Born 1934 (age 89) · Woolwich, London, England, UK
Appears in 111 titles

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).

Filmography

What a Girl Wants
6.3
What a Girl Wants
2003
as Princess Charlotte
The Queen
7.0
The Queen
2006
as Queen Mother
Shining Through
6.5
Shining Through
1992
as Linda's Mother
Asylum
6.0
Asylum
1972
as Ruth
Victim
7.5
Victim
1961
as Laura Farr
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
5.5
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
2003
as Mrs. Bartz
The Poseidon Adventure
5.2
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Belle Rosen
Operation Crossbow
6.7
Operation Crossbow
1965
as Constance Babington Smith
Shirley Valentine
6.3
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Headmistress
Ice Cold in Alex
7.3
Ice Cold in Alex
1958
as Sister Diana Murdoch
Is Anybody There?
6.3
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Lilian
Bunny and the Bull
6.1
Bunny and the Bull
2009
as Hotelier
Absolute Beginners
5.5
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Cynthia Eve
The Tamarind Seed
6.2
The Tamarind Seed
1974
as Margaret Stephenson
The World of Suzie Wong
6.6
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as Kay O’Neill
The Big Job
6.7
The Big Job
1965
as Myrtle Robbins
A Chorus of Disapproval
5.5
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
as Rebecca Huntley-Pike
Danger Route
5.6
Danger Route
1967
as Barbara Canning
Woman in a Dressing Gown
6.3
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957
as Georgie Harlow
The Desperados
4.2
The Desperados
1969
as Laura