Known For
Acting
Known Credits
124
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 6, 1934 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Woolwich, 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).
| 2019 | Gentleman Jackas Mrs Rawson | |
| 2018 | Togetheras | |
| 2017 | Bette and Joanas Self - Presenter | |
| 2013 | Talking Picturesas Narrator | |
| 2012 | Run For Your Wifeas Hip Operation Woman | |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presentsas Alice | |
| 2012 | Booked Outas Mrs Nicholls | |
| 2011 | Case Historiesas Binky Rain | |
| 2010 | The Long Lonely Walkas Mrs. Didcott | |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bullas Hotelier | |
| 2009 | Collisionas Joyce Thompson | |
| 2009 | The Week We Went To Waras | |
| 2009 | Is Anybody There?as Lilian | |
| 2009 | Above Suspicionas Mrs Hedges | |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Showas Self | |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Queen'as Self | |
| 2006 | The Queenas Queen Mother | |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventureas Belle Rosen | |
| 2005 | Child of Mineas Alice | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marpleas Lavinia Pinkerton | |
| 2004 | New Tricksas Beatrice | |
| 2003 | Blue Murderas Peggy Gaumont | |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Deadas Mrs. Bartz | |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wantsas Princess Charlotte | |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivagoas Madame Fleury | |
| 2002 | Born and Bredas Elizabeth Grimshaw | |
| 2002 | The Juryas Elsie Beamish | |
| 2001 | Judge John Deedas Rose Hussein | |
| 2000 | At Home with the Braithwaitesas Marion Riley | |
| 2000 | Mavis and the Mermaidas Gioga | |
| 1999 | Holby Cityas Margaret Larkin | |
| 1998 | Neville's Islandas Mrs. Campness | |
| 1997 | Food of Loveas Mrs. Harvey-Brown | |
| 1997 | Original Sinas Esme Carling | |
| 1996 | Half the Pictureas Margaret Thatcher | |
| 1995 | Ghostsas Mrs Eversley | |
| 1995 | The Glass Virginas Lady Constance | |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C.as Claudia | |
| 1995 | Dancingas | |
| 1994 | Staggeredas Margaret | |
| 1993 | Dirty Weekendas Mrs. Crosby | |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixtiesas Self | |
| 1993 | Peak Practiceas Isabel de Gines | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Peggy Tatton | |
| 1992 | Mulberryas Springtime | |
| 1992 | Shining Throughas Linda's Mother | |
| 1991 | The Laughter of Godas Diana | |
| 1991 | Pebble Millas Self | |
| 1991 | Thatcher: The Final Daysas Margaret Thatcher | |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Ghost Lightas Mrs Pritchard | |
| 1989 | Shirley Valentineas Headmistress | |
| 1989 | A Chorus of Disapprovalas Rebecca Huntley-Pike | |
| 1989 | Elstree: Britain's Hollywoodas Self | |
| 1988 | Mr. H Is Lateas | |
| 1987 | Intimate Contactas Annie Stanhope | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Lilian Crown | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Mrs. Thorn | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Mrs. Whalby | |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Stephen's mother | |
| 1986 | Fifties Features - The Women behind the Picturesas | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Bunny Tyrill | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Mrs. Bullock | |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginnersas Cynthia Eve | |
| 1985 | Time for Murderas Vivien Scott-Forbes | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announcedas Mrs. Easterbrook | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Diana | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Margaret Thatcher | |
| 1982 | Countdownas | |
| 1982 | It's Your Moveas The Wife | |
| 1982 | Woganas Self | |
| 1982 | Nancy Astoras Nanaire Langhorne | |
| 1980 | There Goes The Brideas Ursula Westerby | |
| 1978 | Give Us Tomorrowas Wendy Hammond | |
| 1974 | The Tamarind Seedas Margaret Stephenson | |
| 1972 | Asylumas Ruth | |
| 1972 | The Adventureras Karen Ballard | |
| 1969 | Paul Templeas | |
| 1969 | Strange Reportas Carol Webber | |
| 1969 | Run Wild, Run Freeas Mrs. Ransome | |
| 1969 | The Desperadosas Laura | |
| 1968 | The Fiction Makersas Joyce Darling | |
| 1968 | Hostile Witnessas Sheila Larkin | |
| 1967 | Danger Routeas Barbara Canning | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Carlotta Forcelli | |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouseas Frances | |
| 1967 | Half Hour Storyas Flora Halliwell-Holmes | |
| 1966 | Bat Out of Hellas Diana Stewart | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Judy Marriott | |
| 1965 | The Big Jobas Myrtle Robbins | |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbowas Constance Babington Smith | |
| 1964 | East of Sudanas Miss Woodville | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Mrs. Pritchard | |
| 1963 | The World Ten Times Overas Billa | |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Manas Delia Pinner | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungleas Margo | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Amos Klein | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Arlene | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Jeannine Roger | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Lady Anne Yearley | |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellowas Kathleen | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | Victimas Laura Farr | |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streetsas Kathie Palmer | |
| 1961 | Amazons of Romeas Clelia | |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wongas Kay O’Neill | |
| 1960 | Danger Manas Paula Glover | |
| 1960 | Conspiracy of Heartsas Sister Mitya | |
| 1959 | Expresso Bongoas Maisie King | |
| 1959 | Ferry to Hong Kongas Liz Ferrers | |
| 1959 | No Trees in the Streetas Hetty | |
| 1958 | Bachelor of Heartsas Ann Wainwright | |
| 1958 | The Moonrakeras Anne Wyndham | |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in Alexas Sister Diana Murdoch | |
| 1957 | The Birthday Presentas Jean Scott | |
| 1957 | No Time for Tearsas Nurse Margaret Collier | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paaras Self | |
| 1957 | Woman in a Dressing Gownas Georgie Harlow | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Kay McCone | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Mary Fleming | |
| 1956 | My Teenage Daughteras Janet Carr | |
| 1955 | Television Playhouseas Deborah Grayson | |
| 1955 | Television Playhouseas Hilary | |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatreas Janet Towne |
