Sylvia Syms

Biography

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).

Known for

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Bunny and the Bull

2009 ⭐ 6.1

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Is Anybody There?

2009 ⭐ 6.3

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The Queen

2006 ⭐ 7.0

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What a Girl Wants

2003 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

2018

Together

2018

2017

Bette and Joan

Self - Presenter · 2017

2012

Run For Your Wife

Hip Operation Woman · 2012

⭐ 4.4

Booked Out

Mrs Nicholls · 2012

⭐ 4.3

2010

The Long Lonely Walk

Mrs. Didcott · 2010

2009

Bunny and the Bull

Hotelier · 2009

⭐ 6.1

Is Anybody There?

Lilian · 2009

⭐ 6.3

2006

The Queen Notable

Queen Mother · 2006

⭐ 7.0

2005

The Poseidon Adventure

Belle Rosen · 2005

⭐ 5.2

Child of Mine

Alice · 2005

⭐ 5.7

2003

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Mrs. Bartz · 2003

⭐ 5.5

What a Girl Wants Notable

Princess Charlotte · 2003

⭐ 6.3

1998

Neville's Island

Mrs. Campness · 1998

⭐ 6.3

1997

Food of Love

Mrs. Harvey-Brown · 1997

⭐ 4.0

1996

Half the Picture Notable

Margaret Thatcher · 1996

⭐ 8.0

1994

Staggered

Margaret · 1994

⭐ 5.3

1993

Dirty Weekend

Mrs. Crosby · 1993

⭐ 5.0

1992

Shining Through

Linda's Mother · 1992

⭐ 6.5

1991

The Laughter of God

Diana · 1991

⭐ 4.0

Thatcher: The Final Days

Margaret Thatcher · 1991

⭐ 6.7

1989

Doctor Who: Ghost Light Notable

Mrs Pritchard · 1989

⭐ 8.4

Shirley Valentine

Headmistress · 1989

⭐ 6.3

A Chorus of Disapproval

Rebecca Huntley-Pike · 1989

⭐ 5.4

1988

Mr. H Is Late Notable

1988

⭐ 7.0

1986

Absolute Beginners

Cynthia Eve · 1986

⭐ 5.5

1982

It's Your Move Notable

The Wife · 1982

⭐ 7.9

1980

There Goes The Bride Notable

Ursula Westerby · 1980

⭐ 7.0

Frequently appears with

Edward Hogg

Stephen

Simon Farnaby

Bunny

Verónica Echegui

Eloisa

Julian Barratt

Atilla

Noel Fielding

Javier

Michael Caine

Clarence

Bill Milner

Edward

David Morrissey

Dad

Anne-Marie Duff

Mum

Rosemary Harris

Elsie

Full filmography

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Together

2018

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Bette and Joan

2017

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Run For Your Wife

2012 ⭐ 4.4

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Booked Out

2012 ⭐ 4.3

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The Long Lonely Walk

2010

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Bunny and the Bull

2009 ⭐ 6.1

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Is Anybody There?

2009 ⭐ 6.3

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The Queen

2006 ⭐ 7.0

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The Poseidon Adventure

2005 ⭐ 5.2

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Child of Mine

2005 ⭐ 5.7

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I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003 ⭐ 5.5

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What a Girl Wants

2003 ⭐ 6.3

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Neville's Island

1998 ⭐ 6.3

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Food of Love

1997 ⭐ 4.0

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Half the Picture

1996 ⭐ 8.0

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Staggered

1994 ⭐ 5.3

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Dirty Weekend

1993 ⭐ 5.0

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Shining Through

1992 ⭐ 6.5

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The Laughter of God

1991 ⭐ 4.0

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Thatcher: The Final Days

1991 ⭐ 6.7