Person
Sylvia Syms
Acting · 1934-01-06 · † 2023-01-27 · 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).
Filmography (42)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Billie | Self - Singer & Friend |
| 2019 | Billie | Self - Singer & Friend |
| 2012 | Booked Out | Mrs. Nicholls |
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull | Hotelier |
| 2008 | Is Anybody There? | Lilian |
| 2006 | The Queen | Queen Mother |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Belle Rosen |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mrs. Bartz |
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | Princess Charlotte |
| 1997 | Food of Love | Mrs. Harvey-Brown |
| 1994 | Staggered | Margaret |
| 1992 | Shining Through | Linda's Mother |
| 1989 | Shirley Valentine | Headmistress |
| 1980 | There Goes the Bride | Ursula Westerby |
| 1978 | Give Us Tomorrow | Wendy Hammond |
| 1974 | The Tamarind Seed | Margaret Stephenson |
| 1972 | Asylum | Ruth |
| 1969 | The Desperados | Laura (his wife) |
| 1969 | Run Wild, Run Free | Mrs. Ransome |
| 1969 | Hostile Witness | Sheila Larkin |
| 1968 | The Fiction-Makers | Amos Klein |
| 1967 | Danger Route | Barbara Canning |
| 1965 | The Big Job | Myrtle Robbins |
| 1964 | East of Sudan | Miss Woodville |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | Delia Pinner |
| 1963 | The World Ten Times Over | Billa |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellow | Kathleen |
| 1961 | Victim | Laura |
| 1961 | Amazons of Rome | Clelia |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streets | Kathie Palmer |
| 1960 | Conspiracy of Hearts | Sister Mitya |
| 1960 | The World of Suzie Wong | Kay O'Neill |
| 1959 | Expresso Bongo | Maisie King |
| 1959 | Ferry to Hong Kong | Liz Ferrers |
| 1959 | No Trees in the Street | Hetty |
| 1958 | Ice Cold in Alex | Sister Diana Murdoch |
| 1958 | Bachelor of Hearts | Ann Wainwright |
| 1958 | The Moonraker | Anne Wyndham |
| 1957 | The Birthday Present | Jean Scott |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Nurse Margaret Collier |
| 1957 | Woman in a Dressing Gown | Georgie |
| 1956 | Teenage Bad Girl | Janet Carr |