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Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Acting

January 6, 1934 — January 27, 2023Woolwich, 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

Together
2018

Together

Bette and Joan2017

Bette and Joan

Self - Presenter

Booked Out2012

Booked Out

Mrs Nicholls

Run For Your Wife2012

Run For Your Wife

Hip Operation Woman

The Long Lonely Walk2010

The Long Lonely Walk

Mrs. Didcott

Bunny and the Bull2009

Bunny and the Bull

Hotelier

Is Anybody There?2009

Is Anybody There?

Lilian

The Queen2006

The Queen

Queen Mother

Child of Mine2005

Child of Mine

Alice

The Poseidon Adventure2005

The Poseidon Adventure

Belle Rosen

What a Girl Wants2003

What a Girl Wants

Princess Charlotte

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead2003

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Mrs. Bartz

Neville's Island1998

Neville's Island

Mrs. Campness

Food of Love1997

Food of Love

Mrs. Harvey-Brown

Half the Picture1996

Half the Picture

Margaret Thatcher

Staggered1994

Staggered

Margaret

Dirty Weekend1993

Dirty Weekend

Mrs. Crosby

Shining Through1992

Shining Through

Linda's Mother

The Laughter of God1991

The Laughter of God

Diana

Thatcher: The Final Days1991

Thatcher: The Final Days

Margaret Thatcher

Shirley Valentine1989

Shirley Valentine

Headmistress

A Chorus of Disapproval1989

A Chorus of Disapproval

Rebecca Huntley-Pike

Doctor Who: Ghost Light1989

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

Mrs Pritchard

Mr. H Is Late1988

Mr. H Is Late