Sylvia Syms

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 6, 1934

died

January 27, 2023

place of birth

Woolwich, London, England, UK

also known as

Sylvia Sims · Silvia Syms · Sylvia May Laura Syms

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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What a Girl Wants
6.3

What a Girl Wants

2003as Princess Charlotte
The Queen
7.0

The Queen

2006as Queen Mother
The Poseidon Adventure
5.2

The Poseidon Adventure

2005as Belle Rosen
Shining Through
6.5

Shining Through

1992as Linda's Mother
Operation Crossbow
6.7

Operation Crossbow

1965as Constance Babington Smith
Asylum
6.0

Asylum

1972as Ruth
Victim
7.4

Victim

1961as Laura Farr
Shirley Valentine
6.3

Shirley Valentine

1989as Headmistress
Danger Route
5.6

Danger Route

1967as Barbara Canning
Ice Cold in Alex
7.3

Ice Cold in Alex

1958as Sister Diana Murdoch
The World of Suzie Wong
6.6

The World of Suzie Wong

1960as Kay O’Neill
Absolute Beginners
5.5

Absolute Beginners

1986as Cynthia Eve
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
5.5

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003as Mrs. Bartz
The Big Job
6.7

The Big Job

1965as Myrtle Robbins
No Trees in the Street
5.8

No Trees in the Street

1959as Hetty
The Tamarind Seed
6.2

The Tamarind Seed

1974as Margaret Stephenson
Is Anybody There?
6.3

Is Anybody There?

2009as Lilian
Amazons of Rome
4.8

Amazons of Rome

1961as Clelia
Mr. H Is Late
7.0

Mr. H Is Late

1988
Staggered
5.3

Staggered

1994as Margaret
East of Sudan
5.9

East of Sudan

1964as Miss Woodville
Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

2012as Hip Operation Woman
Flame in the Streets
6.3

Flame in the Streets

1961as Kathie Palmer
Bunny and the Bull
6.1

Bunny and the Bull

2009as Hotelier
Dirty Weekend
5.0

Dirty Weekend

1993as Mrs. Crosby
Food of Love
4.0

Food of Love

1997as Mrs. Harvey-Brown
The Laughter of God
4.0

The Laughter of God

1991as Diana
Ferry to Hong Kong
5.6

Ferry to Hong Kong

1959as Liz Ferrers
A Chorus of Disapproval
5.4

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989as Rebecca Huntley-Pike
The Quare Fellow
5.7

The Quare Fellow

1962as Kathleen
The Fiction Makers
7.2

The Fiction Makers

1968as Joyce Darling
Expresso Bongo
5.3

Expresso Bongo

1959as Maisie King
Child of Mine
5.7

Child of Mine

2005as Alice
Run Wild, Run Free
6.3

Run Wild, Run Free

1969as Mrs. Ransome
The Moonraker
6.9

The Moonraker

1958as Anne Wyndham
The Desperados
4.2

The Desperados

1969as Laura
There Goes The Bride
7.0

There Goes The Bride

1980as Ursula Westerby
Thatcher: The Final Days
6.7

Thatcher: The Final Days

1991as Margaret Thatcher
Conspiracy of Hearts
6.8

Conspiracy of Hearts

1960as Sister Mitya
Woman in a Dressing Gown
6.3

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957as Georgie Harlow
The Punch and Judy Man
7.9

The Punch and Judy Man

1963as Delia Pinner
Hostile Witness
6.4

Hostile Witness

1968as Sheila Larkin
It's Your Move
7.9

It's Your Move

1982as The Wife
The World Ten Times Over
7.4

The World Ten Times Over

1963as Billa
Bachelor of Hearts
5.9

Bachelor of Hearts

1958as Ann Wainwright
No Time for Tears
6.0

No Time for Tears

1957as Nurse Margaret Collier
Together

Together

2018
Give Us Tomorrow
3.9

Give Us Tomorrow

1978as Wendy Hammond
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
8.4

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

1989as Mrs Pritchard
Bette and Joan

Bette and Joan

2017as Self - Presenter