Sylvia Syms
Known for
Acting
Life
1934 – 2023 (aged 89)
Born in
Woolwich, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb106 acting credits
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
What a Girl Wants
27 Mar 2003
The Queen
15 Sep 2006
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Shining Through
31 Jan 1992
Gentleman Jack
22 Apr 2019
Asylum
17 Nov 1972
Victim
01 Aug 1961
Agatha Christie's Marple
12 Dec 2004
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Filmography
2019
- Gentleman Jackas Mrs Rawson1 episode
2018
2013
- Talking Picturesas Narrator34 episodes
2012
- Run For Your Wifeas Hip Operation Woman
- Playhouse Presentsas Alice1 episode
- Booked Outas Mrs Nicholls
2011
- Case Historiesas Binky Rain2 episodes
2010
- The Long Lonely Walkas Mrs. Didcott
2009
- Bunny and the Bullas Hotelier
- Collisionas Joyce Thompson5 episodes
- The Week We Went To War2 episodes
- Is Anybody There?as Lilian
- Above Suspicionas Mrs Hedges2 episodes
2006
- The Queenas Queen Mother
2005
- The Poseidon Adventureas Belle Rosen
- Child of Mineas Alice
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Lavinia Pinkerton1 episode
- New Tricksas Beatrice1 episode
2003
- Blue Murderas Peggy Gaumont1 episode
- I'll Sleep When I'm Deadas Mrs. Bartz
- What a Girl Wantsas Princess Charlotte
2002
- Doctor Zhivagoas Madame Fleury3 episodes
- Born and Bredas Elizabeth Grimshaw1 episode
- The Juryas Elsie Beamish6 episodes
2001
- Judge John Deedas Rose Hussein2 episodes
2000
- At Home with the Braithwaitesas Marion Riley20 episodes
- Mavis and the Mermaidas Gioga
1999
- Holby Cityas Margaret Larkin1 episode
1998
- Neville's Islandas Mrs. Campness
1997
- Food of Loveas Mrs. Harvey-Brown
- Original Sinas Esme Carling3 episodes
1996
- Dalziel and Pascoeas Maisie Barron2 episodes
- Half the Pictureas Margaret Thatcher
1995
- Ghostsas Mrs Eversley1 episode
- The Glass Virginas Lady Constance2 episodes
- Kavanagh Q.C.as Claudia1 episode
- Dancing
1994
- Staggeredas Margaret
1993
- Dirty Weekendas Mrs. Crosby
- Peak Practiceas Isabel de Gines15 episodes
1992
- Heartbeatas Peggy Tatton1 episode
- Mulberryas Springtime1 episode
- Shining Throughas Linda's Mother
1991
- The Laughter of Godas Diana
- Thatcher: The Final Daysas Margaret Thatcher
1989
- Doctor Who: Ghost Lightas Mrs Pritchard
- Shirley Valentineas Headmistress
- A Chorus of Disapprovalas Rebecca Huntley-Pike
1988
1987
- Intimate Contactas Annie Stanhope2 episodes
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Lilian Crown2 episodes
1986
- Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures2 episodes
- Casualtyas Mrs. Bullock1 episode
- Absolute Beginnersas Cynthia Eve
1985
- Time for Murderas Vivien Scott-Forbes1 episode
- Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announcedas Mrs. Easterbrook3 episodes
- Screen Twoas Margaret Thatcher1 episode
1984
- Miss Marpleas Mrs. Easterbrook1 episode
1982
- Countdown38 episodes
- It's Your Moveas The Wife
- Nancy Astoras Nanaire Langhorne3 episodes
1980
- There Goes The Brideas Ursula Westerby
1978
- Give Us Tomorrowas Wendy Hammond
1974
- The Tamarind Seedas Margaret Stephenson
1972
- Asylumas Ruth
- The Adventureras Karen Ballard1 episode
1969
- Paul Temple1 episode
- Strange Reportas Carol Webber1 episode
- Run Wild, Run Freeas Mrs. Ransome
- The Desperadosas Laura
1968
- The Fiction Makersas Joyce Darling
- Hostile Witnessas Sheila Larkin
- The Root of All Evil?as Elizabeth Glover1 episode
1967
- Danger Routeas Barbara Canning
- ITV Playhouseas Frances1 episode
- Half Hour Storyas Flora Halliwell-Holmes1 episode
1966
- Bat Out of Hellas Diana Stewart5 episodes
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Judy Marriott1 episode
- The Big Jobas Myrtle Robbins
- Operation Crossbowas Constance Babington Smith
1964
- East of Sudanas Miss Woodville
1963
- Doctor Whoas Mrs. Pritchard3 episodes
- The World Ten Times Overas Billa
- The Punch and Judy Manas Delia Pinner
- The Human Jungleas Margo1 episode
1962
- The Saintas Jeannine Roger1 episode
- The Quare Fellowas Kathleen
1961
- Victimas Laura Farr
- Flame in the Streetsas Kathie Palmer
- Amazons of Romeas Clelia
1960
- The World of Suzie Wongas Kay O’Neill
- Danger Manas Paula Glover1 episode
- Conspiracy of Heartsas Sister Mitya
1959
- Expresso Bongoas Maisie King
- Ferry to Hong Kongas Liz Ferrers
- No Trees in the Streetas Hetty
1958
- Bachelor of Heartsas Ann Wainwright
- The Moonrakeras Anne Wyndham
- Ice Cold in Alexas Sister Diana Murdoch
1957
- The Birthday Presentas Jean Scott
- No Time for Tearsas Nurse Margaret Collier
- Woman in a Dressing Gownas Georgie Harlow
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Mary Fleming1 episode
- My Teenage Daughteras Janet Carr
1955
- Television Playhouseas Hilary1 episode
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Janet Towne1 episode