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.