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Sylvia Syms

Actor • Born 1934

Sylvia Syms

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About

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

Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoSeries • 1963Holby City posterHolby CitySeries • 1999Casualty posterCasualtySeries • 1986The Saint posterThe SaintSeries • 1962Heartbeat posterHeartbeatSeries • 1992Peak Practice posterPeak PracticeSeries • 1993Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Agatha Christie's Marple posterAgatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004ITV Playhouse posterITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967New Tricks posterNew TricksSeries • 2004Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Dalziel and Pascoe posterDalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996Danger Man posterDanger ManSeries • 1960Kavanagh Q.C. posterKavanagh Q.C.Series • 1995Sunday Night Theatre posterSunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950Playhouse Presents posterPlayhouse PresentsSeries • 2012The Ruth Rendell Mysteries posterThe Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries • 1987Judge John Deed posterJudge John DeedSeries • 2001Gentleman Jack posterGentleman JackSeries • 2019Case Histories posterCase HistoriesSeries • 2011Born and Bred posterBorn and BredSeries • 2002Blue Murder posterBlue MurderSeries • 2003Above Suspicion posterAbove SuspicionSeries • 2009Paul Temple posterPaul TempleSeries • 1969