Sylvia Syms
Acting
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).
Filmography
Acting (59)
2018
2017
Bette and Joanas Self - Presenter
2012
Run For Your Wifeas Hip Operation Woman
4.4
2012
Booked Outas Mrs Nicholls
4.3
2010
The Long Lonely Walkas Mrs. Didcott
2009
Bunny and the Bullas Hotelier
6.1
2009
Is Anybody There?as Lilian
6.3
2007
The Making of 'The Queen'as Self
4.0
2006
The Queenas Queen Mother
6.9
2005
The Poseidon Adventureas Belle Rosen
5.2
2005
Child of Mineas Alice
5.7
2003
I'll Sleep When I'm Deadas Mrs. Bartz
5.5
2003
What a Girl Wantsas Princess Charlotte
6.3
2000
Mavis and the Mermaidas Gioga
7.0
1998
Neville's Islandas Mrs. Campness
6.3
1997
Food of Loveas Mrs. Harvey-Brown
4.0
1996
Half the Pictureas Margaret Thatcher
8.0
1995
1994
Staggeredas Margaret
5.3
1993
Dirty Weekendas Mrs. Crosby
5.0
1992
Shining Throughas Linda's Mother
6.5
1991
The Laughter of Godas Diana
4.0
1991
Thatcher: The Final Daysas Margaret Thatcher
6.7
1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Lightas Mrs Pritchard
8.4
1989
Shirley Valentineas Headmistress
6.3
1989
A Chorus of Disapprovalas Rebecca Huntley-Pike
5.4
1988
7.0
1986
Absolute Beginnersas Cynthia Eve
5.5
1982
It's Your Moveas The Wife
7.9
1980
There Goes The Brideas Ursula Westerby
7.0
1978
Give Us Tomorrowas Wendy Hammond
3.9
1974
The Tamarind Seedas Margaret Stephenson
6.2
1972
Asylumas Ruth
6.0
1969
Run Wild, Run Freeas Mrs. Ransome
6.2
1969
The Desperadosas Laura
4.2
1968
The Fiction Makersas Joyce Darling
7.2
1968
Hostile Witnessas Sheila Larkin
6.5
1967
Danger Routeas Barbara Canning
5.6
1965
The Big Jobas Myrtle Robbins
6.7
1965
Operation Crossbowas Constance Babington Smith
6.7
1964
East of Sudanas Miss Woodville
5.9
1963
The World Ten Times Overas Billa
7.4
1963
The Punch and Judy Manas Delia Pinner
7.9
1962
The Quare Fellowas Kathleen
5.7
1961
Victimas Laura Farr
7.5
1961
Flame in the Streetsas Kathie Palmer
6.3
1961
Amazons of Romeas Clelia
4.8
1960
The World of Suzie Wongas Kay O’Neill
6.6
1960
Conspiracy of Heartsas Sister Mitya
6.8
1959
Expresso Bongoas Maisie King
5.3
1959
Ferry to Hong Kongas Liz Ferrers
5.6
1959
No Trees in the Streetas Hetty
5.8
1958
Bachelor of Heartsas Ann Wainwright
5.9
1958
The Moonrakeras Anne Wyndham
6.9
1958
Ice Cold in Alexas Sister Diana Murdoch
7.3
1957
The Birthday Presentas Jean Scott
7.3
1957
No Time for Tearsas Nurse Margaret Collier
6.0
1957
Woman in a Dressing Gownas Georgie Harlow
6.3
1956
My Teenage Daughteras Janet Carr
6.3