Hicks was born in
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, and lived at
Little Maplestead, Essex. She was educated at
Adcote School, Shropshire. After training at the
Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art, she made her first appearance on stage in 1948 at the
Royal Court, Liverpool in
Leo Marks’
Written for a Lady, which transferred to the
Garrick Theatre, and became her
West End debut. She was married for 40 years to Lieutenant Colonel Peter Taylor (25 January 1913 – 26 March 2010). He was an outstanding front line commander who won two
MCs serving with the 2/6th Bn
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in Italy in 1944. Hicks appeared in
Happy Birthday, Sir Larry, a
National Theatre birthday tribute to
Laurence Olivier, on 31 May 1987 in the presence of Olivier. She was the mother of actor Giles Taylor. ==Filmography==