Person
Sylvia Syms
Acting · 1934–2023 · Woolwich, London, England, UK
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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Doctor Who
Mrs. Pritchard
Casualty
Bunny Tyrill
Screen Two
Diana
Holby City
Margaret Larkin
Agatha Christie's Marple
Lavinia Pinkerton
Wogan
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Heartbeat
Peggy Tatton
The Saint
Arlene
Filmography
- 2019Gentleman JackMrs Rawson
- 2018Together
- 2017Bette and JoanSelf - Presenter
- 2013Talking PicturesNarrator
- 2012Run For Your WifeHip Operation Woman
- 2012Playhouse PresentsAlice
- 2012Booked OutMrs Nicholls
- 2011Case HistoriesBinky Rain
- 2010The Long Lonely WalkMrs. Didcott
- 2009Bunny and the BullHotelier
- 2009CollisionJoyce Thompson
- 2009The Week We Went To War
- 2009Is Anybody There?Lilian
- 2009Above SuspicionMrs Hedges
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007The Making of 'The Queen'Self
- 2006The QueenQueen Mother
- 2005The Poseidon AdventureBelle Rosen
- 2005Child of MineAlice
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleLavinia Pinkerton
- 2004New TricksBeatrice
- 2003Blue MurderPeggy Gaumont
- 2003I'll Sleep When I'm DeadMrs. Bartz
- 2003What a Girl WantsPrincess Charlotte
- 2002Doctor ZhivagoMadame Fleury
- 2002Born and BredElizabeth Grimshaw
- 2002The JuryElsie Beamish
- 2001Judge John DeedRose Hussein
- 2000At Home with the BraithwaitesMarion Riley
- 2000Mavis and the MermaidGioga
- 1999Holby CityMargaret Larkin
- 1998Neville's IslandMrs. Campness
- 1997Food of LoveMrs. Harvey-Brown
- 1997Original SinEsme Carling
- 1996Half the PictureMargaret Thatcher
- 1995GhostsMrs Eversley
- 1995The Glass VirginLady Constance
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Claudia
- 1995Dancing
- 1994StaggeredMargaret
- 1993Dirty WeekendMrs. Crosby
- 1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSelf
- 1993Peak PracticeIsabel de Gines
- 1992HeartbeatPeggy Tatton
- 1992MulberrySpringtime
- 1992Shining ThroughLinda's Mother
- 1991The Laughter of GodDiana
- 1991Pebble MillSelf
- 1991Thatcher: The Final DaysMargaret Thatcher
- 1989Doctor Who: Ghost LightMrs Pritchard
- 1989Shirley ValentineHeadmistress
- 1989A Chorus of DisapprovalRebecca Huntley-Pike
- 1989Elstree: Britain's HollywoodSelf
- 1988Mr. H Is Late
- 1987Intimate ContactAnnie Stanhope
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesLilian Crown
- 1986Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
- 1986CasualtyBunny Tyrill
- 1986Absolute BeginnersCynthia Eve
- 1985Time for MurderVivien Scott-Forbes
- 1985Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedMrs. Easterbrook
- 1985Screen TwoDiana
- 1982Countdown
- 1982It's Your MoveThe Wife
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1982Nancy AstorNanaire Langhorne
- 1980There Goes The BrideUrsula Westerby
- 1978Give Us TomorrowWendy Hammond
- 1974The Tamarind SeedMargaret Stephenson
- 1972AsylumRuth
- 1972The AdventurerKaren Ballard
- 1969Paul Temple
- 1969Strange ReportCarol Webber
- 1969Run Wild, Run FreeMrs. Ransome
- 1969The DesperadosLaura
- 1968The Fiction MakersJoyce Darling
- 1968Hostile WitnessSheila Larkin
- 1967Danger RouteBarbara Canning
- 1967ITV PlayhouseCarlotta Forcelli
- 1967Half Hour StoryFlora Halliwell-Holmes
- 1966Bat Out of HellDiana Stewart
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreJudy Marriott
- 1965The Big JobMyrtle Robbins
- 1965Operation CrossbowConstance Babington Smith
- 1964East of SudanMiss Woodville
- 1963Doctor WhoMrs. Pritchard
- 1963The World Ten Times OverBilla
- 1963The Punch and Judy ManDelia Pinner
- 1963The Human JungleMargo
- 1962The SaintArlene
- 1962The Quare FellowKathleen
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961VictimLaura Farr
- 1961Flame in the StreetsKathie Palmer
- 1961Amazons of RomeClelia
- 1960The World of Suzie WongKay O’Neill
- 1960Danger ManPaula Glover
- 1960Conspiracy of HeartsSister Mitya
- 1959Expresso BongoMaisie King
- 1959Ferry to Hong KongLiz Ferrers
- 1959No Trees in the StreetHetty
- 1958Bachelor of HeartsAnn Wainwright
- 1958The MoonrakerAnne Wyndham
- 1958Ice Cold in AlexSister Diana Murdoch
- 1957The Birthday PresentJean Scott
- 1957No Time for TearsNurse Margaret Collier
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1957Woman in a Dressing GownGeorgie Harlow
- 1956Armchair TheatreKay McCone
- 1956My Teenage DaughterJanet Carr
- 1955Television PlayhouseDeborah Grayson
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreJanet Towne
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