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Sylvia Syms
Actress 1934 - 2023

Sylvia Syms

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Mrs. Bartz
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Character Laura

Victim

1961

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Character Kay O’Neill
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Character Hotelier
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Character Joyce Thompson

Collision

2009

TV
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Character Lilian
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Character Queen Mother

The Queen

2006

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Character Princess Charlotte
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Character Madame Fleury
TV
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Character Linda's Mother
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Character Margaret Thatcher
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Character Rebecca Huntley-Pike
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Character Headmistress
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Character Cynthia Eve
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Character Margaret Stephenson
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Character Ruth

Asylum

1972

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Character Cashier
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Character Joyce Darling

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

30 titles
Collision TV
Collision 2009
Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull 2009
Is Anybody There?
Is Anybody There? 2008
The Queen
The Queen 2006
What A Girl Wants
What A Girl Wants 2003
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead 2003
Doctor Zhivago TV
Doctor Zhivago 2002
Shining Through
Shining Through 1992
Thatcher: The Final Days
Thatcher: The Final Days 1991
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine 1989
A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval 1989
Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners 1986
The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed 1974
Asylum
Asylum 1972
Born to Win
Born to Win 1971
The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers 1967
Bat Out of Hell TV
Bat Out of Hell 1966
The Big Job
The Big Job 1965
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow 1965
The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man 1963
Victim
Victim 1961
Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets 1961
The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong 1960
Conspiracy of Hearts
Conspiracy of Hearts 1960
No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street 1959
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex 1958
The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present 1957
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears 1957
My Teenage Daughter
My Teenage Daughter 1956
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil 1951

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