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