Sylvia Syms

Acting • 118 Credits

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).

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants

2003 ⭐ 3.2
as Princess Charlotte
The Queen

The Queen

2006 ⭐ 3.5
as Queen Mother
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963 ⭐ 4.0
as Mrs. Pritchard
Shining Through

Shining Through

1992 ⭐ 3.2
as Linda's Mother
Asylum

Asylum

1972 ⭐ 3.1
as Ruth
Gentleman Jack

Gentleman Jack

2019 ⭐ 4.0
as Mrs Rawson
Victim

Victim

1961 ⭐ 3.8
as Laura Farr
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 ⭐ 4.0
as Lavinia Pinkerton
The Saint

The Saint

1962 ⭐ 3.7
as Jeannine Roger
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2003 ⭐ 2.8
as Mrs. Bartz
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

2005 ⭐ 2.6
as Belle Rosen
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965 ⭐ 3.4
as Constance Babington Smith
Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

1989 ⭐ 3.2
as Headmistress
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

1958 ⭐ 3.6
as Sister Diana Murdoch
Casualty

Casualty

1986 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Bullock
Is Anybody There?

Is Anybody There?

2009 ⭐ 3.1
as Lilian
Bunny and the Bull

Bunny and the Bull

2009 ⭐ 3.0
as Hotelier
Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

1986 ⭐ 2.8
as Cynthia Eve
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

2002 ⭐ 3.4
as Madame Fleury
New Tricks

New Tricks

2004 ⭐ 3.6
as Beatrice
The Tamarind Seed

The Tamarind Seed

1974 ⭐ 3.1
as Margaret Stephenson
Holby City

Holby City

1999 ⭐ 2.9
as Margaret Larkin
The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

1960 ⭐ 3.3
as Kay O’Neill
Case Histories

Case Histories

2011 ⭐ 3.9
as Binky Rain
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

1985 ⭐ 3.8
as Mrs. Easterbrook
Collision

Collision

2009 ⭐ 3.5
as Joyce Thompson
Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

2009 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs Hedges
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 ⭐ 3.5
as Peggy Tatton
Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996 ⭐ 3.2
as Maisie Barron
The Big Job

The Big Job

1965 ⭐ 3.4
as Myrtle Robbins