Sylvia Syms
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1934-01-06
- Died
- 2023-01-27
- Place of birth
- Woolwich, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sylvia Sims · Silvia Syms · Sylvia May Laura 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
TV Shows (53)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Doctor Who
1963
as Mrs. Pritchard
Holby City
1999
as Margaret Larkin
Casualty
1986
as Bunny Tyrill / Mrs. Bullock
Heartbeat
1992
as Peggy Tatton
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Lavinia Pinkerton
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Saint
1962
as Arlene / Lady Anne Yearley / Amos Klein / Jeannine Roger
Peak Practice
1993
as Isabel de Gines
New Tricks
2004
as Beatrice
Screen Two
1985
as Diana / Margaret Thatcher
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Carlotta Forcelli / Frances
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Danger Man
1960
as Paula Glover
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Above Suspicion
2009
as Mrs Hedges
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Janet Towne
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Lilian Crown / Stephen's mother / Mrs. Whalby / Mrs. Thorn
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Claudia
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Alice
Judge John Deed
2001
as Rose Hussein
Gentleman Jack
2019
as Mrs Rawson
Blue Murder
2003
as Peggy Gaumont
The Adventurer
1972
as Karen Ballard
Born and Bred
2002
as Elizabeth Grimshaw
The Human Jungle
1963
as Margo
Case Histories
2011
as Binky Rain
Talking Pictures
2013
as Narrator
Television Playhouse
1955
as Deborah Grayson / Hilary
The Jury
2002
as Elsie Beamish
Countdown
1982
Paul Temple
1969
At Home with the Braithwaites
2000
as Marion Riley
Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Madame Fleury
Strange Report
1969
as Carol Webber
Collision
2009
as Joyce Thompson
Half Hour Story
1967
as Flora Halliwell-Holmes
Nancy Astor
1982
as Nanaire Langhorne
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Kay McCone / Mary Fleming
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self
Ghosts
1995
as Mrs Eversley
The Glass Virgin
1995
as Lady Constance
Mulberry
1992
as Springtime
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
1985
as Mrs. Easterbrook
Time for Murder
1985
as Vivien Scott-Forbes
Original Sin
1997
as Esme Carling
The Week We Went To War
2009
Elstree: Britain's Hollywood
1989
as Self
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986
Bat Out of Hell
1966
as Diana Stewart
Intimate Contact
1987
as Annie Stanhope
Movies (59)
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Constance Babington Smith
What a Girl Wants
2003
as Princess Charlotte
The Queen
2006
as Queen Mother
Victim
1961
as Laura Farr
Shining Through
1992
as Linda's Mother
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Belle Rosen
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Cynthia Eve
Asylum
1972
as Ruth
The Tamarind Seed
1974
as Margaret Stephenson
Dirty Weekend
1993
as Mrs. Crosby
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Headmistress
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as Kay O’Neill
Child of Mine
2005
as Alice
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2003
as Mrs. Bartz
Ice Cold in Alex
1958
as Sister Diana Murdoch
The Desperados
1969
as Laura
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Lilian
The Moonraker
1958
as Anne Wyndham
Danger Route
1967
as Barbara Canning
Amazons of Rome
1961
as Clelia
Run Wild, Run Free
1969
as Mrs. Ransome
The Fiction Makers
1968
as Joyce Darling
No Trees in the Street
1959
as Hetty
The Big Job
1965
as Myrtle Robbins
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Hip Operation Woman
Expresso Bongo
1959
as Maisie King
My Teenage Daughter
1956
as Janet Carr
Staggered
1994
as Margaret
The Punch and Judy Man
1963
as Delia Pinner
Food of Love
1997
as Mrs. Harvey-Brown
The Laughter of God
1991
as Diana
There Goes The Bride
1980
as Ursula Westerby
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957
as Georgie Harlow
Ferry to Hong Kong
1959
as Liz Ferrers
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
as Rebecca Huntley-Pike
Flame in the Streets
1961
as Kathie Palmer
Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Hotelier
No Time for Tears
1957
as Nurse Margaret Collier
Mavis and the Mermaid
2000
as Gioga
Conspiracy of Hearts
1960
as Sister Mitya
Mr. H Is Late
1988
Together
2018
Hostile Witness
1968
as Sheila Larkin
The Birthday Present
1957
as Jean Scott
Thatcher: The Final Days
1991
as Margaret Thatcher
Dancing
1995
It's Your Move
1982
as The Wife
East of Sudan
1964
as Miss Woodville
Bette and Joan
2017
as Self - Presenter
The Quare Fellow
1962
as Kathleen
The World Ten Times Over
1963
as Billa
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
as Mrs Pritchard
Neville's Island
1998
as Mrs. Campness
Give Us Tomorrow
1978
as Wendy Hammond
The Making of 'The Queen'
2007
as Self
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
as Ann Wainwright
Booked Out
2012
as Mrs Nicholls
The Long Lonely Walk
2010
as Mrs. Didcott
Half the Picture
1996
as Margaret Thatcher
About Sylvia Syms
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). With 112 credits spanning from 1950 to 2019, Sylvia Syms has appeared in 59 films and 53 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sylvia Syms Movies
- Operation Crossbow (1965) — as Constance Babington Smith
- What a Girl Wants (2003) — as Princess Charlotte
- The Queen (2006) — as Queen Mother
- Victim (1961) — as Laura Farr
- Shining Through (1992) — as Linda's Mother
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