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Welsh-born stage veteran Dame Siân Phillips is forever identified on television as the tarantula mother/empress Livia in the classic BBC miniseries I, Claudius (1976) (for which she won a BAFTA-TV award), and as the Reverend Mother in the science fiction epic film Dune (1984). Her broad range of roles went from endearing to downright deadly. She ...
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Born:in Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK |
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Actress (126 credits)
Actress (126 credits)
2021
Silent Witness
(TV Series)
Beattie Elleston
Beattie Elleston
- Matters of Life and Death: Part 2
(2021)
... Beattie Elleston
- Matters of Life and Death: Part 1
(2021)
... Beattie Elleston
2020-2021
Keeping Faith
(TV Series)
Judge Owens
Judge Owens
- Episode #3.2
(2021)
... Judge Owens
- Episode #3.1
(2021)
... Judge Owens
- Episode #3.6
(2020)
... Judge Owens
- Episode #3.3
(2020)
... Judge Owens
2017
C.B. Strike
(TV Series)
Lady Yvette Bristow
Lady Yvette Bristow
- The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 3
(2017)
... Lady Yvette Bristow
- The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 2
(2017)
... Lady Yvette Bristow
2010
New Tricks
(TV Series)
Lady Elizabeth Linden Warner
Lady Elizabeth Linden Warner
- Coming Out Ball
(2010)
... Lady Elizabeth Linden Warner (as Sian Phillips)
2008
Shortland Street
(TV Series)
Vivienne Lindstrom
Vivienne Lindstrom
- Episode #17.217
(2008)
... Vivienne Lindstrom
- Episode #17.216
(2008)
... Vivienne Lindstrom
2006
Midsomer Murders
(TV Series)
Lady Annabel Butler
Lady Annabel Butler
- Vixen's Run
(2006)
... Lady Annabel Butler (as Sian Phillips)
2005
The Murder Room
(TV Mini Series)
Marie Strickland
Marie Strickland
- Episode #1.2
(2005)
... Marie Strickland
- Episode #1.1
(2005)
... Marie Strickland
2003
Arena
(TV Series documentary)
Narrator
Narrator
- Alec Guinness: A Secret Man
(2003)
... Narrator (voice)
2001
Ballykissangel
(TV Series)
Consuela Dunphy
Consuela Dunphy
- Getting Better All the Time
(2001)
... Consuela Dunphy
2000
The Magician's House II
(TV Series)
Meg Lewis
Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.6
(2000)
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.4
(2000)
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.1
(2000)
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.5
(2000)
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.3
(2000)
... Meg Lewis
1998-2000
La Femme Nikita
(TV Series)
Adrian
Adrian
- Into the Looking Glass
(2000)
... Adrian (as Sian Phillips)
- View of the Garden
(2000)
... Adrian (as Sian Phillips)
- There Are No Missions
(2000)
... Adrian (as Sian Phillips)
- End Game
(1998)
... Adrian
- Adrian's Garden
(1998)
... Adrian
1999
The Magician's House
(TV Series)
Meg Lewis
Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.1
(1999)
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.6
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.5
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.4
... Meg Lewis
- Episode #1.3
... Meg Lewis
1999
Aristocrats
(TV Mini Series)
Narrator / Older Lady Emily
Narrator / Older Lady Emily
- Episode #1.6
(1999)
... Narrator / Older Lady Emily
- Episode #1.5
(1999)
... Narrator / Older Lady Emily
- Episode #1.4
(1999)
... Narrator / Older Lady Emily
- Episode #1.3
(1999)
... Narrator / Older Lady Emily
- Episode #1.2
(1999)
... Narrator / Older Lady Emily
1998
The Scold's Bridle
(TV Mini Series)
Mathilda Gillespie
Mathilda Gillespie
- Episode #1.2
(1998)
... Mathilda Gillespie
- Episode #1.1
(1998)
... Mathilda Gillespie
1997
Ivanhoe
(TV Mini Series)
Queen Eleanor
Queen Eleanor
- Part Six
(1997)
... Queen Eleanor
- Part Five
(1997)
... Queen Eleanor
1993
The Return of the Borrowers
(TV Series)
Mrs. Driver
Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.6
(1993)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.5
(1993)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.4
(1993)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.3
(1993)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.2
(1993)
... Mrs. Driver
1993
Heidi
(TV Mini Series)
Frau Sesemann
Frau Sesemann
- Part II
(1993)
... Frau Sesemann
- Part I
(1993)
... Frau Sesemann
1992
The Borrowers
(TV Mini Series)
Mrs. Driver
Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.6
(1992)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.5
(1992)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.4
(1992)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.3
(1992)
... Mrs. Driver
- Episode #1.2
(1992)
... Mrs. Driver
1991
The Chestnut Soldier
(TV Mini Series)
Nain
Nain
- Out of the Forest
(1991)
... Nain
- Fiery Dreams
(1991)
... Nain
- Broken Horses
(1991)
... Nain
- A Prince Returns
(1991)
... Nain
1991
Tonight at 8.30
(TV Series)
Olive Lloyd-Ransome / Barbara Faber / Clare Wedderburn
Olive Lloyd-Ransome / Barbara Faber / Clare Wedderburn
- Ways and Means
(1991)
... Olive Lloyd-Ransome
- The Astonished Heart
(1991)
... Barbara Faber
- Hands Across the Sea
(1991)
... Clare Wedderburn
1991
Perfect Scoundrels
(TV Series)
Mother Aloysius
Mother Aloysius
- Ah, the Sisters of Mercy
(1991)
... Mother Aloysius
1990
Emlyn's Moon
(TV Series)
Nain
Nain
- Orchard of the Moon
(1990)
... Nain
- The Wrong Reflection
(1990)
... Nain
- Cold Flowers
(1990)
... Nain
- A Fight
(1990)
... Nain
- The Move
(1990)
... Nain
1988
The Snow Spider
(TV Mini Series)
Nain Griffiths
Nain Griffiths
- Episode #1.4
(1988)
... Nain Griffiths
- Episode #1.3
(1988)
... Nain Griffiths
- Episode #1.2
(1988)
... Nain Griffiths
- Episode #1.1
(1988)
... Nain Griffiths
1987
Vanity Fair
(TV Series)
Miss Matilda Crawley
Miss Matilda Crawley
- Widow and Mother
(1987)
... Miss Matilda Crawley
- A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon
(1987)
... Miss Matilda Crawley
- Who Played on the Piano?
(1987)
... Miss Matilda Crawley
- Arcadian Simplicity
(1987)
... Miss Matilda Crawley
1987
A Killing on the Exchange
(TV Mini Series)
Isobel Makepeace
Isobel Makepeace
- Episode #1.6
(1987)
... Isobel Makepeace
- Episode #1.5
(1987)
... Isobel Makepeace
- Episode #1.4
(1987)
... Isobel Makepeace
- Episode #1.3
(1987)
... Isobel Makepeace
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Isobel Makepeace
1987
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
(TV Mini Series)
Duchess of Windsor
Duchess of Windsor
- Episode #1.2
(1987)
... Duchess of Windsor
- Episode #1.1
(1987)
... Duchess of Windsor
1977-1982
BBC2 Playhouse
(TV Series)
Mrs. Alicia Moore / Janet Achurch
Mrs. Alicia Moore / Janet Achurch
- How Many Miles to Babylon?
(1982)
... Mrs. Alicia Moore
- The Achurch Letters
(1977)
... Janet Achurch
1981-1982
Barriers
(TV Series)
Mrs Dalgleish
Mrs Dalgleish
- Episode #2.6
(1982)
... Mrs Dalgleish
- Episode #1.11
(1981)
... Mrs Dalgleish
1981
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
(TV Mini Series)
Clementine Churchill
Clementine Churchill
- What Price Churchill?
(1981)
... Clementine Churchill
- The Long Tide of Surrender
(1981)
... Clementine Churchill
- His Own Funeral
(1981)
... Clementine Churchill
- The Flying Peril
(1981)
... Clementine Churchill
- A Menace in the House
(1981)
... Clementine Churchill
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
(TV Mini Series)
Ann Smiley
Ann Smiley
- Flushing Out the Mole
(1979)
... Ann Smiley
1979
Crime and Punishment
(TV Mini Series)
Katerina Ivanovna
Katerina Ivanovna
- Part 3
(1979)
... Katerina Ivanovna
- Part 2
(1979)
... Katerina Ivanovna
- Part 1
(1979)
... Katerina Ivanovna
1978
Off to Philadelphia in the Morning
(TV Series)
Lina Van Elyn
Lina Van Elyn
- Episode #1.3
(1978)
... Lina Van Elyn
- Episode #1.2
(1978)
... Lina Van Elyn
1978
Warrior Queen
(TV Series)
Queen Boudicca
Queen Boudicca
- Episode #1.6
(1978)
... Queen Boudicca
- Episode #1.5
(1978)
... Queen Boudicca
- Episode #1.4
(1978)
... Queen Boudicca
- Episode #1.3
(1978)
... Queen Boudicca
- Episode #1.2
(1978)
... Queen Boudicca
1971-1977
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series)
Hesione Hushabye / The Duchesse of Berwich / Anna Voinitseva, widow
Hesione Hushabye / The Duchesse of Berwich / Anna Voinitseva, widow
- Heartbreak House
(1977)
... Hesione Hushabye
- Lady Windermere's Fan
(1972)
... The Duchesse of Berwich
- Platonov
(1971)
... Anna Voinitseva, widow
1976
I, Claudius
(TV Mini Series)
Livia
Livia
- Old King Log
(1976)
... Livia
- Queen of Heaven
(1976)
... Livia
- Some Justice
(1976)
... Livia
- Poison Is Queen
(1976)
... Livia
- What Shall We Do About Claudius?
(1976)
... Livia
1975-1976
How Green Was My Valley
(TV Mini Series)
Beth Morgan
Beth Morgan
- Episode #1.6
(1976)
... Beth Morgan
- Episode #1.5
(1976)
... Beth Morgan
- Episode #1.4
(1976)
... Beth Morgan
- Episode #1.3
(1976)
... Beth Morgan
- Episode #1.2
(1976)
... Beth Morgan
1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
(TV Mini Series)
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Mrs. Patrick Campbell
- His Borrowed Plumes
(1974)
... Mrs. Patrick Campbell
1974
Shoulder to Shoulder
(TV Mini Series)
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
- Sylvia Pankhurst
(1974)
... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
- Outrage
(1974)
... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
- Christabel Pankhurst
(1974)
... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
- Lady Constance Lytton
(1974)
... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
- Annie Kenney
(1974)
... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
1972
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Sally Stirling
Sally Stirling
- Sharing the Honours
(1972)
... Sally Stirling
1959-1964
ITV Play of the Week
(TV Series)
Kate Grant / Dona Ana / Imogen Gresham / ...
Kate Grant / Dona Ana / Imogen Gresham / ...
- The Other Man
(1964)
... Kate Grant
- Don Juan in Hell
(1962)
... Dona Ana
- The Tortoise and the Hare
(1959)
... Imogen Gresham
- Garden of Loneliness
(1959)
... Anna Mahr
1963
Drama 61-67
(TV Series)
Carole Blair
Carole Blair
- Drama '63: This Is Not King's Cross
(1963)
... Carole Blair
1959
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Countess Else von Dietlof
Countess Else von Dietlof
- Treason
(1959)
... Countess Else von Dietlof
1958
Television Playwright
(TV Series)
Alice Blackwell
Alice Blackwell
- A Game for Eskimos
(1958)
... Alice Blackwell
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Additional Crew (1 credit)
Additional Crew (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Self (53 credits)
Self (53 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
Archive footage (3 credits)
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She acted in Jerome Kilty's play, "Dear Liar", at the Mermaid Theatre in London, England with Robert Hardy CBE. See more »Alternate Names:
Siân Philips | Dame Siân Phillips | Sian PhillipsHeight:
5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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