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Sylvia Syms Biography (1934-)

Born June 1, 1934, in London, England; daughter of Edwin (a trade unionist and civil servant) and Daisy (maiden name, Hale) Syms; married Ed Ney (a company director), June 8, 1956; children: Beatrice, Benjamin. Addresses: Agent: Crighton Service, 121A Strathville Rd., London SW18, England.; Agent: Barry Brown, 47 West Square, Southward, London SE11, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

June 1, 1934

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Woman, It Happens Every Thursday, 1953
• My Teenage Daughter, 1955
• The Birthday Present, 1956
• No Time for Tears, 1956
• The Moonraker, 1957
• Ice Cold in Alex, 1957
• Georgie Harlow, Woman in a Dressing Gown, Warner Bros., 1957
• No Trees in the Street, Seven Arts, 1958
• Bachelor of Hearts, 1958
• Conspiracy of Hearts, 1959
• Ferry to Hong-Kong, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• Expresso Bongo, 1960
• Virgins of Rome, 1960
• Flame in the Streets, 1961
• Victim, 1961
• The World of Suzie Wong, Paramount, 1961
• The Punch and Judy Men, 1962
• The Quare Fellow, 1963
• The World Ten Times Over, 1963
• East of Sudan, 1964
• The Big Job, 1965
• Operation Crossbow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• The Love Goddesses (also known as The Love Goddesses: A Historyof Sex in the Cinema), 1965
• Hostile Witness, 1966
• The Fiction Makers, 1967
• Danger Route, United Artists, 1968
• Run Wild, Run Free, Columbia, 1969
• The Desperadoes, Columbia, 1969
• It's Your Move, 1969
• Sadie, Some of My Best Friends Are..., 1971
• Broadway restaurant cashier, Born to Win, 1971
• Ruth, Asylum, 1972
• Asylum, Cinerama, 1972
• Margaret Stephenson, The Tamarind Seed, Avco Embassy, 1974
• Wendy Hammond, Give Us Tomorrow, 1979
• Ursula Westerby, There Goes the Bride, 1979
• Murders at Lynch Cross, 1985
• Cynthia Eve, Absolute Beginners, Orion, 1986
• Mrs. Crosby, Dirty Weekend, 1987
• Headmistress, Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989
• Rebecca Huntley-Pike, Chorus of Disapproval, J&M, 1989
• Diana, The Laughter of God (also known as Married to Murder), 1990
• Linda's mother, Shining Through, 1992
• Mother, Staggered, Victor Films, 1994
• Mrs. Harvey-Brown, Food of Love, MP Productions, 1997
• The House of Angelo, Tripal Productions, 1997
• Also appeared in The Eliminator; The Marauders; The White Cold; and Give Us This Day.
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• The wife, It's Your Move, 1982
• Lady with poodle, Mr. H Is Late, 1987
• Lilian Crown, A Sleeping Life, 1989
• Stephan's mother, Master of the Moor, 1994
• Esme Carling, Original Sin, 1996
• Mrs. Campress, Neville's Island, 1998
• Television Appearances, Miniseries
• Nanaire, Nancy Astor, PBS, 1984
• "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Series II" (also known as "A Pocketfull of Rye" and "A Murder Is Announced"), Mystery, PBS, 1986
• Annie Stanhope, Intimate Contact, HBO Showcase, 1987
• Harriet, Natural Lies, 1992
• Lady Constance, The Glass Virgin (also known as Catherine Cookson's the Glass Virgin), 1995
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Something to Declare, ITV, 1967
• My Good Woman, ITV, 1972-73
• The Movie Quiz, BBC-TV, 1972-73
• Isabel de Gines, Peak Practice, 1993-95
• Marion Riley, At Home with the Braithwaites, 2000
• Also appeared in The Jungle, The Saint, and The Baron.
• Episodic
• The Romantic Young Lady, BBC-TV, 1954
• The Devil's Disciple, BBC-TV, 1954
• The Powder Magazine, BBC-TV, 1954
• Climbing for Glory, BBC-TV, 1955
• Terminus, BBC-TV, 1955
• Bat out of Hell, BBC-TV, 1960
• Love Story, ITV, 1964
• Jeannine Roger, "Jeannine," The Saint, 1964
• Anne Yearley, "The Noble Sportsman," The Saint, 1964
• Cathy Dorne, "Farewell to Yesterday," The Baron, 1966
• Paula, "It's Up to the Lady," Danger Man, ITV, 1967
• The Human Jungle, ITV, 1968
• Arlen Flemming, "The Best Laid Schemes," The Saint, 1968
• Armchair Theatre, ITV, 1969
• Mike and Bernie Music Show, ITV, 1972
• Give Us a Clue, ITV, 1975
• Murder Will Out, ITV, 1976
• Sorry Darling, ITV, 1983
• A Murder Is Announced, BBC-TV, 1984
• Murder at Lynch Cross, ITV, 1985
• Mrs. Pritchard, "Ghost Light," Dr. Who, 1989
• "Where There's a Will," Heartbeat, 1998
• Also appeared in Love's Labour's Lost, Point of Departure, Equal Terms, Dead Reckoning, Love Story, and Justine, all BBC-TV. Appeared in Department in Terror; Friends and Romans; Strange Report; Half-Hour Story; The Root of All Evil; The Bridesmaid; Clutterbuck; Looks Familiar; Love and Marriage; The Truth about Verity; I'm Bob He's Dickie; Blankety Blank; Sykes; Crown Court; Rockcliffe'sFollies; Countdown; Ruth Rendell Mystery; May to December; Thatcher: The Final Days; and Natural Lies.
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) The Apple Cart, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, 1954
• A Kind of Folly, Duchess Theatre, London, 1954
• Dual Marriageway, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1956
• The Vortex, 1984
• Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Royal Exchange, Manchester, England, 1985
• Anne Lymes, Canaries Sometimes Sing, Albery Theatre, London, 1987
• Lady Cavan, Post Mortem, King's Head Theatre, London, 1992
• For Services Rendered, Salisbury Playhouse, then Old Vic Theatre,London, 1993
• Mothers and Daughters, Ludlow School, 1998
• Also appeared as understudy, Charley's Aunt, London, and maid/understudy for Mai, A Doll's House, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith; appeared in Peter Pan, Scala Theatre, London; Much Ado about Nothing andBoswell's Life of Johnson, both Edinburgh Festival, Scotland; Not Now Darling and Guest House, both Savoy Theatre, London; and Dead Ringer, Duke of York's Theatre, London. Appeared in stage productions of The Rivals; The Holiday; Dance of Death; The Heiress; Monique; Thieves Carnival; Odd Girl Out; The Beaux' Stratagem; The Ideal Husband; The Innocents; A Doll's House; In Praise of Love; Black Chiffon; Ghosts,and Gert and Daisy.
• Radio Appearances
• Appeared on radio series Little Dorrit.