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Prunella Scales

Actor • Born 1932

Prunella Scales

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About

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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.

Known for

Midsomer Murders posterMidsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Casualty posterCasualtySeries • 1986Silent Witness posterSilent WitnessSeries • 1996BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Agatha Christie's Marple posterAgatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004Bergerac posterBergeracSeries • 1981Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Dalziel and Pascoe posterDalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996The BBC Television Shakespeare posterThe BBC Television ShakespeareSeries • 1978ScreenPlay posterScreenPlaySeries • 1986Screen One posterScreen OneSeries • 1989Fawlty Towers posterFawlty TowersSeries • 1975Target posterTargetSeries • 1977Never the Twain posterNever the TwainSeries • 1981Wolf posterWolfMovie • 1994Howards End posterHowards EndMovie • 1992The Boys from Brazil posterThe Boys from BrazilMovie • 1978Dennis the Menace and Gnasher posterDennis the Menace and GnasherSeries • 1996Emma posterEmmaMovie • 1996Horrid Henry: The Movie posterHorrid Henry: The MovieMovie • 2011Room at the Top posterRoom at the TopMovie • 1958Freddie As F.R.O.7. posterFreddie As F.R.O.7.Movie • 1992Hobson's Choice posterHobson's ChoiceMovie • 1954