Barbara Hicks

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.IMDb Biography

Biography
Hicks was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. She lived in 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. The tribute was called Happy Birthday, Sir Larry. It was held on 31 May 1987 in the presence of Olivier.Cast list from Happy Birthday, Sir Larry theatre programme, 31 May 1987

She has a son, the actor Giles Taylor.

Filmography
 Year  Title  Role  Notes 1953  Background  Mrs. Young  1954  Conflict of Wings  Mrs. Thompson  Child's Play  Policewoman  1956  Sailor Beware!  Little Girl's Mother  1958  I Was Monty's Double  Hester  Nowhere to Go  Agnes the maid  Uncredited 1959  Operation Bullshine  Sergeant Merrifield  1960  A Touch of Larceny  Miss Price  Uncredited 1961  His and Hers  Woman  Hand in Hand  Miss Roberts  A Matter of WHO  Margery  Uncredited Petticoat Pirates  Physical Training Instructress  1963  Doctor in Distress  Health Farm Receptionist  Uncredited 1964  Smokescreen  Miss Breen  The Third Secret  Police Secretary  1968  The Charge of the Light Brigade  Mrs. Duberly's maid  1978  Death on the Nile  Village schoolmistress  Uncredited 1980  The Wildcats of St Trinian's  Miss Coke  1981  Memoirs of a Survivor  Woman on Waste Ground  1982  Evil Under the Sun  Flewitt's Secretary  Britannia Hospital  Miss Tinker: Administration  A Shocking Accident  Aunt Joyce  1983  Dombey and Son  Mrs. Pipchin  1985  Brazil  Mrs. Alma Terrain  Morons from Outer Space  Stenographer  Cover Her Face  Miss Molpass  1986  The Murder at the Vicarage  Miss Hartnell  1988  We Think the World of You  Residents Assoc. Lady 1  1989  Wilt  Ms Clinch  1990  The Witches  Regina  Uncredited 1992  Howards End  Miss Avery  Orlando  Second Older Woman  L'accompagnatrice   The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side  Miss Hartnell  1994  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes  Emily Garrideb  1997  Remember Me?  Elderly sister  FairyTale: A True Story  City Woman  Déjà Vu  Housekeeper  2000  Up at the Villa  Lulu Good  (final film role)

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Category:English movie actors
Category:People from Wolverhampton