Prunella Scales
June 22, 1932 (92 years old) in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prunella Scales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 ·50 Years of BBC Two Comedyas Self
- 2014 ·Great Canal Journeysas Self
- 2014 ·Sub Rosaas Madame
- 2013 ·The Phone Callas Joan
- 2012 ·Run For Your Wifeas Woman in Pub
- 2011 ·Horrid Henry: The Movieas Great Aunt Greta
- 2009 ·Fawlty Towers: Re-Openedas Self / Sybil Fawlty
- 2007 ·The Shell Seekersas Dolly Keeling
- 2007 ·What the Pythons Did Next...as Self
- 2006 ·Mr. Loveday's Little Outingas Lady Moping
- 2005 ·Fawlty Towers Revisitedas Herself
- 2003 ·The Royalas Red Admiral
- 2002 ·Dickensas
- 2002 ·A Day In The Death Of Joe Eggas Grace
- 2001 ·Station Jimas Queen Victoria
- 2000 ·The Ghost of Greville Lodgeas
- 1999 ·Mad Cowsas Dr. Minny Stinkler
- 1999 ·Loose Womenas Self
- 1999 ·An Ideal Husbandas Lady Markby
- 1998 ·Stiff Upper Lipsas Aunt Agnes
- 1997 ·Keeping Mumas Marjorie
- 1997 ·An Audience with Alf Garnettas
- 1997 ·Midsomer Murdersas Eleanor Bunsall
- 1996 ·Emmaas Miss Bates
- 1996 ·Breaking the Codeas Sara Turing
- 1996 ·Lord of Misruleas Shirley
- 1996 ·Dennis the Menace and Gnasheras Mrs. Duffel
- 1996 ·Dalziel & Pascoeas
- 1996 ·Silent Witnessas Anne Parker
- 1995 ·The World of Lee Evansas Mother
- 1995 ·Look at the State We're In!as Storyteller
- 1995 ·An Awfully Big Adventureas Rose
- 1995 ·Signs and Wondersas Elizabeth Palmore
- 1994 ·Second Bestas Margery
- 1994 ·Wolfas Maude Waggins
- 1994 ·Fair Gameas Marjorie
- 1994 ·The Rector's Wifeas Marjorie Richardson
- 1992 ·Freddie as F.R.O.7.as Queen (voice)
- 1992 ·My Friend Walteras Aunt Ellie
- 1992 ·Howards Endas Aunt Juley
- 1991 ·A Question of Attributionas H.M.Q.
- 1990 ·The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Fleecy Flock
- 1990 ·Dirty Beastsas Narrator
- 1990 ·Revolting Rhymesas Narrator
- 1989 ·Beyond The Paleas Milly
- 1989 ·A Chorus of Disapprovalas Hannah Ap Llewellyn
- 1989 ·Communicators From Hellas
- 1989 ·Bosses From Hellas
- 1988 ·Thompsonas
- 1988 ·Natural Causesas Celia Bryce
- 1988 ·Consuming Passionsas Ethel
- 1988 ·After Henryas
- 1987 ·When We Are Marriedas Annie Parker
- 1987 ·The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearneas Moira O'Neill
- 1987 ·What the Butler Sawas Mrs Prentice
- 1986 ·Unnatural Causesas Judith
- 1986 ·Home Cookingas Judith
- 1986 ·Casualtyas Jocelyn Anderson
- 1985 ·Mapp & Luciaas
- 1985 ·Absurd Person Singularas Marion Brewster-Wright
- 1984 ·Slimming Downas Mrs. Shrigley
- 1983 ·The Wicked Ladyas Lady Kingsclere
- 1982 ·The Merry Wives of Windsoras Mistress Page
- 1982 ·Outside Edgeas Miriam
- 1981 ·Bergeracas Gloria Gibbins
- 1978 ·Doris and Doreenas Doris Rutter
- 1978 ·The BBC Television Shakespeareas
- 1978 ·The Boys from Brazilas Mrs. Harrington
- 1978 ·The Hound of the Baskervillesas Glynis
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1977 ·Targetas
- 1977 ·The Achurch Lettersas Florence Farr
- 1976 ·Lucky Felleras
- 1976 ·The Littlest Horse Thievesas Mrs. Sandman
- 1975 ·Fawlty Towersas Sybil Fawlty
- 1975 ·The Apple Cartas Queen Jemima
- 1973 ·Seven of Oneas
- 1965 ·Thirty-Minute Theatreas Marie
- 1962 ·Waltz of the Toreadorsas Estella Fitzjohn
- 1961 ·Marriage Linesas
- 1958 ·Room at the Topas Council Office Worker (uncredited)
- 1954 ·What Every Woman Wantsas Mary
- 1954 ·Hobson's Choiceas Vicky Hobson
- 1953 ·Laxdale Hallas Morag McLeod
- 1952 ·Pride and Prejudiceas Lydia Bennet