Sylvia Syms
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 6, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2019 | Gentleman JackMrs Rawson | |
| 2018 | Together | |
| 2017 | Bette and JoanSelf - Presenter | |
| 2013 | Talking PicturesNarrator | |
| 2012 | Booked OutMrs Nicholls | |
| 2012 | Run For Your WifeHip Operation Woman | |
| 2012 | Playhouse PresentsAlice | |
| 2011 | Case HistoriesBinky Rain | |
| 2010 | The Long Lonely WalkMrs. Didcott | |
| 2009 | Bunny and the BullHotelier | |
| 2009 | Is Anybody There?Lilian | |
| 2009 | The Week We Went To War | |
| 2009 | Above SuspicionMrs. Hedges | |
| 2009 | CollisionJoyce Thompson | |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Queen'Self | |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | The QueenQueen Mother | |
| 2005 | Child of MineAlice | |
| 2005 | The Poseidon AdventureBelle Rosen | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleLavinia Pinkerton | |
| 2004 | New TricksBeatrice | |
| 2003 | What a Girl WantsPrincess Charlotte | |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm DeadMrs. Bartz | |
| 2003 | Blue MurderPeggy Gaumont | |
| 2002 | The JuryElsie Beamish | |
| 2002 | Born and BredElizabeth Grimshaw | |
| 2002 | Doctor ZhivagoMadame Fleury | |
| 2001 | Judge John DeedRose Hussein | |
| 2000 | Mavis and the MermaidGioga | |
| 2000 | At Home with the BraithwaitesMarion Riley | |
| 1999 | Holby CityMargaret Larkin | |
| 1998 | Neville's IslandMrs. Campness | |
| 1997 | Food of LoveMrs. Harvey-Brown | |
| 1997 | Original SinEsme Carling | |
| 1996 | Half the PictureMargaret Thatcher | |
| 1996 | Dalziel & PascoeMaisie Barron | |
| 1995 | Dancing | |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C.Claudia | |
| 1995 | The Glass VirginLady Constance | |
| 1995 | GhostsMrs Eversley | |
| 1994 | StaggeredMargaret | |
| 1993 | Dirty WeekendMrs. Crosby | |
| 1993 | Peak PracticeIsabel de Gines | |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSelf | |
| 1992 | Shining ThroughLinda's Mother | |
| 1992 | HeartbeatPeggy Tatton | |
| 1992 | MulberrySpringtime | |
| 1991 | The Laughter of GodDiana | |
| 1991 | Thatcher: The Final DaysMargaret Thatcher | |
| 1991 | Pebble MillSelf | |
| 1989 | Shirley ValentineHeadmistress | |
| 1989 | A Chorus of DisapprovalRebecca Huntley-Pike | |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Ghost LightMrs Pritchard | |
| 1989 | Elstree: Britain's HollywoodSelf | |
| 1988 | Mr. H Is Late | |
| 1987 | Intimate ContactAnnie Stanhope | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell MysteriesStephen's mother | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMrs. Whalby | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMrs. Thorn | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell MysteriesLilian Crown | |
| 1986 | Absolute BeginnersCynthia Eve | |
| 1986 | CasualtyBunny Tyrill | |
| 1986 | CasualtyMrs. Bullock | |
| 1986 | Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is AnnouncedMrs. Easterbrook | |
| 1985 | Time for MurderVivien Scott-Forbes | |
| 1982 | It's Your MoveThe Wife | |
| 1982 | Countdown | |
| 1982 | WoganSelf | |
| 1982 | Nancy AstorNanaire Langhorne | |
| 1980 | There Goes The BrideUrsula Westerby | |
| 1978 | Give Us TomorrowWendy Hammond | |
| 1974 | The Tamarind SeedMargaret Stephenson | |
| 1972 | AsylumRuth | |
| 1972 | The AdventurerKaren Ballard | |
| 1969 | Run Wild, Run FreeMrs. Ransome | |
| 1969 | The DesperadosLaura | |
| 1969 | Paul Temple | |
| 1969 | Strange ReportCarol Webber | |
| 1968 | Hostile WitnessSheila Larkin | |
| 1968 | The Fiction MakersJoyce Darling | |
| 1967 | Danger RouteBarbara Canning | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseCarlotta Forcelli | |
| 1967 | ITV PlayhouseFrances | |
| 1966 | Bat Out of Hell | |
| 1965 | Operation CrossbowConstance Babington Smith | |
| 1965 | The Big JobMyrtle Robbins | |
| 1964 | East of SudanMiss Woodville | |
| 1963 | The World Ten Times OverBilla | |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy ManDelia Pinner | |
| 1963 | Doctor WhoMrs. Pritchard | |
| 1963 | The Human JungleMargo | |
| 1962 | The Quare FellowKathleen | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The SaintArlene | |
| 1962 | The SaintLady Anne Yearley | |
| 1962 | The SaintAmos Klein | |
| 1962 | The SaintJeannine Roger | |
| 1961 | VictimLaura Farr | |
| 1961 | Amazons of RomeClelia | |
| 1961 | Flame in the StreetsKathie Palmer | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Conspiracy of HeartsSister Mitya | |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie WongKay O’Neill | |
| 1960 | Danger ManPaula Glover | |
| 1959 | Ferry to Hong KongLiz Ferrers | |
| 1959 | Expresso BongoMaisie King | |
| 1959 | No Trees in the StreetHetty | |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in AlexSister Diana Murdoch | |
| 1958 | The MoonrakerAnne Wyndham | |
| 1958 | Bachelor of HeartsAnn Wainwright | |
| 1957 | Woman in a Dressing GownGeorgie Harlow | |
| 1957 | The Birthday PresentJean Scott | |
| 1957 | No Time for TearsNurse Margaret Collier | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | My Teenage DaughterJanet Carr | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreKay McCone | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreMary Fleming | |
| 1955 | Television PlayhouseDeborah Grayson | |
| 1955 | Television PlayhouseHilary | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night TheatreJanet Towne |