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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
London-born Sylvia Syms hit major film appeal at a relatively young age... more
Trivia:
Graduated from RADA. more
Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards.
Another
1 win
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Alternate Names:
Sylvia Syms OBE | Sylvia Sims
Filmography
Actress:
- "Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia" (2010) TV series (post-production) .... Mrs. Hedges
- "Collision" .... Joyce Thompson (5 episodes, 2009)
- Episode #1.5 (2009) TV episode .... Joyce Thompson
- Episode #1.4 (2009) TV episode .... Joyce Thompson
- Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode .... Joyce Thompson
- Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode .... Joyce Thompson
- Episode #1.1 (2009) TV episode .... Joyce Thompson - "Blue Murder" .... Peggy Gaumont (1 episode, 2009)
- Tooth and Claw (2009) TV episode (as Sylvia Sims) .... Peggy Gaumont - "EastEnders" .... Olive (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Episode dated 5 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Olive
- Episode dated 25 June 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Olive
- Episode dated 17 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Olive - Marple: Murder Is Easy (2008) (TV) .... Lavinia Pinkerton
... aka Agatha Christie Marple: Murder Is Easy (UK: complete title) - Is Anybody There? (2008) .... Lilian
... aka Is Anybody There? (UK: new title) (USA)
... aka Is There Anybody There? (Canada: English title: festival title) - "New Tricks" .... Beatrice (1 episode, 2008)
- Communal Living (2008) TV episode .... Beatrice - "Casualty" .... Bunny Tyrill (1 episode, 2007)
- Sweet Charity (2007) TV episode .... Bunny Tyrill - "Doctors" .... Dorothy Holland / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Fiddler on the Roof (2006) TV episode .... Kay Knight
- Granny's Little Helper (2004) TV episode .... Dorothy Holland - "Dalziel and Pascoe" .... Maisie Barron (2 episodes, 2006)
- The Cave Woman: Part 2 (2006) TV episode .... Maisie Barron
- The Cave Woman: Part 1 (2006) TV episode .... Maisie Barron - The Queen (2006) .... Queen Mother
... aka La regina (Italy)
... aka The Queen (France) - "Judge John Deed" .... Rose Hussein (2 episodes, 2006)
- Heart of Darkness (2006) TV episode .... Rose Hussein
- Silent Killer (2006) TV episode .... Rose Hussein - Child of Mine (2005) (TV) .... Alice
- The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Belle Rosen
... aka The New Poseidon Adventure (Australia) - "Family Affairs" .... Ros Lawson (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 6 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Ros Lawson - "Born and Bred" .... Elizabeth Grimshaw (1 episode, 2004)
- No Regrets (2004) TV episode .... Elizabeth Grimshaw - Mavis and the Mermaid (2004) .... Gioga
- "Where the Heart Is" .... Essie Crayford (1 episode, 2003)
- Not Waving But Drowning (2003) TV episode .... Essie Crayford - I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) .... Mrs. Bartz
- "At Home with the Braithwaites" .... Marion Riley (4 episodes, 2000-2003)
- Episode #4.6 (2003) TV episode .... Marion Riley
- Episode #1.3 (2000) TV episode .... Marion Riley
- Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode .... Marion Riley
- Episode #1.1 (2000) TV episode .... Marion Riley - What a Girl Wants (2003) .... Princess Charlotte
- Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV) .... Madame Fleury
... aka Doktor Schiwago (Germany: DVD title) - "Holby City" .... Margaret Larkin (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Holby (UK: informal short title)
- Pills and Frills (2002) TV episode .... Margaret Larkin - Deep Down (2002) .... Vera
- "The Jury" .... Elsie Beamish (1 episode, 2002)
- Episode #1.1 (2002) TV episode .... Elsie Beamish - "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Lilian Crown / ... (6 episodes, 1989-1998)
- The Orchard Walls (1998) TV episode .... Mrs. Thorn
- Master of the Moor: Part 2 (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Whalby
- Master of the Moor: Part 1 (1994) TV episode .... Stephen's mother
- A Sleeping Life: Part Three (1989) TV episode .... Lilian Crown
- A Sleeping Life: Part Two (1989) TV episode .... Lilian Crown
(1 more) - "Heartbeat" .... Peggy Tatton (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
- Where There's a Will (1998) TV episode .... Peggy Tatton - Neville's Island (1998) (TV) .... Mrs. Campness
- Food of Love (1997) .... Mrs Harvey-Brown
- Original Sin (1997) (TV) .... Esme Carling
- The House of Angelo (1997) .... Alice Angelo
- "Kavanagh QC" .... Claudia (1 episode, 1996)
- A Sense of Loss (1996) TV episode .... Claudia - Half the Picture (1996) (TV) .... Margaret Thatcher
- "Peak Practice" .... Isabel de Gines (15 episodes, 1993-1995)
- Losing Out (1995) TV episode .... Isabel de Gines
- Coming Out (1995) TV episode .... Isabel de Gines
- Tender (1995) TV episode .... Isabel de Gines
- Light at the End of the Tunnel (1995) TV episode .... Isabel de Gines
- Happy Ever After (1994) TV episode .... Isabel de Gines
(10 more) - The Chemistry Lesson (1995) (TV) .... Mrs. Eversley
... aka Blood and Fire (UK: alternative title)
... aka Ghosts: The Chemistry Lesson (UK: series title) - "The Glass Virgin" .... Lady Constance (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin
- Episode #1.1 (1995) TV episode .... Lady Constance - Staggered (1994) .... Margaret
... aka Mad Wedding - Dirty Weekend (1993) .... Mrs. Crosby
- "Mulberry" .... Springtime (1 episode, 1993)
- Springtime (1993) TV episode .... Springtime - "Natural Lies" .... Harriet (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode #1.2 (1992) TV episode .... Harriet - Shining Through (1992) .... Linda's Mother
- Thatcher: The Final Days (1991) (TV) .... Margaret Thatcher
- "May to December" .... Dollie Capper (2 episodes, 1990)
- My Funny Valentine (1990) TV episode .... Dollie Capper
- No Other Love (1990) TV episode .... Dollie Capper - The Laughter of God (1990) .... Diana
... aka Married to Murder (USA: TV title) - "Doctor Who" .... Mrs. Pritchard (3 episodes, 1989)
- Ghost Light: Part 3 (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Pritchard
- Ghost Light: Part 2 (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Pritchard
- Ghost Light: Part 1 (1989) TV episode .... Mrs. Pritchard - Shirley Valentine (1989) .... Headmistress
- "Rockliffe's Folly" .... Adella Simcox (1 episode, 1988)
- Nine-Tenths of the Law (1988) TV episode .... Adella Simcox - Mr. H Is Late (1988) (TV) .... Lady with poodle
- A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) .... Rebecca Huntley-Pike
- Intimate Contact (1987) (TV) .... Annie Stanhope
- Absolute Beginners (1986) .... Cynthia Eve
... aka Absolute Beginners - The Musical (International: English title: poster title) - The Murders at Lynch Cross (1985) (TV) .... Vivien Scott-Forbes
... aka Time for Murder: The Murders at Lynch Cross (UK: series title) - A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV) .... Mrs. Laura Easterbrook
... aka Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (UK: series title) - It's Your Move (1982) (TV) .... The wife
- "Nancy Astor" (1982) TV mini-series .... Nanaire Langthorne (unknown episodes)
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Nancy Astor (USA) - There Goes the Bride (1980) .... Ursula Westerby
- Give Us Tomorrow (1978) .... Wendy
- "I'm Bob, He's Dickie" (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode - "Comedy Premiere" .... Verity Martin (1 episode, 1975)
- The Truth About Verity (1975) TV episode .... Verity Martin - The Tamarind Seed (1974) .... Margaret Stephenson
- Asylum (1972/I) .... Ruth
... aka House of Crazies - "My Good Woman" (1972) TV series .... Sylvia Gibbons (unknown episodes)
- "The Adventurer" .... Karen Ballard (1 episode, 1972)
- Skeleton in the Cupboard (1972) TV episode .... Karen Ballard - "Paul Temple" .... Ann Molyneux (1 episode, 1971)
- The Guilty Must Die (1971) TV episode .... Ann Molyneux - "ITV Playhouse" .... Frances (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
- The Bridesmaid (1970) TV episode .... Frances
- Romans and Friends (1969) TV episode - "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... Judy Marriott (1 episode, 1970)
- The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments (1970) TV episode .... Judy Marriott - "Strange Report" .... Carol Webber (1 episode, 1969)
- Report 1021: Shrapnel - The Wish in the Dream (1969) TV episode .... Carol Webber - Run Wild, Run Free (1969) .... Mrs. Ransome
... aka The White Colt - The Desperados (1969) .... Laura Galt (David's wife)
- It's Your Move (1969) .... The Wife
- "The Saint" .... Amos Klein / ... (5 episodes, 1964-1968)
- The Fiction Makers: Part 2 (1968) TV episode .... Joyce Darling/Amos Klein
- The Fiction Makers: Part 1 (1968) TV episode .... Joyce Darling/Amos Klein
- The Best Laid Schemes (1968) TV episode .... Arlene Flemming
- Jeannine (1964) TV episode .... Jeannine Roger
- The Noble Sportsman (1964) TV episode .... Anne Yearley - The Fiction Makers (1968) .... Joyce Darling/Amos Klein
- Hostile Witness (1968) .... Sheila Larkin
- "The Root of All Evil?" .... Elizabeth Glover (1 episode, 1968)
- Money for Change (1968) TV episode .... Elizabeth Glover - Danger Route (1967) .... Barbara Canning
- "Half Hour Story" .... Flora Halliwell-Holmes (1 episode, 1967)
- Wedlock (1967) TV episode .... Flora Halliwell-Holmes - "Armchair Thriller" .... Mary Fleming (1 episode, 1967)
- Depart in Terror (1967) TV episode .... Mary Fleming - "Bat Out of Hell" .... Diana Stewart (5 episodes, 1966)
- Episode #1.5 (1966) TV episode .... Diana Stewart
- Episode #1.4 (1966) TV episode .... Diana Stewart
- Episode #1.3 (1966) TV episode .... Diana Stewart
- Episode #1.2 (1966) TV episode .... Diana Stewart
- Episode #1.1 (1966) TV episode .... Diana Stewart - "The Baron" .... Cathy Dorne (1 episode, 1966)
- Farewell to Yesterday (1966) TV episode .... Cathy Dorne - The Big Job (1965) .... Myrtle Robbins
... aka What a Carry On: The Big Job (UK: video box title) - Operation Crossbow (1965) .... Constance Babington Smith
... aka The Great Spy Mission (UK) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Code Name: Operation Crossbow - "Danger Man" .... Paula Glover (1 episode, 1965)
... aka Secret Agent (USA)
... aka Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
- It's Up to the Lady (1965) TV episode .... Paula Glover - "Armchair Theatre" .... Kay McCone (1 episode, 1964)
- Something to Declare (1964) TV episode .... Kay McCone - East of Sudan (1964) .... Margaret Woodville
- "The Human Jungle" .... Margo (1 episode, 1964)
- Success Machine (1964) TV episode .... Margo - "Suspense" .... Miranda Taylor (1 episode, 1963)
- Miranda and a Salesman (1963) TV episode .... Miranda Taylor - The World Ten Times Over (1963) .... Billa
... aka Pussycat Alley - The Punch and Judy Man (1963) .... Delia Pinner
- The Quare Fellow (1962) .... Kathleen
... aka The Condemned Man (International: English title: literal title) - Victim (1961) .... Laura
- Flame in the Streets (1961) .... Kathie Palmer
- Le vergini di Roma (1961) .... Clelia
... aka Amazons of Rome (USA)
... aka Les vierges de Rome (France) - The World of Suzie Wong (1960) .... Kay O'Neill
- Conspiracy of Hearts (1960) .... Sister Mitya
- Expresso Bongo (1959) .... Maisie King
- "After Hours" (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #2.10 (1959) TV episode - Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) .... Liz Ferrers
- No Trees in the Street (1959) .... Hetty
- Bachelor of Hearts (1958) .... Ann Wainwright
- Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) .... Sister Diana Murdoch
... aka Desert Attack (USA) - The Moonraker (1958) .... Ann Wyndham
- No Time for Tears (1957) .... Margaret
- Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957) .... Georgie Harlow
- The Birthday Present (1957) .... Jean Scott
- My Teenage Daughter (1956) .... Janet Carr
... aka Bad Girl
... aka Teenage Bad Girl (USA) - "Life with the Lyons" (1 episode, 1955)
- Episode #1.2 (1955) TV episode - The Romantic Young Lady (1955) (TV) .... Rosaria
Self:
- "The Week We Went to War" .... Herself (5 episodes, 2009)
- Episode #1.5 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.4 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.3 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.1 (2009) TV episode .... Herself - "Loose Women" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #13.161 (2009) TV episode .... Herself - "British Film Forever" .... Herself (4 episodes, 2007)
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode (as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself
- Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) TV episode (as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself
- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) TV episode (as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself
- Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) TV episode (as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself - The Agatha Christie Code (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- Singing from the Heart: The Story of Treorchy Male Choir (2005) (V) .... Herself
- The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- "Hell's Kitchen" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.4 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself - "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 19 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - The Silver Screen: Ray Milland (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- "The Heaven and Earth Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Heaven and Earth with Gloria Hunniford (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 21 July 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Herself - "Arena" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
- The Private Dirk Bogarde (2001) TV episode .... Herself - "Masterchef" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode #8.5 (1997) TV episode .... Herself - "Hollywood U.K." .... Herself - Contributor (1 episode, 1993)
- A Very British Picture (1993) TV episode .... Herself - Contributor - The Trouble with the Fifties (1992) (TV) .... Herself - Guest
- "That's Showbusiness" (1 episode, 1989)
- Episode #1.6 (1989) TV episode - "Countdown" .... Herself (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
- Episode #17.22 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #17.21 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #17.20 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #17.19 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #17.18 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
(13 more) - "Wogan" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1985-1989)
... aka The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title)
- Episode dated 27 January 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 27 September 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Herself - "Movie Memories" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1984)
- Episode #4.4 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1973-1982)
- Episode dated 7 June 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
- Episode dated 6 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - "Whose Baby?" .... Herself - Panellist (3 episodes, 1977)
- Episode dated 12 November 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Panellist
- Episode dated 26 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Panellist
- Episode dated 19 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Panellist - "The Sweepstakes Game" .... Herself - Panellist (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode .... Herself - Panellist - The Elstree Story (1976) (TV) .... Herself
- "Saturday Variety" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
- Episode dated 20 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.5 (1972) TV episode .... Herself - "Don't Say a Word" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #2.9 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
- Episode dated 15 February 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Herself - "It's a Square World" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode #4.6 (1962) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
Archive Footage:
- Light in Dark Places (2004) (V) .... Mrs. Pritchard
- The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1986) She acted in John Osborne's play, "The Entertainer," at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England with Peter Bowles, Frank Middlemass, and Joanne Pearce.
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Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 2 Articles | 17 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos
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