Sylvia Syms

Acting

Sylvia Syms

Born January 6, 1934Woolwich, London, England, UK111 credits

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

Gentleman Jack
2019Gentleman Jack
as Mrs RawsonTV
Bette and Joan
2017Bette and Joan
as Self - PresenterMovie
Run For Your Wife
2012Run For Your Wife
as Hip Operation WomanMovie
Booked Out
2012Booked Out
as Mrs NichollsMovie
Case Histories
2011Case Histories
as Binky RainTV
The Long Lonely Walk
2010The Long Lonely Walk
as Mrs. DidcottMovie
Bunny and the Bull
2009Bunny and the Bull
as HotelierMovie
Collision
2009Collision
as Joyce ThompsonTV
Is Anybody There?
2009Is Anybody There?
as LilianMovie
Above Suspicion
2009Above Suspicion
as Mrs. HedgesTV
The Queen
2006The Queen
as Queen MotherMovie
The Poseidon Adventure
2005The Poseidon Adventure
as Belle RosenMovie
Child of Mine
2005Child of Mine
as AliceMovie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lavinia PinkertonTV
New Tricks
2004New Tricks
as BeatriceTV
Blue Murder
2003Blue Murder
as Peggy GaumontTV
What a Girl Wants
2003What a Girl Wants
as Princess CharlotteMovie
Doctor Zhivago
2002Doctor Zhivago
as Madame FleuryTV
Born and Bred
2002Born and Bred
as Elizabeth GrimshawTV
The Jury
2002The Jury
as Elsie BeamishTV
Judge John Deed
2001Judge John Deed
as Rose HusseinTV
Holby City
1999Holby City
as Margaret LarkinTV
Neville's Island
1998Neville's Island
as Mrs. CampnessMovie
Food of Love
1997Food of Love
as Mrs. Harvey-BrownMovie
Original Sin
1997Original Sin
as Esme CarlingTV
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
as Maisie BarronTV
Half the Picture
1996Half the Picture
as Margaret ThatcherMovie
Ghosts
1995Ghosts
as Mrs EversleyTV
The Glass Virgin
1995The Glass Virgin
as Lady ConstanceTV
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995Kavanagh Q.C.
as ClaudiaTV
Staggered
1994Staggered
as MargaretMovie
Dirty Weekend
1993Dirty Weekend
as Mrs. CrosbyMovie
Peak Practice
1993Peak Practice
as Isabel de GinesTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Peggy TattonTV
Mulberry
1992Mulberry
as SpringtimeTV
Shining Through
1992Shining Through
as Linda's MotherMovie
Thatcher: The Final Days
1991Thatcher: The Final Days
as Margaret ThatcherMovie
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Mrs PritchardMovie
Shirley Valentine
1989Shirley Valentine
as HeadmistressMovie
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989A Chorus of Disapproval
as Rebecca Huntley-PikeMovie
Intimate Contact
1987Intimate Contact
as Annie StanhopeTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as Bunny TyrillTV
Absolute Beginners
1986Absolute Beginners
as Cynthia EveMovie
Time for Murder
1985Time for Murder
as Vivien Scott-ForbesTV
It's Your Move
1982It's Your Move
as The WifeMovie
Wogan
1982Wogan
as SelfTV
Nancy Astor
1982Nancy Astor
as Nanaire LanghorneTV
There Goes The Bride
1980There Goes The Bride
as Ursula WesterbyMovie
Give Us Tomorrow
1978Give Us Tomorrow
as Wendy HammondMovie
The Tamarind Seed
1974The Tamarind Seed
as Margaret StephensonMovie
Asylum
1972Asylum
as RuthMovie
The Adventurer
1972The Adventurer
as Karen BallardTV
Strange Report
1969Strange Report
as Carol WebberTV
Run Wild, Run Free
1969Run Wild, Run Free
as Mrs. RansomeMovie
The Desperados
1969The Desperados
as LauraMovie
The Fiction Makers
1968The Fiction Makers
as Joyce DarlingMovie
Hostile Witness
1968Hostile Witness
as Sheila LarkinMovie
Danger Route
1967Danger Route
as Barbara CanningMovie
ITV Playhouse
1967ITV Playhouse
as Carlotta ForcelliTV
The Big Job
1965The Big Job
as Myrtle RobbinsMovie
Operation Crossbow
1965Operation Crossbow
as Constance Babington SmithMovie
East of Sudan
1964East of Sudan
as Miss WoodvilleMovie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
as Mrs. PritchardTV
The Punch and Judy Man
1963The Punch and Judy Man
as Delia PinnerMovie
The Saint
1962The Saint
as ArleneTV
The Quare Fellow
1962The Quare Fellow
as KathleenMovie
Victim
1961Victim
as Laura FarrMovie
Flame in the Streets
1961Flame in the Streets
as Kathie PalmerMovie
Amazons of Rome
1961Amazons of Rome
as CleliaMovie
The World of Suzie Wong
1960The World of Suzie Wong
as Kay O’NeillMovie
Danger Man
1960Danger Man
as Paula GloverTV
Conspiracy of Hearts
1960Conspiracy of Hearts
as Sister MityaMovie
Expresso Bongo
1959Expresso Bongo
as Maisie KingMovie
Ferry to Hong Kong
1959Ferry to Hong Kong
as Liz FerrersMovie
Bachelor of Hearts
1958Bachelor of Hearts
as Ann WainwrightMovie
The Moonraker
1958The Moonraker
as Anne WyndhamMovie
Ice Cold in Alex
1958Ice Cold in Alex
as Sister Diana MurdochMovie
The Birthday Present
1957The Birthday Present
as Jean ScottMovie
No Time for Tears
1957No Time for Tears
as Nurse Margaret CollierMovie
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957Woman in a Dressing Gown
as Georgie HarlowMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatre
as Kay McConeTV
My Teenage Daughter
1956My Teenage Daughter
as Janet CarrMovie
T
1955Television Playhouse
as Deborah GraysonTV
Sunday Night Theatre
1950Sunday Night Theatre
as Janet TowneTV