Biography
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
all 123
Movies 89
TV Shows 34
self 4
Voice 3
Self - Interviewee / Various Characters
What's a Carry On? (1998)
Movie
Aunt Hattie
Spark (1997)
TV
(Archive footage)
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
Movie
Mrs. Umney
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
Movie
Adele McCarthy
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
TV
6
Harriet Coverly
Pie in the Sky (1994)
TV
Lady on Plane
One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
Movie
Daisy Potter
Tender Loving Care (1993)
Movie
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
Movie
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Hulmerist (1991)
Movie
Mrs. Fiona Wembley
On the Up (1990)
TV
Lady Fox-Custard
Simon and the Witch (1987)
TV
Queen Katryca
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
Movie
Mrs. Thirkell
Deceptions (1985)
TV
Mrs. Thirkell
Deceptions (1985)
Movie
Cat Burglar
Super Gran (1985)
TV
Gloria du Bois
Cockles (1984)
TV
'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Lady Killers (1980)
TV
Mrs. Dangle
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
Movie
Miss Pratt
Lord Tramp (1977)
TV
Various Characters
That's Carry On! (1977)
Movie
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Carry On England (1976)
Movie
Daphne Barnes
Carry On Behind (1975)
Movie
3.5
Fanny Pratt
Love Among the Ruins (1975)
Movie
Lady Guinevere / Mrs. Breeches / Amelia Forbush
Carry On Laughing (1975)
TV
Madame Desirée
Carry On Dick (1974)
Movie
3.5
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife
Carry on Christmas (1973)
Movie
Connie Philpotts
Carry On Girls (1973)
Movie
3.5
Mrs. Dawkins
Seven of One (1973)
TV
Miss Tipdale
Not Now Darling (1973)
Movie
Lilian Beverly
The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
Movie
Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Miss Esmerelda / Princess Yo-Yo
Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) (1972)
Movie
Cora Flange
Carry On Abroad (1972)
Movie
3.5
Madge Kettlewell
Sykes (1972)
TV
Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Matron (1972)
Movie
6.83
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
A Christmas Carol (1971)
Movie
Policewoman (segment 'Avarice')
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
Movie
Chloë Moore
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
Movie
6
Queen Marie
Carry On Henry (1971)
Movie
6
Kitty Harriman
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
TV
Delia Capone / Matron
The Goodies (1970)
TV
Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Loving (1970)
Movie
6
Russian Captain
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
Movie
4.33
Lady Evelyn Bagley
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
Movie
6
Ellen Moore
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
Movie
5
Joan Fussey
Carry On Camping (1969)
Movie
3.5
Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
Movie
3.5
Self
Cilla (1968)
TV
Chloë Gibson
Carry On Doctor (1967)
Movie
4
Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
Movie
3.5
Emily Bung
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
Movie
3.5
Matron Sweet
Doctor in Clover (1966)
Movie
4.76
Belle Armitage
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
Movie
6
Mildred Gamely
The Big Job (1965)
Movie
Calpurnia
Carry On Cleo (1964)
Movie
5.75
Peggy Bennett
Strictly for the Birds (1964)
Movie
Katryca
Doctor Who (1963)
TV
5.28
Various Characters
The Dick Emery Show (1963)
TV
Nellie Trotter
The Iron Maiden (1963)
Movie
Deborah Walcott
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Movie
Harriet Halfpenny
Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
Movie
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
A Pair of Briefs (1962)
Movie
Miss PacPherson, a typist
No, My Darling Daughter (1961)
Movie
Lily Duveen
Carry On Regardless (1961)
Movie
5
Colette
Mr. Topaze (1961)
Movie
Hortense
His and Hers (1961)
Movie
Ann Foster
Watch Your Stern (1960)
Movie
Daisy Burke
Our House (1960)
TV
W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
Carry On Constable (1960)
Movie
4
Sarah Allcock
Carry On Teacher (1959)
Movie
4.5
Mrs. Pryor
Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
Movie
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Movie
3.5
Maude Pritchett
The Captain's Table (1959)
Movie
Tea Lady
Davy (1958)
Movie
Ethel Ransom
The Naked Truth (1957)
Movie
Phoebe
Just My Luck (1957)
Movie
Sister O'Malley
No Time for Tears (1957)
Movie
Walter’s Secretary
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
Movie
Beth Barton
Dry Rot (1956)
Movie
Lady Barber
The Silken Affair (1956)
Movie
Abigail
The Buccaneers (1956)
TV
Marjorie Dawson
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
TV
Ice Cream Seller in the Park (Uncredited)
Lost (1956)
Movie
Wendy Thomas
Doctor at Sea (1955)
Movie
3.5
Telephone Operator
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
Movie
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
The Young Lovers (1954)
Movie
Dolly Winch
What Every Woman Wants (1954)
Movie
Hilda Tebbitt
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
Movie
6
Rigor Mortis
Doctor in the House (1954)
Movie
5.21
Fairy Queen
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
Movie
Marjorie Dawson
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.9
Based on 180 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1959
1968
1961
2000
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1930-05-09
Deathday2001-06-27 (71 years old)
Birth NameIrene Joan Marion Sims
Birth PlaceBasildon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsIrene Joan Marion Sims
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