Joan Sims

Known For: Acting
Born: May 9, 1930
Place of Birth: Laindon, Essex, England, UK
Died: June 27, 2001

Joan Sims

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Filmography

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001 · Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000 · Betty

What's a Carry On?

1998 · Self - Interviewee

Spark

1997 · Aunt Hattie

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996 · (Archive footage)

The Canterville Ghost

1996 · Mrs. Umney

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · Adele McCarthy

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994 · Betsy Prig

Pie in the Sky

1994 · Harriet Coverly

Smokescreen

1994 · Mrs Nash

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

1993 · Lady on Plane

Tender Loving Care

1993 · Daisy Potter

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

As Time Goes By

1992 · Madge

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991 · Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

The Fool

1990 · Lady Daphne

On the Up

1990

Victoria Wood

1989 · Susan

Screen One

1989 · Daisy Potter

An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988 · Self

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

1986 · Queen Katryca

Farrington of the F.O.

1986 · Annie Begley

Deceptions

1985 · Mrs. Thirkell

Deceptions

1985 · Mrs. Thirkell

Super Gran

1985 · Cat Burglar

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985 · Self

Hay Fever

1984 · Clara

Cockles

1984 · Gloria du Bois

Waters of the Moon

Waters of the Moon

1983 · Mrs. Ashworth

Dramarama

1983 · Beryl

Lady Killers

1980 · 'Belle' Elmore (voice)

Worzel Gummidge

1979 · Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton

Dick Turpin

1979 · Countess of Durham

Carry On Emmannuelle

1978 · Mrs. Dangle

Born and Bred

1978 · Molly Peglar

That's Carry On!

1977 · Various Characters (archive footage)

Carry On England

1976 · Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

Love Among the Ruins

1976 · Fanny Pratt

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 · Emily

Carry On Behind

1975 · Daphne Barnes

Carry On Laughing

1975 · Madame Olga, Lady Isobel, Lady Kate Houndsbotham, Else, Amelia Forbush, Lady Guinevere, Mrs MacFlute, Dr. Janis Crunbitt, Mrs Breeches

Carry On Dick

1974 · Madame Desiree

Carry on Christmas

1973 · Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

Carry On Girls

1973 · Connie Philpotts

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973 · Birdie

Men of Affairs

1973 · Lady Mainwaring-Brown

Seven of One

1973 · Mrs Dawkins

Not Now Darling

1973 · Miss Tipdale

The Cobblers of Umbridge

1973 · Lilian Beverly

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

1972 · Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife

Carry On Abroad

1972 · Cora Flange

Sykes

1972 · Madge Kettlewell

Carry On Matron

1972 · Mrs. Tidey

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972 · Gran

A Christmas Carol

1971 · Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 · Chloe Moore

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971 · Policewoman (segment "Avarice")

Carry On Henry

1971 · Queen Marie

The Odd Job

1971 · Kitty Harriman

Six Dates with Barker

1971 · Kitty Harriman

The Goodies

1970 · Delia Capone, Matron

Carry On Loving

1970 · Esme Crowfoot

Doctor in Trouble

1970 · Russian Captain

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 · Lady Evelyn Bagley

Carry On Christmas Specials

1969

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 · Mrs. Ellen Moore

In Loving Memory

1969

Carry On Camping

1969 · Joan Fussey

Iolanthe

1968 · Queen of the Fairies

Ooh La La!

1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 · Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

Cilla

1968 · Self

Carry On Doctor

1967 · Chloe Gibson

Follow That Camel

1967 · Zig-Zig

Sam and Janet

1967 · Janet Marshall

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 · Désirée Dubarry

Before The Fringe

Before The Fringe

1967

Till Death Us Do Part

1966 · Gran

Carry On Screaming!

1966 · Emily Bung

Doctor in Clover

1966 · Matron Sweet

Carry On Cowboy

1965 · Belle

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Jill Watson

The Big Job

1965 · Mildred Gamely

San Ferry Ann

1965 · Mum

Carry On Cleo

1964 · Calpurnia

Strictly for the Birds

1964 · Peggy Bennett

Doctor Who

1963 · Katryca

The Stanley Baxter Show

The Stanley Baxter Show

1963

The Dick Emery Show

1963

The Iron Maiden

1963 · Nellie Trotter

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · Deborah Walcott

Dial RIX

1962

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962 · Harriet Halfpenny

A Pair of Briefs

1962 · Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)

No, My Darling Daughter

1961 · Miss PacPherson, a typist

Carry On Regardless

1961 · Lily Duveen

Mr. Topaze

1961 · Colette

His and Hers

1961 · Hortense

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960 · Chambermaid

Watch Your Stern

1960 · Ann Foster

Our House

1960

Doctor in Love

1960 · Dawn

Carry On Constable

1960 · Policewoman Gloria Passworthy

Please Turn Over

1959 · Beryl

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 · Blodwen

Carry On Teacher

1959 · Miss Sarah Allcock

Life In Emergency Ward 10

1959 · Mrs. Pryor

Carry On Nurse

1959 · Student Nurse Stella Dawson

The Captain's Table

1959 · Maude Pritchett

Passport to Shame

1958 · Miriam

Davy

1958 · Tea Lady

The Naked Truth

1957 · Ethel Ransom

Just My Luck

1957 · Phoebe

No Time for Tears

1957 · Sister O'Malley

Carry On Admiral

1957 · Mary

Stars in Your Eyes

1956 · Walter’s Secretary

Dry Rot

1956 · Beth Barton

The Silken Affair

1956 · Lady Barber

The Buccaneers

1956 · Abigail

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956 · Marjorie Dawson

Lost

1956 · Ice Cream Seller in the Park

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 · Nell

Doctor at Sea

1955 · Wendy Thomas

As Long as They're Happy

1955 · Linda

To Dorothy, a Son

1954 · Telephone Operator

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 · Miss Dawn

The Young Lovers

1954 · Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)

What Every Woman Wants

1954 · Dolly Winch

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954 · Hilda Tebbitt

Doctor in the House

1954 · Nurse Rigor Mortis

Trouble in Store

1953 · Edna

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953 · Fairy Queen

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 · Beryl

The Square Ring

1953 · Bunty

Colonel March Investigates

1953 · Marjorie Dawson

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