Joan Sims
Born in Laindon, Essex, England, UK — May 09 1930• Died Jun 27 2001
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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.
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Doctor Who
Katryca
Pie in the Sky
Harriet Coverly
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nell
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Adele McCarthy
Sykes
Madge Kettlewell
As Time Goes By
Madge
The Buccaneers
Abigail
The Goodies
Delia Capone
Worzel Gummidge
Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
Super Gran
Cat Burglar
Lady Killers
'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Marjorie Dawson
Dick Turpin
Countess of Durham
Till Death Us Do Part
Gran
Ooh La La!
Carry On Laughing
Madame Olga
Cilla
Self
Martin Chuzzlewit
Betsy Prig
Victoria Wood
Susan
Born and Bred
Molly Peglar
In Loving Memory
Six Dates with Barker
Kitty Harriman
Seven of One
Mrs Dawkins
Carry On Nurse
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Abroad
Cora Flange
Spark
Aunt Hattie
Carry On Camping
Joan Fussey
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
On the Up
Carry On Regardless
Lily Duveen
Carry On Loving
Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Cleo
Calpurnia
Carry On Matron
Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Behind
Daphne Barnes
Carry On Dick
Madame Desiree
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
Carry On Doctor
Chloe Gibson
The Captain's Table
Maude Pritchett
Sam and Janet
Janet Marshall
Farrington of the F.O.
Annie Begley
Carry On Teacher
Miss Sarah Allcock
Don't Lose Your Head
Désirée Dubarry
The Alf Garnett Saga
Gran
What's a Carry On?
Self - Interviewee
The Big Job
Mildred Gamely
Nurse on Wheels
Deborah Walcott
The Naked Truth
Ethel Ransom
Carry On Up the Khyber
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Doctor in the House
Nurse Rigor Mortis
The Thief and the Cobbler
Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Follow That Camel
Zig-Zig
Carry On Again Doctor
Mrs. Ellen Moore
The Fool
Lady Daphne
Doctor in Trouble
Russian Captain
Carry On Cowboy
Belle
San Ferry Ann
Mum
His and Hers
Hortense
Lost
Ice Cream Seller in the Park
Doctor in Love
Dawn
Carry On Christmas Specials
Our House
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Lady on Plane
The Iron Maiden
Nellie Trotter
Carry On Girls
Connie Philpotts
Dial RIX
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Emily
Doctor in Clover
Matron Sweet
Men of Affairs
Lady Mainwaring-Brown
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Betty
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Smokescreen
Mrs Nash
The Belles of St Trinian's
Miss Dawn
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Fairy Queen
Carry On England
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Just My Luck
Phoebe
Mr. Topaze
Colette
Carry On Emmannuelle
Mrs. Dangle
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Mrs. Pryor
Passport to Shame
Miriam
The Silken Affair
Lady Barber
The Square Ring
Bunty
Upstairs and Downstairs
Blodwen
Carry On Screaming!
Emily Bung
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Umney
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
Carry On Up the Jungle
Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor at Sea
Wendy Thomas
On Location: The Carry Ons
Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carry On Henry
Queen Marie
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Hilda Tebbitt
Carry On Admiral
Mary
Twice Round the Daffodils
Harriet Halfpenny
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
Davy
Tea Lady
Please Turn Over
Beryl
To Dorothy, a Son
Telephone Operator
Watch Your Stern
Ann Foster
That's Carry On!
Various Characters (archive footage)
A Pair of Briefs
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Cockles
Gloria du Bois
Carry On at Your Convenience
Chloe Moore
Carry On Constable
Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
No Time for Tears
Sister O'Malley
Before The Fringe
Alice Through the Looking Box
Chambermaid
Tender Loving Care
Daisy Potter
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Queen Katryca
Dry Rot
Beth Barton
Trouble in Store
Edna
The Young Lovers
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
As Long as They're Happy
Linda
Love Among the Ruins
Fanny Pratt
Will Any Gentleman...?
Beryl
Colonel March Investigates
Marjorie Dawson
Hay Fever
Clara
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Birdie
Strictly for the Birds
Peggy Bennett
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
No, My Darling Daughter
Miss PacPherson, a typist
Morrissey - Hulmerist
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Carry on Christmas
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Lilian Beverly
What Every Woman Wants
Dolly Winch
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
(Archive footage)
Not Now Darling
Miss Tipdale
Iolanthe
Queen of the Fairies
The Odd Job
Kitty Harriman
The Stanley Baxter Show
The Dick Emery Show
Stars in Your Eyes
Walter’s Secretary