FairyTale: A True Story* (1997), City Woman
- *The Charge of the Light Brigade* (1968), Mrs Duberly's Maid
- *Britannia Hospital* (1982), Miss Tinker
- *Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage* (1986), Miss Hartnell
- *Lovejoy* (1986), Hope Doncaster

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