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Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Acting May 14, 1933 (93 years old) Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales

Biography

Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by listening to the radio. She attended Pontardawe Grammar School and later read English and Philosophy at University College Cardiff, graduating in 1955. She entered RADA in LOndon, England with a scholarship in September 1955, the same year as Diana Rigg and Glenda Jackson. She went on to win the prestigious Bancroft Gold Medal for Hedda Gabler and was offered work in Hollywood when she left RADA. While still a student she was offered three film contracts, entailing her to work for an extended period of time in the United States; but she declined, preferring to work on stage instead.

Movies 67

Dune 6.2

Dune

as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

1984
Clash of the Titans 6.9

Clash of the Titans

as Cassiopeia

1981
The Longest Day 7.6

The Longest Day

as WRNS Officer (uncredited)

1962
Valmont 6.7

Valmont

as Madame de Volanges

1989
The Age of Innocence 7.0

The Age of Innocence

as Mrs. Archer

1993
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 5.4

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

as Charal

1985
Becket 7.2

Becket

as Gwendolen

1964
Summerland 7.5

Summerland

as Margaret Corey

2020
Dream Horse 7.0

Dream Horse

as Maureen

2021
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 6.8

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Ursula Mossbank

1969
The Doctor and the Devils 6.3

The Doctor and the Devils

as Annabella Rock

1985
Alice Through the Looking Glass 5.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Red Queen

1998
Hochelaga, Land of Souls 4.8

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

as Sarah Walker

2017
Murphy's War 6.1

Murphy's War

as Hayden

1971
Nijinsky 4.9

Nijinsky

as Lady Ripon

1980
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

2007
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends 8.0

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self

2022
Under Milk Wood 6.2

Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Pugh

2014
Aberfan: The Green Hollow 6.3

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016
Alec Guinness: A Class Act 6.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

2024
Laughter in the Dark 4.3

Laughter in the Dark

as Lady Pamela More

1969
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

as Mersyankh (voice)

1989
Frank and Percy

Frank and Percy

2026
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film 10.0

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

as Self - Ru (archive footage)

2003
Richard Burton: Wild Genius 7.5

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

as Self

2025
Under Milk Wood 6.1

Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard

1972
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew 5.0

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

as Calypso

1995
Young Cassidy 6.4

Young Cassidy

as Ella

1965
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 7.3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

2022
Be Happy! 5.5

Be Happy!

as Maria

2019
I, Claudius: A Television Epic 7.0

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as Self

2002
A Christmas Carol 7.5

A Christmas Carol

as Grandmother / narrator (voice)

2020
The Murder Room 6.5

The Murder Room

as Marie Strickland

2004
Dark River 10.0

Dark River

as Mrs. Blessington

1990
To Provide All People 8.0

To Provide All People

as Patient

2018
How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?

as Mrs Alicia Moore

1982
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs 6.0

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

as Madame Neilsen

2019
Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime 6.7

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

as Evil Baroness

2000
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill 8.0

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Mrs. Patrick Campbell

1974
Stalin: Inside the Terror 7.0

Stalin: Inside the Terror

as Narrator

2003
The Scold's Bridle 6.4

The Scold's Bridle

as Mathilda Gillespie

1998
The Black Candle 5.0

The Black Candle

as Daisy Barnett

1991
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

as Mrs Utah Watkins / Polly Garter / Mrs Beyon

2021
The Achurch Letters

The Achurch Letters

as Janet Achurch

1977
Nureyev 7.3

Nureyev

as Narrator

2018
Thief 10.0

Thief

as Woman

1968
A Picture of London

A Picture of London

as Narrator

2012
House of America 5.7

House of America

as Mam

1997
Come and Go 6.0

Come and Go

as Ru

2000
Lovesong

Lovesong

as Maggie

2012
It’s Dearer After Midnight

It’s Dearer After Midnight

as Jo

1968
Carpathian Eagle 5.4

Carpathian Eagle

as Mrs. Henska

1980
Don Juan in Hell

Don Juan in Hell

as Dona Ana

1962
Siân Phillips at 90

Siân Phillips at 90

as Self

2023
Still: Here/Now 9.0

Still: Here/Now

as Self

2003
Platonov 8.0

Platonov

as Anna

1971
The Chestnut Soldier 7.0

The Chestnut Soldier

as Nain Griffiths

1991
The Snow Spider 9.5

The Snow Spider

as Nain Griffiths

1988
Emlyn's Moon 8.0

Emlyn's Moon

as Nain Griffiths

1990
Miss Dalí 5.7

Miss Dalí

as Anna Maria Dalí

2018
Time & Again 9.0

Time & Again

as Eleanor

2019
Apple Cider Vinegar 8.0

Apple Cider Vinegar

as Voice

2024
The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

as Narrator

2011
Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House

as Hesione Hushabye

1977
Eh, Joe? 10.0

Eh, Joe?

as Voice

1966
Voyageuse 7.3

Voyageuse

as Erica

2018
The Mousehole Cat 10.0

The Mousehole Cat

as Narrator

1995

TV Shows 59

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Lady Annabel Butler

1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Laura Upward

1989
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

as Beattie Elletson

1996
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
La Femme Nikita 7.4

La Femme Nikita

as Adrian

1997
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Anna Voinitseva

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as The Duchesse of Berwich

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Hesione Hushabye

1965
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Hermione

1979
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as May Bartram

1967
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Adele Goffe

2007
Doctor Who 6.4

Doctor Who

as Enid Meadows

2024
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Sally Stirling

1969
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Janet Achurch

1974
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Alicia Moore

1974
The Chelsea Detective 6.3

The Chelsea Detective

as Grandma Dix

2022
Good Omens 8.0

Good Omens

as Mr. Henderson

2019
Remembers… 7.5

Remembers…

as Self

2022
I, Claudius 7.8

I, Claudius

as Livia

1976
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Carole Blair

1961
The Magician's House 6.0

The Magician's House

as Meg Lewis

1999
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as May

2012
McDonald & Dodds 7.5

McDonald & Dodds

as Agnes Gillian

2020
Hammer House of Horror 7.0

Hammer House of Horror

as Mrs. Henska

1980
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 7.6

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Ann Smiley

1979
Espionage 10.0

Espionage

as Anna

1963
The Last Detective 7.8

The Last Detective

as Vera Dulciman

2003
Half Hour Story 7.5

Half Hour Story

as A Girl

1967
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Lavery

1951
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

as Martha Jones

1969
Ivanhoe 7.1

Ivanhoe

as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

1997
Attila 6.3

Attila

as Grandmother

2001
Perfect Scoundrels 6.0

Perfect Scoundrels

as Mother Aloysius

1990
How Green Was My Valley 6.7

How Green Was My Valley

as Beth Morgan

1975
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 6.2

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Clementine Churchill

1981
Shadow of the Noose 9.0

Shadow of the Noose

as Lady Scott

1989
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

as Matilda Crawley

1987
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles 5.0

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as Duchess of Windsor

1987
The Sherman Plays

The Sherman Plays

as Self - Introduction

1993
Heidi 7.2

Heidi

as Frau Sesemann

1993
City '68

City '68

as Jo

1967
Arthouse

Arthouse

as Self - Commentary

1997
Shoulder to Shoulder 6.5

Shoulder to Shoulder

as Emmeline Pankhurst

1974
A Killing on the Exchange 5.0

A Killing on the Exchange

as Isobel Makepeace

1987
The Return of the Borrowers 7.0

The Return of the Borrowers

as Mrs. Driver

1993
Tonight at 8.30 7.0

Tonight at 8.30

as Clare Wedderburn

1991
Tonight at 8.30 7.0

Tonight at 8.30

as Barbara Faber

1991
Tonight at 8.30 7.0

Tonight at 8.30

as Olive Lloyd-Ransome

1991
Wonders of the Celtic Deep

Wonders of the Celtic Deep

as Self - Narrator

2021
Crime and Punishment 8.0

Crime and Punishment

as Katerina Ivánovna

1979
The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

as Mathilda

1998
The Sex Game

The Sex Game

as Louisa

1968
Warrior Queen 6.7

Warrior Queen

as Queen Boudicca

1978
Red Empire 9.0

Red Empire

as Narrator (voice)

1990
The Snow Spider 7.3

The Snow Spider

as Nain Griffiths

1988
Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty 7.5

Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

as Narrator

2024
When Reason Sleeps

When Reason Sleeps

as Miss Drake

1987
A Year in the Beacons

A Year in the Beacons

as Narrator

2021

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