Sylvia Syms
Born
January 6, 1934
Died
January 27, 2023 (89 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Woolwich, London, England, UK
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).
Gentleman Jack
Mrs Rawson · (1 episode)
2019
Together
2018
Bette and Joan
Self - Presenter
2017
Talking Pictures
Narrator · (34 episodes)
2013
Run For Your Wife
Hip Operation Woman
2012
Playhouse Presents
Alice · (1 episode)
2012
Booked Out
Mrs Nicholls
2012
Case Histories
Binky Rain · (2 episodes)
2011
The Long Lonely Walk
Mrs. Didcott
2010
Bunny and the Bull
Hotelier
2009
Collision
Joyce Thompson · (5 episodes)
2009
The Week We Went To War
(2 episodes)
2009
Is Anybody There?
Lilian
2009
Above Suspicion
Mrs. Hedges · (2 episodes)
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Queen
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
2006
The Poseidon Adventure
Belle Rosen
2005
Child of Mine
Alice
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Lavinia Pinkerton · (1 episode)
2004
New Tricks
Beatrice · (1 episode)
2004
Blue Murder
Peggy Gaumont · (1 episode)
2003
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Mrs. Bartz
2003
What a Girl Wants
Princess Charlotte
2003
Doctor Zhivago
Madame Fleury · (3 episodes)
2002
Born and Bred
Elizabeth Grimshaw · (1 episode)
2002
The Jury
Elsie Beamish · (6 episodes)
2002
Judge John Deed
Rose Hussein · (2 episodes)
2001
At Home with the Braithwaites
Marion Riley · (26 episodes)
2000
Mavis and the Mermaid
Gioga
2000
Holby City
Margaret Larkin · (1 episode)
1999
Neville's Island
Mrs. Campness
1998
Food of Love
Mrs. Harvey-Brown
1997
Original Sin
Esme Carling · (3 episodes)
1997
Dalziel & Pascoe
Maisie Barron · (2 episodes)
1996
Half the Picture
Margaret Thatcher
1996
The Glass Virgin
Lady Constance · (3 episodes)
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Claudia · (1 episode)
1995
Dancing
1995
Staggered
Margaret
1994
Dirty Weekend
Mrs. Crosby
1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Peak Practice
Isabel de Gines · (15 episodes)
1993
Natural Lies
1992
Heartbeat
Peggy Tatton · (1 episode)
1992
Mulberry
Springtime · (1 episode)
1992
Shining Through
Linda's Mother
1992
The Laughter of God
Diana
1991
Pebble Mill
Self · (1 episode)
1991
Thatcher: The Final Days
Margaret Thatcher
1991
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Mrs Pritchard
1989
Shirley Valentine
Headmistress
1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
Rebecca Huntley-Pike
1989
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Intimate Contact
Annie Stanhope · (2 episodes)
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Stephen's mother · (1 episode)
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Mrs. Whalby · (1 episode)
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Mrs. Thorn · (1 episode)
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Lilian Crown · (2 episodes)
1987
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
(2 episodes)
1986
Casualty
Bunny Tyrill · (1 episode)
1986
Casualty
Mrs. Bullock · (1 episode)
1986
Absolute Beginners
Cynthia Eve
1986
Time for Murder
Viven Scott-Forbes · (1 episode)
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Mrs. Easterbrook · (3 episodes)
1985
Countdown
(38 episodes)
1982
It's Your Move
The Wife
1982
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Nancy Astor
Nanaire Langthorne · (9 episodes)
1982
There Goes The Bride
Ursula Westerby
1980
Give Us Tomorrow
Wendy Hammond
1978
The Tamarind Seed
Margaret Stephenson
1974
Asylum
Ruth
1972
The Adventurer
Karen Ballard · (1 episode)
1972
Paul Temple
(1 episode)
1969
Strange Report
Carol Webber · (1 episode)
1969
Run Wild, Run Free
Mrs. Ransome
1969
The Desperados
Laura
1969
The Fiction Makers
Joyce Darling
1968
Hostile Witness
Sheila Larkin
1968
Danger Route
Barbara Canning
1967
Bat Out of Hell
(5 episodes)
1966
Operation Crossbow
Constance Babington Smith
1965
The Big Job
Myrtle Robbins
1965
East of Sudan
Miss Woodville
1964
Doctor Who
Mrs. Pritchard · (3 episodes)
1963
The World Ten Times Over
Billa
1963
The Punch and Judy Man
Delia Pinner
1963
The Human Jungle
Margo · (1 episode)
1963
The Saint
Arlene · (1 episode)
1962
The Saint
Lady Anne Yearley · (1 episode)
1962
The Saint
Amos Klein · (2 episodes)
1962
The Saint
Jeannine Roger · (1 episode)
1962
The Quare Fellow
Kathleen
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1961
Victim
Laura Farr
1961
Flame in the Streets
Kathie Palmer
1961
Amazons of Rome
Clelia
1961
The World of Suzie Wong
Kay O’Neill
1960
Danger Man
Paula Glover · (1 episode)
1960
Conspiracy of Hearts
Sister Mitya
1960
Expresso Bongo
Maisie King
1959
Ferry to Hong Kong
Liz Ferrers
1959
No Trees in the Street
Hetty
1959
Bachelor of Hearts
Ann Wainwright
1958
The Moonraker
Anne Wyndham
1958
Ice Cold in Alex
Sister Diana Murdoch
1958
The Birthday Present
Jean Scott
1957
No Time for Tears
Nurse Margaret Collier
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (6 episodes)
1957
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Georgie Harlow
1957
Armchair Theatre
Kay McCone · (1 episode)
1956
Armchair Theatre
Mary Fleming · (1 episode)
1956
My Teenage Daughter
Janet Carr
1956
Television Playhouse
Deborah Grayson · (1 episode)
1955
Television Playhouse
Hilary · (1 episode)
1955