Josephine Edwina Jacques, better known
by the stage name Hattie Jacques, was a British comedy
actress born in Sandgate, Kent.
Jacques is best remembered for her numerous appearances
in Hancock's Half Hour and the Carry On films, and
for her long-running TV partnership with Eric Sykes.
She was married to the actor, John Le Mesurier. She
was markedly overweight, and mostly played overweight
characters. |
