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Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Acting·1934–2023·56 films

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).

Filmography

What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants (2003)Princess Charlotte
The Queen
The Queen (2006)Queen Mother
Shining Through
Shining Through (1992)Linda's Mother
Asylum
Asylum (1972)Ruth
Victim
Victim (1961)Laura Farr
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003)Mrs. Bartz
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)Belle Rosen
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow (1965)Constance Babington Smith
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine (1989)Headmistress
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)Sister Diana Murdoch
Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There? (2009)Lilian
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull (2009)Hotelier
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners (1986)Cynthia Eve
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed (1974)Margaret Stephenson
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)Kay O’Neill
The Big Job
The Big Job (1965)Myrtle Robbins
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)Rebecca Huntley-Pike
Danger Route
Danger Route (1967)Barbara Canning
The Desperados
The Desperados (1969)Laura
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)Georgie Harlow
Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo (1959)Maisie King
Conspiracy of Hearts
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)Sister Mitya
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (1993)Mrs. Crosby
The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)Delia Pinner
Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)Liz Ferrers
Staggered
Staggered (1994)Margaret
No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street (1959)Hetty
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)Hip Operation Woman
Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets (1961)Kathie Palmer
Child of Mine
Child of Mine (2005)Alice
The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers (1968)Joyce Darling
The Quare Fellow
The Quare Fellow (1962)Kathleen
Hostile Witness
Hostile Witness (1968)Sheila Larkin
The Moonraker
The Moonraker (1958)Anne Wyndham
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts (1958)Ann Wainwright
Amazons of Rome
Amazons of Rome (1961)Clelia
Run Wild, Run Free
Run Wild, Run Free (1969)Mrs. Ransome
It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1982)The Wife
Neville's Island
Neville's Island (1998)Mrs. Campness
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Ghost Light (1989)Mrs Pritchard
East of Sudan
East of Sudan (1964)Miss Woodville
Mr. H Is Late
Mr. H Is Late (1988)
Booked Out
Booked Out (2012)Mrs Nicholls
The World Ten Times Over
The World Ten Times Over (1963)Billa
The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present (1957)Jean Scott
Give Us Tomorrow
Give Us Tomorrow (1978)Wendy Hammond
Food of Love
Food of Love (1997)Mrs. Harvey-Brown
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears (1957)Nurse Margaret Collier
My Teenage Daughter
My Teenage Daughter (1956)Janet Carr
Thatcher: The Final Days
Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)Margaret Thatcher
The Laughter of God
The Laughter of God (1991)Diana
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride (1980)Ursula Westerby
Half the Picture
Half the Picture (1996)Margaret Thatcher
Together
Together (2018)
Bette and Joan
Bette and Joan (2017)Self - Presenter
The Long Lonely Walk
The Long Lonely Walk (2010)Mrs. Didcott