Joan Sims
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1930-05-09
- Died
- 2001-06-27
- Place of birth
- Laindon, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Irene Joan Marion Sims
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Doctor Who
1963
as Katryca
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Nell
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Harriet Coverly
As Time Goes By
1992
as Madge
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Adele McCarthy
The Goodies
1970
as Delia Capone / Matron
Screen One
1989
as Daisy Potter
The Buccaneers
1956
as Abigail
Sykes
1972
as Madge Kettlewell
Dramarama
1983
as Beryl
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Gran
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
Lady Killers
1980
as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Dick Turpin
1979
as Countess of Durham
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Marjorie Dawson
Super Gran
1985
as Cat Burglar
Cilla
1968
as Self
Carry On Laughing
1975
as Madame Olga / Lady Isobel / Lady Kate Houndsbotham / Else / Amelia Forbush / Lady Guinevere / Mrs MacFlute / Dr. Janis Crunbitt / Mrs Breeches
Victoria Wood
1989
as Susan
Ooh La La!
1968
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Betsy Prig
In Loving Memory
1969
Born and Bred
1978
as Molly Peglar
On the Up
1990
Seven of One
1973
as Mrs Dawkins
Men of Affairs
1973
as Lady Mainwaring-Brown
Six Dates with Barker
1971
as Kitty Harriman
Sam and Janet
1967
as Janet Marshall
Our House
1960
Deceptions
1985
as Mrs. Thirkell
Farrington of the F.O.
1986
as Annie Begley
Smokescreen
1994
as Mrs Nash
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Cockles
1984
as Gloria du Bois
Spark
1997
as Aunt Hattie
Before The Fringe
1967
Dial RIX
1962
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963
The Dick Emery Show
1963
Movies (95)
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Calpurnia
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Carry On Girls
1973
as Connie Philpotts
Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Belle
The Canterville Ghost
1996
as Mrs. Umney
Follow That Camel
1967
as Zig-Zig
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Miss Dawn
Carry On Camping
1969
as Joan Fussey
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Emily
Twice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Harriet Halfpenny
The Iron Maiden
1963
as Nellie Trotter
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Chloe Gibson
Carry On Matron
1972
as Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Henry
1971
as Queen Marie
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Chloe Moore
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
as Blodwen
Carry On Constable
1960
as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
Mr. Topaze
1961
as Colette
Carry On Behind
1975
as Daphne Barnes
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dawn
Carry On Loving
1970
as Esme Crowfoot
The Naked Truth
1957
as Ethel Ransom
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Lily Duveen
Deceptions
1985
as Mrs. Thirkell
The Fool
1990
as Lady Daphne
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Emily Bung
A Christmas Carol
1971
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Doctor in the House
1954
as Nurse Rigor Mortis
Love Among the Ruins
1976
as Fanny Pratt
Carry On Abroad
1972
as Cora Flange
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Deborah Walcott
Carry On England
1976
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Carry On Dick
1974
as Madame Desiree
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993
as Lady on Plane
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Miss Sarah Allcock
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
as Désirée Dubarry
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Gran
The Captain's Table
1959
as Maude Pritchett
Trouble in Store
1953
as Edna
The Square Ring
1953
as Bunty
Just My Luck
1957
as Phoebe
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Matron Sweet
No Time for Tears
1957
as Sister O'Malley
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Russian Captain
Doctor at Sea
1955
as Wendy Thomas
Passport to Shame
1958
as Miriam
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954
as Hilda Tebbitt
Lost
1956
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
Carry On Emmannuelle
1978
as Mrs. Dangle
That's Carry On!
1977
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
1972
as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mrs. Ellen Moore
Please Turn Over
1959
as Beryl
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Fairy Queen
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Daisy Potter
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
as Beryl
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee
Colonel March Investigates
1953
as Marjorie Dawson
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Lilian Beverly
Carry On Admiral
1957
as Mary
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
as Telephone Operator
The Big Job
1965
as Mildred Gamely
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986
as Queen Katryca
What Every Woman Wants
1954
as Dolly Winch
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Ann Foster
Not Now Darling
1973
as Miss Tipdale
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
as Betty
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Birdie
Iolanthe
1968
as Queen of the Fairies
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
as Chambermaid
His and Hers
1961
as Hortense
The Odd Job
1971
as Kitty Harriman
Hay Fever
1984
as Clara
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Linda
The Young Lovers
1954
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
Stars in Your Eyes
1956
as Walter’s Secretary
San Ferry Ann
1965
as Mum
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959
as Mrs. Pryor
Dry Rot
1956
as Beth Barton
Carry on Christmas
1973
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Davy
1958
as Tea Lady
The Silken Affair
1956
as Lady Barber
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
Strictly for the Birds
1964
as Peggy Bennett
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Mrs. Ashworth
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
as (Archive footage)
About 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. With 134 credits spanning from 1953 to 2001, Joan Sims has appeared in 95 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Sims Movies
- Carry On Nurse (1959) — as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
- Carry On Cleo (1964) — as Calpurnia
- The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) — as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
- Carry On Girls (1973) — as Connie Philpotts
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) — as Belle
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