Sylvia Syms
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Queen
as Queen Mother
2006
Asylum
as Ruth
1972
Operation Crossbow
as Constance Babington Smith
1965
Victim
as Laura Farr
1961
Ice Cold in Alex
as Sister Diana Murdoch
1958
The Big Job
as Myrtle Robbins
1965
Shirley Valentine
as Headmistress
1989
Dirty Weekend
as Mrs. Crosby
1993
Booked Out
as Mrs Nicholls
2012
Bette and Joan
as Self - Presenter
2017
Danger Route
as Barbara Canning
1967
Ferry to Hong Kong
as Liz Ferrers
1959
It's Your Move
as The Wife
1982
Run Wild, Run Free
as Mrs. Ransome
1969
Hostile Witness
as Sheila Larkin
1968
Expresso Bongo
as Maisie King
1959
Amazons of Rome
as Clelia
1961
The Quare Fellow
as Kathleen
1962
Half the Picture
as Margaret Thatcher
1996
Conspiracy of Hearts
as Sister Mitya
1960
TV Appearances
Doctor Who
as Mrs. Pritchard
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Heartbeat
as Peggy Tatton
1992
Countdown
1982
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Maisie Barron
1996
The Saint
as Arlene
1962
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lavinia Pinkerton
2004
Judge John Deed
as Rose Hussein
2001
The Jury
as Elsie Beamish
2002
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
Bat Out of Hell
1966