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Date of Birth:
6 January
1934
,
London, England, UK
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Mini Biography:
London-born Sylvia Syms hit major film appeal at a relatively young age...
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Trivia:
She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)...
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win
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Alternate Names:
Sylvia Syms OBE | Sylvia Sims
Filmography
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Actress
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Actress:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
"Above Suspicion 2: The Red Dahlia"
(2010)
TV series
(
post-production
)
.... Mrs. Hedges
"Collision"
.... Joyce Thompson (5 episodes, 2009)
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Episode #1.5
(2009)
TV episode
.... Joyce Thompson
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Episode #1.4
(2009)
TV episode
.... Joyce Thompson
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Episode #1.3
(2009)
TV episode
.... Joyce Thompson
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Episode #1.2
(2009)
TV episode
.... Joyce Thompson
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Episode #1.1
(2009)
TV episode
.... Joyce Thompson
"Blue Murder"
.... Peggy Gaumont (1 episode, 2009)
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Tooth and Claw
(2009)
TV episode
(as Sylvia Sims) .... Peggy Gaumont
"Missing"
.... Mrs. Hall (1 episode, 2009)
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Episode #1.3
(2009)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Hall
"EastEnders"
.... Olive (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Episode dated 5 March 2009
(2009)
TV episode
.... Olive
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Episode dated 25 June 2007
(2007)
TV episode
.... Olive
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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)
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Communal Living
(2008)
TV episode
.... Beatrice
"Casualty"
.... Bunny Tyrill (1 episode, 2007)
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Sweet Charity
(2007)
TV episode
.... Bunny Tyrill
"Doctors"
.... Dorothy Holland / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
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Fiddler on the Roof
(2006)
TV episode
.... Kay Knight
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Granny's Little Helper
(2004)
TV episode
.... Dorothy Holland
"Dalziel and Pascoe"
.... Maisie Barron (2 episodes, 2006)
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The Cave Woman: Part 2
(2006)
TV episode
.... Maisie Barron
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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)
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Heart of Darkness
(2006)
TV episode
.... Rose Hussein
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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)
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Episode dated 6 October 2005
(2005)
TV episode
.... Ros Lawson
"Born and Bred"
.... Elizabeth Grimshaw (1 episode, 2004)
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No Regrets
(2004)
TV episode
.... Elizabeth Grimshaw
Mavis and the Mermaid
(2004) .... Gioga
"Where the Heart Is"
.... Essie Crayford (1 episode, 2003)
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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)
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Episode #4.6
(2003)
TV episode
.... Marion Riley
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Episode #1.3
(2000)
TV episode
.... Marion Riley
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Episode #1.2
(2000)
TV episode
.... Marion Riley
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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)
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Pills and Frills
(2002)
TV episode
.... Margaret Larkin
Deep Down
(2002) .... Vera
"The Jury"
.... Elsie Beamish (4 episodes, 2002)
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Episode #1.4
(2002)
TV episode
.... Elsie Beamish
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Episode #1.3
(2002)
TV episode
.... Elsie Beamish
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Episode #1.2
(2002)
TV episode
.... Elsie Beamish
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Episode #1.1
(2002)
TV episode
.... Elsie Beamish
"Ruth Rendell Mysteries"
.... Lilian Crown / ... (6 episodes, 1989-1998)
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The Orchard Walls
(1998)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Thorn
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Master of the Moor: Part 2
(1994)
TV episode
.... Mrs. Whalby
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Master of the Moor: Part 1
(1994)
TV episode
.... Stephen's mother
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A Sleeping Life: Part Three
(1989)
TV episode
.... Lilian Crown
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A Sleeping Life: Part Two
(1989)
TV episode
.... Lilian Crown
(
1 more
)
"Heartbeat"
.... Peggy Tatton (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
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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)
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A Sense of Loss
(1996)
TV episode
.... Claudia
Half the Picture
(1996) (TV) ....
Margaret Thatcher
"Peak Practice"
.... Isabel de Gines (15 episodes, 1993-1995)
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Losing Out
(1995)
TV episode
.... Isabel de Gines
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Coming Out
(1995)
TV episode
.... Isabel de Gines
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Tender
(1995)
TV episode
.... Isabel de Gines
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Light at the End of the Tunnel
(1995)
TV episode
.... Isabel de Gines
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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
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Episode #1.1
(1995)
TV episode
.... Lady Constance
Staggered
(1994) .... Margaret
... aka Mad Wedding
Dirty Weekend
(1993) .... Mrs. Crosby
"Mulberry"
.... Springtime (1 episode, 1993)
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Springtime
(1993)
TV episode
.... Springtime
"Natural Lies"
.... Harriet (1 episode, 1992)
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Episode #1.2
(1992)
TV episode
.... Harriet
Shining Through
(1992) .... Linda's Mother
Thatcher: The Final Days
(1991) (TV) ....
Margaret Thatcher
The Laughter of God
(1991) (TV) .... Diana
... aka Married to Murder (USA: TV title)
"May to December"
.... Dollie (2 episodes, 1990)
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My Funny Valentine
(1990)
TV episode
.... Dollie
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No Other Love
(1990)
TV episode
.... Dollie
"Doctor Who"
.... Mrs. Pritchard (3 episodes, 1989)
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Ghost Light: Part 3
(1989)
TV episode
....
Mrs. Pritchard
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Ghost Light: Part 2
(1989)
TV episode
....
Mrs. Pritchard
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Ghost Light: Part 1
(1989)
TV episode
....
Mrs. Pritchard
Shirley Valentine
(1989) .... Headmistress
"Rockliffe's Folly"
.... Adella Simcox (1 episode, 1988)
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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)
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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)
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Skeleton in the Cupboard
(1972)
TV episode
.... Karen Ballard
"Paul Temple"
.... Ann Molyneux (1 episode, 1971)
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The Guilty Must Die
(1971)
TV episode
.... Ann Molyneux
"ITV Playhouse"
.... Frances (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
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The Bridesmaid
(1970)
TV episode
.... Frances
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Romans and Friends
(1969)
TV episode
"Thirty-Minute Theatre"
.... Judy Marriott (1 episode, 1970)
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The Chief Whip Sends His Compliments
(1970)
TV episode
.... Judy Marriott
"Strange Report"
.... Carol Webber (1 episode, 1969)
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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
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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)
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Wedlock
(1967)
TV episode
.... Flora Halliwell-Holmes
"Armchair Thriller"
.... Mary Fleming (1 episode, 1967)
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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
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Episode #1.2
(1966)
TV episode
.... Diana Stewart
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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:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
"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
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Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy
(2007)
TV episode
(as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself
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Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism
(2007)
TV episode
(as Sylvia Syms OBE) .... Herself
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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)
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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)
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A Very British Picture
(1993)
TV episode
.... Herself - Contributor
The Trouble with the Fifties
(1992) (TV) .... Herself - Guest
"That's Showbusiness"
(1 episode, 1989)
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Episode #1.6
(1989)
TV episode
"Countdown"
.... Herself (18 episodes, 1988-1989)
-
Episode #17.22
(1989)
TV episode
.... Herself
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Episode #17.21
(1989)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #17.20
(1989)
TV episode
.... Herself
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Episode #17.19
(1989)
TV episode
.... Herself
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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
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Episode dated 27 September 1985
(1985)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Movie Memories"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1984)
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Episode #4.4
(1984)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
"Looks Familiar"
.... Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1973-1982)
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Episode dated 7 June 1982
(1982)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
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Episode dated 6 August 1973
(1973)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
"Whose Baby?"
.... Herself - Panellist (3 episodes, 1977)
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Episode dated 12 November 1977
(1977)
TV episode
.... Herself - Panellist
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Episode dated 26 January 1977
(1977)
TV episode
.... Herself - Panellist
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Episode dated 19 January 1977
(1977)
TV episode
.... Herself - Panellist
"The Sweepstakes Game"
.... Herself - Panellist (1 episode, 1976)
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Episode #1.5
(1976)
TV episode
.... Herself - Panellist
The Elstree Story
(1976) (TV) .... Herself
"Saturday Variety"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1972)
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Episode dated 20 May 1972
(1972)
TV episode
.... Herself
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Episode #1.5
(1972)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Don't Say a Word"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1964)
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Episode #2.9
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
"The Merv Griffin Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
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Episode dated 15 February 1963
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
"It's a Square World"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1962)
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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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