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Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Acting

Born: January 6, 1934Woolwich, 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).

Known For
Filmography
Together

Together

2018
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan

Self - Presenter

2017
Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

Hip Operation Woman

2012
Booked Out

Booked Out

Mrs Nicholls

2012
The Long Lonely Walk

The Long Lonely Walk

Mrs. Didcott

2010
Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

Hotelier

2009
Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

Lilian

2009

The Making of 'The Queen'

Self

2007
The Queen

The Queen

Queen Mother

2006
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Belle Rosen

2005
Child of Mine

Child of Mine

Alice

2005
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Mrs. Bartz

2003
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

Princess Charlotte

2003

Mavis and the Mermaid

Gioga

2000
Neville's Island

Neville's Island

Mrs. Campness

1998
Food of Love

Food of Love

Mrs. Harvey-Brown

1997
Half the Picture

Half the Picture

Margaret Thatcher

1996

Dancing

1995
Staggered

Staggered

Margaret

1994
Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

Mrs. Crosby

1993
Shining Through

Shining Through

Linda's Mother

1992
The Laughter of God

The Laughter of God

Diana

1991
Thatcher: The Final Days

Thatcher: The Final Days

Margaret Thatcher

1991
Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Mrs Pritchard

1989
Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

Headmistress

1989
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

Rebecca Huntley-Pike

1989
Mr. H Is Late

Mr. H Is Late

1988
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

Cynthia Eve

1986
It's Your Move

It's Your Move

The Wife

1982
There Goes The Bride

There Goes The Bride

Ursula Westerby

1980
Give Us Tomorrow

Give Us Tomorrow

Wendy Hammond

1978
The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

Margaret Stephenson

1974
Asylum

Asylum

Ruth

1972
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

Mrs. Ransome

1969
The Desperados

The Desperados

Laura

1969
The Fiction Makers

The Fiction Makers

Joyce Darling

1968
Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

Sheila Larkin

1968
Danger Route

Danger Route

Barbara Canning

1967
The Big Job

The Big Job

Myrtle Robbins

1965
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

Constance Babington Smith

1965
East of Sudan

East of Sudan

Miss Woodville

1964
The World Ten Times Over

The World Ten Times Over

Billa

1963
The Punch and Judy Man

The Punch and Judy Man

Delia Pinner

1963
The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow

Kathleen

1962
Victim

Victim

Laura Farr

1961
Flame in the Streets

Flame in the Streets

Kathie Palmer

1961
Amazons of Rome

Amazons of Rome

Clelia

1961
The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

Kay O’Neill

1960
Conspiracy of Hearts

Conspiracy of Hearts

Sister Mitya

1960
Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

Maisie King

1959
Ferry to Hong Kong

Ferry to Hong Kong

Liz Ferrers

1959
No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street

Hetty

1959
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

Ann Wainwright

1958
The Moonraker

The Moonraker

Anne Wyndham

1958
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Sister Diana Murdoch

1958
The Birthday Present

The Birthday Present

Jean Scott

1957
No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

Nurse Margaret Collier

1957
Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown

Georgie Harlow

1957
My Teenage Daughter

My Teenage Daughter

Janet Carr

1956