Sylvia Syms

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

Gender

Female

Birthday

1934-01-06

Day of death

2023-01-27 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Woolwich, London, England, UK

Sylvia Syms

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).

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Holby City

    Holby City

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Blue Murder

    Blue Murder

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • At Home with the Braithwaites

    At Home with the Braithwaites

  • The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

  • Countdown

    Countdown

  • Danger Man

    Danger Man

  • Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

  • Kavanagh Q.C.

    Kavanagh Q.C.

  • Gentleman Jack

    Gentleman Jack

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Bunny and the Bull

    Bunny and the Bull

  • Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

  • What a Girl Wants

    What a Girl Wants

  • Born and Bred

    Born and Bred

  • Neville's Island

    Neville's Island

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • Playhouse Presents

    Playhouse Presents

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Shining Through

    Shining Through

  • The Tamarind Seed

    The Tamarind Seed

  • The Desperados

    The Desperados

  • Doctor Who: Ghost Light

    Doctor Who: Ghost Light

  • Woman in a Dressing Gown

    Woman in a Dressing Gown

  • No Time for Tears

    No Time for Tears

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Ice Cold in Alex

    Ice Cold in Alex

  • Dancing

    Dancing

  • East of Sudan

    East of Sudan

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Doctor Zhivago

  • Shirley Valentine

    Shirley Valentine

  • Case Histories

    Case Histories

  • Victim

    Victim

  • Natural Lies

    Natural Lies

  • Is Anybody There?

    Is Anybody There?

  • Absolute Beginners

    Absolute Beginners

  • The World of Suzie Wong

    The World of Suzie Wong

  • The Long Lonely Walk

    The Long Lonely Walk

  • Paul Temple

    Paul Temple

  • Hostile Witness

    Hostile Witness

  • Ferry to Hong Kong

    Ferry to Hong Kong

  • A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval

  • Collision

    Collision

  • Mr. H Is Late

    Mr. H Is Late

  • Child of Mine

    Child of Mine

  • Bachelor of Hearts

    Bachelor of Hearts

  • Strange Report

    Strange Report

  • The Making of 'The Queen'

    The Making of 'The Queen'

  • Nancy Astor

    Nancy Astor

  • Food of Love

    Food of Love

  • Danger Route

    Danger Route

  • Mulberry

    Mulberry

  • Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

  • No Trees in the Street

    No Trees in the Street

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

  • Amazons of Rome

    Amazons of Rome

  • The Birthday Present

    The Birthday Present

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • My Teenage Daughter

    My Teenage Daughter

  • The Punch and Judy Man

    The Punch and Judy Man

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

    Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

  • Television Playhouse

    Television Playhouse

  • Television Playhouse

    Television Playhouse

  • Original Sin

    Original Sin

  • Booked Out

    Booked Out

  • Dirty Weekend

    Dirty Weekend

  • Staggered

    Staggered

  • Intimate Contact

    Intimate Contact

  • The Glass Virgin

    The Glass Virgin

  • Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

  • Mavis and the Mermaid

    Mavis and the Mermaid

  • I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

  • Together

    Together

  • The Moonraker

    The Moonraker

  • Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

    Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

  • Thatcher: The Final Days

    Thatcher: The Final Days

  • There Goes The Bride

    There Goes The Bride

  • Bat Out of Hell

    Bat Out of Hell

  • Run Wild, Run Free

    Run Wild, Run Free

  • Flame in the Streets

    Flame in the Streets

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The Week We Went To War

    The Week We Went To War

  • Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

    Elstree: Britain's Hollywood

  • The World Ten Times Over

    The World Ten Times Over

  • The Fiction Makers

    The Fiction Makers

  • Give Us Tomorrow

    Give Us Tomorrow

  • The Big Job

    The Big Job

  • Expresso Bongo

    Expresso Bongo

  • Conspiracy of Hearts

    Conspiracy of Hearts

  • The Laughter of God

    The Laughter of God

  • The Quare Fellow

    The Quare Fellow

  • Bette and Joan

    Bette and Joan