Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Actor Jan 6 (died age 89) Woolwich, London, England, UK 1955–2019 (64 year career)
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Biography

Sylvia May Laura Syms, OBE (January 6, 1934 - January 27, 2023) was an English actress of film, television, and stage. One of the major players in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957). She is also known for her roles in films like Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), and The Tamarind Seed (1974).

Known For

Filmography

Acting (109)

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Movies (59)

Together

Together

2018
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan

2017

as Self - Presenter

Booked Out

Booked Out

2012

as Mrs Nicholls

4.3
Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

2012

as Hip Operation Woman

4.4
The Long Lonely Walk

The Long Lonely Walk

2010

as Mrs. Didcott

Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

2009

as Hotelier

6.0
Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

2009

as Lilian

6.3
The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

2007

as Self

6.0
The Queen

The Queen

2006

as Queen Mother

6.9
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

2005

as Belle Rosen

5.2
Child of Mine

Child of Mine

2005

as Alice

5.7
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003

as Princess Charlotte

6.3
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003

as Mrs. Bartz

5.4
Mavis and the Mermaid

Mavis and the Mermaid

2000

as Gioga

Neville's Island

Neville's Island

1998

as Mrs. Campness

5.7
Food of Love

Food of Love

1997

as Mrs. Harvey-Brown

3.0
Half the Picture

Half the Picture

1996

as Margaret Thatcher

Dancing

Dancing

1995
Staggered

Staggered

1994

as Margaret

5.2
Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

1993

as Mrs. Crosby

4.7
Shining Through

Shining Through

1992

as Linda's Mother

6.5
Thatcher: The Final Days

Thatcher: The Final Days

1991

as Margaret Thatcher

6.5
The Laughter of God

The Laughter of God

1991

as Diana

1.0
Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

1989

as Headmistress

6.3
Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

1989

as Mrs Pritchard

8.4
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

as Rebecca Huntley-Pike

5.3
Mr. H Is Late

Mr. H Is Late

1988
6.6
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986

as Cynthia Eve

5.4
It's Your Move

It's Your Move

1982

as The Wife

8.2
There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

1980

as Ursula Westerby

Give Us Tomorrow

Give Us Tomorrow

1978

as Wendy Hammond

3.1
The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

1974

as Margaret Stephenson

6.2
Asylum

Asylum

1972

as Ruth

6.0
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

1969

as Mrs. Ransome

6.0
The Desperados

The Desperados

1969

as Laura

3.9
Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

1968

as Sheila Larkin

6.2
The Fiction Makers

The Fiction Makers

1968

as Joyce Darling

7.0
Danger Route

Danger Route

1967

as Barbara Canning

5.5
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965

as Constance Babington Smith

6.7
The Big Job

The Big Job

1965

as Myrtle Robbins

6.7
East of Sudan

East of Sudan

1964

as Miss Woodville

5.3
The World Ten Times Over

The World Ten Times Over

1963

as Billa

7.0
The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

1963

as Delia Pinner

7.8
The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow

1962

as Kathleen

5.3
Victim

Victim

1961

as Laura Farr

7.5
Amazons of Rome

Amazons of Rome

1961

as Clelia

4.5
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

1961

as Kathie Palmer

5.9
The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

as Kay O’Neill

6.4
Conspiracy of Hearts

Conspiracy of Hearts

1960

as Sister Mitya

6.7
No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street

1959

as Hetty

5.8
Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong

1959

as Liz Ferrers

5.5
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959

as Maisie King

5.1
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

1958

as Ann Wainwright

5.6
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958

as Sister Diana Murdoch

7.3
The Moonraker

The Moonraker

1958

as Anne Wyndham

6.8
Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957

as Georgie Harlow

6.1
The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present

1957

as Jean Scott

7.1
No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

1957

as Nurse Margaret Collier

5.0
My Teenage Daughter

My Teenage Daughter

1956

as Janet Carr

6.0

Television (50)

Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

2019

as Mrs Rawson

7.8
Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

2013

as Narrator

5.8
Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

2012

as Alice

6.0
Case Histories

Case Histories

2011

as Binky Rain

7.8
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

2009

as Mrs. Hedges

6.8
Collision

Collision

2009

as Joyce Thompson

7.0
The Week We Went To War

The Week We Went To War

2009
5.0
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

2007

as Self

3.7
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

as Lavinia Pinkerton

7.8
New Tricks

New Tricks

2004

as Beatrice

7.3
Blue Murder

Blue Murder

2003

as Peggy Gaumont

6.7
Born and Bred

Born and Bred

2002

as Elizabeth Grimshaw

8.5
The Jury

The Jury

2002

as Elsie Beamish

6.8
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

2002

as Madame Fleury

6.6
Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

as Rose Hussein

6.7
At Home with the Braithwaites

At Home with the Braithwaites

2000

as Marion Riley

6.4
Holby City

Holby City

1999

as Margaret Larkin

5.7
Original Sin

Original Sin

1997

as Esme Carling

7.0
Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

as Maisie Barron

6.3
Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995

as Claudia

7.0
The Glass Virgin

The Glass Virgin

1995

as Lady Constance

7.3
Ghosts

Ghosts

1995

as Heloise's Grandmother

6.0
Peak Practice

Peak Practice

1993

as Isabel de Gines

6.1
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993

as Self

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992

as Peggy Tatton

7.1
Mulberry

Mulberry

1992

as Springtime

7.2
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

1991

as Self

3.1
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

1989

as Self

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

as Lilian Crown

6.3
Intimate Contact

Intimate Contact

1987

as Annie Stanhope

2.0
Casualty

Casualty

1986

as Bunny Tyrill

6.2
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

1986
Time for Murder

Time for Murder

1985

as Viven Scott-Forbes

4.0
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

1985

as Mrs. Easterbrook

7.3
Wogan

Wogan

1982

as Self

4.5
Countdown

Countdown

1982
6.0
Nancy Astor

Nancy Astor

1982

as Nanaire Langhorne

7.5
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1972

as Karen Ballard

5.5
Paul Temple

Paul Temple

1969
7.0
Strange Report

Strange Report

1969

as Carol Webber

6.5
Bat Out of Hell

Bat Out of Hell

1966
6.3
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

as Mrs. Pritchard

7.9
The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

1963

as Margo

8.2
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2
The Saint

The Saint

1962

as Lady Anne Yearley

7.4
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4
Danger Man

Danger Man

1960

as Paula Glover

7.3
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0
Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Kay McCone

5.8
Television Playhouse

Television Playhouse

1955

as Deborah Grayson