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Joan Sims

Joan Sims

Acting May 9, 1930 (71 years old) June 27, 2001 Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Movies 95

The Thief and the Cobbler 7.2

The Thief and the Cobbler

as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

1993
Carry On Dick 5.8

Carry On Dick

as Madame Desiree

1974
Carry On Nurse 6.4

Carry On Nurse

as Student Nurse Stella Dawson

1959
The Canterville Ghost 6.3

The Canterville Ghost

as Mrs. Umney

1996
Carry On Doctor 6.5

Carry On Doctor

as Chloe Gibson

1967
Carry On Admiral 6.4

Carry On Admiral

as Mary

1957
The Belles of St Trinian's 6.4

The Belles of St Trinian's

as Miss Dawn

1954
Carry On Up the Khyber 6.4

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

1968
Carry On Girls 5.7

Carry On Girls

as Connie Philpotts

1973
Carry On at Your Convenience 6.2

Carry On at Your Convenience

as Chloe Moore

1971
That's Carry On! 5.8

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters (archive footage)

1977
The Sea Shall Not Have Them 7.2

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

as Hilda Tebbitt

1954
Don't Lose Your Head 6.7

Don't Lose Your Head

as Désirée Dubarry

1967
Carry On Camping 6.6

Carry On Camping

as Joan Fussey

1969
Carry On Cleo 6.7

Carry On Cleo

as Calpurnia

1964
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 6.9

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

as Betty

2000
Carry On Cowboy 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

as Belle

1965
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 5.8

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as Emily

1975
Carry On Matron 6.1

Carry On Matron

as Mrs. Tidey

1972
What Every Woman Wants 6.6

What Every Woman Wants

as Dolly Winch

1954
Carry On Teacher 6.3

Carry On Teacher

as Miss Sarah Allcock

1959
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet 6.2

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

as Queen Katryca

1986
Follow That Camel 5.9

Follow That Camel

as Zig-Zig

1967
To Dorothy, a Son 5.8

To Dorothy, a Son

as Telephone Operator

1954
Carry On Regardless 6.2

Carry On Regardless

as Lily Duveen

1961
Carry On Up the Jungle 5.9

Carry On Up the Jungle

as Lady Evelyn Bagley

1970
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins 5.0

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")

1971
Carry On Screaming! 6.5

Carry On Screaming!

as Emily Bung

1966
Doctor in Love 5.5

Doctor in Love

as Dawn

1960
What's a Carry On? 7.7

What's a Carry On?

as Self - Interviewee

1998
A Christmas Carol 7.2

A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

1971
The Captain's Table 6.0

The Captain's Table

as Maude Pritchett

1959
Doctor in Clover 5.8

Doctor in Clover

as Matron Sweet

1966
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve 8.5

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

as Lady on Plane

1993
The Iron Maiden 6.6

The Iron Maiden

as Nellie Trotter

1963
Carry On Again Doctor 6.1

Carry On Again Doctor

as Mrs. Ellen Moore

1969
Love Among the Ruins 7.0

Love Among the Ruins

as Fanny Pratt

1976
Carry On Loving 5.7

Carry On Loving

as Esme Crowfoot

1970
The Fool 8.0

The Fool

as Lady Daphne

1990
Carry On England 4.6

Carry On England

as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

1976
Carry On Behind 5.5

Carry On Behind

as Daphne Barnes

1975
Doctor in the House 6.5

Doctor in the House

as Nurse Rigor Mortis

1954
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio 8.0

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

as Self

1985
Upstairs and Downstairs 5.8

Upstairs and Downstairs

as Blodwen

1959
No Time for Tears 6.0

No Time for Tears

as Sister O'Malley

1957
The Alf Garnett Saga 5.0

The Alf Garnett Saga

as Gran

1972
Carry On Constable 6.3

Carry On Constable

as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy

1960
Carry On Abroad 6.3

Carry On Abroad

as Cora Flange

1972
The Naked Truth 6.8

The Naked Truth

as Ethel Ransom

1957
Carry On Henry 6.1

Carry On Henry

as Queen Marie

1971
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! 4.2

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

as Birdie

1973
Deceptions 6.7

Deceptions

as Mrs. Thirkell

1985
Lost 6.8

Lost

as Ice Cream Seller in the Park

1956
As Long As They're Happy 7.5

As Long As They're Happy

as Linda

1955
Doctor in Trouble 5.0

Doctor in Trouble

as Russian Captain

1970
A Pair of Briefs 6.2

A Pair of Briefs

as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)

1962
The Silken Affair 3.3

The Silken Affair

as Lady Barber

1956
The Young Lovers 6.1

The Young Lovers

as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)

1954
Carry On Emmannuelle 3.9

Carry On Emmannuelle

as Mrs. Dangle

1978
Stars in Your Eyes 6.7

Stars in Your Eyes

as Walter’s Secretary

1956
An Audience With Victoria Wood 5.3

An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self

1988
Nurse on Wheels 6.1

Nurse on Wheels

as Deborah Walcott

1963
Passport to Shame 6.1

Passport to Shame

as Miriam

1958
Life In Emergency Ward 10 7.0

Life In Emergency Ward 10

as Mrs. Pryor

1959
The Big Job 6.7

The Big Job

as Mildred Gamely

1965
No, My Darling Daughter 7.2

No, My Darling Daughter

as Miss PacPherson, a typist

1961
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) 7.1

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife

1972
Hay Fever 6.0

Hay Fever

as Clara

1984
San Ferry Ann 6.4

San Ferry Ann

as Mum

1965
Mr. Topaze 5.9

Mr. Topaze

as Colette

1961
On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
Doctor at Sea 5.8

Doctor at Sea

as Wendy Thomas

1955
Meet Mr. Lucifer 5.2

Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Fairy Queen

1953
Trouble in Store 6.1

Trouble in Store

as Edna

1953
Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care

as Daisy Potter

1993
Twice Round the Daffodils 7.0

Twice Round the Daffodils

as Harriet Halfpenny

1962
Watch Your Stern 5.9

Watch Your Stern

as Ann Foster

1960
His and Hers 5.3

His and Hers

as Hortense

1961
The Cobblers of Umbridge

The Cobblers of Umbridge

as Lilian Beverly

1973
Please Turn Over 6.3

Please Turn Over

as Beryl

1959
Will Any Gentleman...? 6.3

Will Any Gentleman...?

as Beryl

1953
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

as (Archive footage)

1996
Morrissey - Hulmerist

Morrissey - Hulmerist

as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

1991
Strictly for the Birds 5.8

Strictly for the Birds

as Peggy Bennett

1964
The Square Ring 7.1

The Square Ring

as Bunty

1953
Just My Luck 6.1

Just My Luck

as Phoebe

1957
Dry Rot 7.7

Dry Rot

as Beth Barton

1956
Waters of the Moon

Waters of the Moon

as Mrs. Ashworth

1983
Iolanthe

Iolanthe

as Queen of the Fairies

1968
Not Now Darling 5.1

Not Now Darling

as Miss Tipdale

1973
Alice Through the Looking Box

Alice Through the Looking Box

as Chambermaid

1960
The Odd Job

The Odd Job

as Kitty Harriman

1971
Colonel March Investigates 6.2

Colonel March Investigates

as Marjorie Dawson

1953
Carry On Christmas 6.4

Carry On Christmas

as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

1973
Davy 5.7

Davy

as Tea Lady

1958

TV Shows 52

Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Katryca

1963
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Jill Watson

1965
The Adventures of Robin Hood 6.4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Nell

1955
Pie in the Sky 8.3

Pie in the Sky

as Harriet Coverly

1994
The Goodies 7.7

The Goodies

as Delia Capone

1970
The Goodies 7.7

The Goodies

as Matron

1970
As Time Goes By 7.6

As Time Goes By

as Madge

1992
Sykes 6.7

Sykes

as Madge Kettlewell

1972
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Adele McCarthy

1996
Dramarama 7.2

Dramarama

as Beryl

1983
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Daisy Potter

1989
The Buccaneers 6.4

The Buccaneers

as Abigail

1956
Till Death Us Do Part 7.6

Till Death Us Do Part

as Gran

1966
Worzel Gummidge 6.2

Worzel Gummidge

as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton

1979
Cilla 8.0

Cilla

as Self

1968
Dick Turpin 7.4

Dick Turpin

as Countess of Durham

1979
Super Gran 6.4

Super Gran

as Cat Burglar

1985
Lady Killers 7.5

Lady Killers

as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)

1980
Colonel March of Scotland Yard 7.5

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

as Marjorie Dawson

1956
In Loving Memory 6.8

In Loving Memory

1969
Ooh La La! 10.0

Ooh La La!

1968
Martin Chuzzlewit 8.4

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Betsy Prig

1994
Our House 8.0

Our House

1960
Seven of One 7.3

Seven of One

as Mrs Dawkins

1973
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Madame Olga

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Lady Isobel

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Lady Kate Houndsbotham

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Else

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Amelia Forbush

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Lady Guinevere

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Mrs MacFlute

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Dr. Janis Crunbitt

1975
Carry On Laughing 5.7

Carry On Laughing

as Mrs Breeches

1975
Miss Marple 7.8

Miss Marple

as Miss Murgatroyd

1984
Victoria Wood 8.0

Victoria Wood

as Susan

1989
Born and Bred 6.0

Born and Bred

as Molly Peglar

1978
Farrington of the F.O. 7.5

Farrington of the F.O.

as Annie Begley

1986
Men of Affairs 7.0

Men of Affairs

as Lady Mainwaring-Brown

1973
On the Up 6.8

On the Up

as Mrs. Fiona Wembley

1990
Six Dates with Barker 7.4

Six Dates with Barker

as Kitty Harriman

1971
Deceptions 6.0

Deceptions

as Mrs. Thirkell

1985
Sam and Janet

Sam and Janet

as Janet Marshall

1967
The Stanley Baxter Show

The Stanley Baxter Show

1963
Dial RIX

Dial RIX

1962
Dial RIX

Dial RIX

as Shirley Rix

1962
Dial RIX

Dial RIX

as Rita Haythorne

1962
Tonight at 8.30 7.0

Tonight at 8.30

as Mrs. Rockett

1991
Carry On Christmas Specials 5.8

Carry On Christmas Specials

1969
Smokescreen 8.0

Smokescreen

as Mrs Nash

1994
Spark 6.7

Spark

as Aunt Hattie

1997
Cockles 7.5

Cockles

as Gloria du Bois

1984
The Dick Emery Show 8.0

The Dick Emery Show

1963

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