Acting
Joan Sims
Acting · Born 1930-05-09 · Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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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FilmThe Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 · Betty
FilmWhat's a Carry On?
1998 · Self - Interviewee
Spark
Spark
1997 · Aunt Hattie
FilmThe 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
FilmOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993 · Lady on Plane
FilmThe Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
As Time Goes By
1992 · Madge
Tonight at 8.30
1991 · Mrs. Rockett
The Fool
FilmThe Fool
1990 · Lady Daphne
On the Up
1990
Victoria Wood
1989 · Susan
Screen One
1989 · Daisy Potter
FilmAn Audience With Victoria Wood
1988 · Self
FilmDoctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986 · Queen Katryca
Farrington of the F.O.
1986 · Annie Begley
FilmDeceptions
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
FilmThe Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · Self
FilmHay Fever
1984 · Clara
Miss Marple
1984 · Miss Murgatroyd
Cockles
Cockles
1984 · Gloria du Bois
Dramarama
1983 · Beryl
Lady Killers
1980 · 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
Dick Turpin
1979 · Countess of Durham
FilmCarry On Emmannuelle
1978 · Mrs. Dangle
Born and Bred
Born and Bred
1978 · Molly Peglar
FilmThat's Carry On!
1977 · Various Characters (archive footage)
FilmCarry On England
1976 · Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
FilmLove Among the Ruins
1976 · Fanny Pratt
FilmOne of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 · Emily
FilmCarry On Behind
1975 · Daphne Barnes
Carry On Laughing
1975 · Madame Olga
FilmCarry On Dick
1974 · Madame Desiree
FilmCarry on Christmas
1973 · Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
FilmCarry On Girls
1973 · Connie Philpotts
FilmDon't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973 · Birdie
Men of Affairs
Men of Affairs
1973 · Lady Mainwaring-Brown
Seven of One
1973 · Mrs Dawkins
FilmNot Now Darling
1973 · Miss Tipdale
FilmCarry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
1972 · Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
FilmCarry On Abroad
1972 · Cora Flange
Sykes
1972 · Madge Kettlewell
FilmCarry On Matron
1972 · Mrs. Tidey
FilmThe Alf Garnett Saga
1972 · Gran
FilmA Christmas Carol
1971 · Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
FilmCarry On at Your Convenience
1971 · Chloe Moore
FilmThe Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 · Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
FilmCarry On Henry
1971 · Queen Marie
Six Dates with Barker
1971 · Kitty Harriman
The Goodies
1970 · Delia Capone
FilmCarry On Loving
1970 · Esme Crowfoot
FilmDoctor in Trouble
1970 · Russian Captain
FilmCarry On Up the Jungle
1970 · Lady Evelyn Bagley
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
FilmCarry On Again Doctor
1969 · Mrs. Ellen Moore
In Loving Memory
1969
FilmCarry On Camping
1969 · Joan Fussey
Ooh La La!
1968
FilmCarry On Up the Khyber
1968 · Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Cilla
1968 · Self
FilmCarry On Doctor
1967 · Chloe Gibson
FilmFollow That Camel
1967 · Zig-Zig
Sam and Janet
Sam and Janet
1967 · Janet Marshall
FilmDon't Lose Your Head
1967 · Désirée Dubarry
Before The Fringe
Before The Fringe
1967
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · Gran
FilmCarry On Screaming!
1966 · Emily Bung
FilmDoctor in Clover
1966 · Matron Sweet
FilmCarry On Cowboy
1965 · Belle
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Jill Watson
FilmThe Big Job
1965 · Mildred Gamely
FilmSan Ferry Ann
1965 · Mum
FilmCarry On Cleo
1964 · Calpurnia
FilmStrictly for the Birds
1964 · Peggy Bennett
Doctor Who
1963 · Katryca
The Stanley Baxter Show
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963
The Dick Emery Show
1963
FilmThe Iron Maiden
1963 · Nellie Trotter
FilmNurse on Wheels
1963 · Deborah Walcott
FilmTwice Round the Daffodils
1962 · Harriet Halfpenny
FilmA Pair of Briefs
1962 · Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
FilmNo, My Darling Daughter
1961 · Miss PacPherson, a typist
FilmCarry On Regardless
1961 · Lily Duveen
FilmMr. Topaze
1961 · Colette
FilmHis and Hers
1961 · Hortense
FilmWatch Your Stern
1960 · Ann Foster
Our House
1960
FilmDoctor in Love
1960 · Dawn
FilmCarry On Constable
1960 · Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
FilmPlease Turn Over
1959 · Beryl
FilmUpstairs and Downstairs
1959 · Blodwen
FilmCarry On Teacher
1959 · Miss Sarah Allcock
FilmLife In Emergency Ward 10
1959 · Mrs. Pryor
FilmCarry On Nurse
1959 · Student Nurse Stella Dawson
FilmThe Captain's Table
1959 · Maude Pritchett
FilmPassport to Shame
1958 · Miriam
FilmDavy
1958 · Tea Lady
FilmThe Naked Truth
1957 · Ethel Ransom
FilmJust My Luck
1957 · Phoebe
FilmNo Time for Tears
1957 · Sister O'Malley
FilmCarry On Admiral
1957 · Mary
FilmStars in Your Eyes
1956 · Walter’s Secretary
FilmDry Rot
1956 · Beth Barton
FilmThe Silken Affair
1956 · Lady Barber
The Buccaneers
1956 · Abigail
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956 · Marjorie Dawson
FilmLost
1956 · Ice Cream Seller in the Park
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Nell
FilmDoctor at Sea
1955 · Wendy Thomas
FilmAs Long as They're Happy
1955 · Linda
FilmTo Dorothy, a Son
1954 · Telephone Operator
FilmThe Belles of St Trinian's
1954 · Miss Dawn
FilmThe Young Lovers
1954 · Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
FilmWhat Every Woman Wants
1954 · Dolly Winch
FilmThe Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954 · Hilda Tebbitt
FilmDoctor in the House
1954 · Nurse Rigor Mortis
FilmTrouble in Store
1953 · Edna
FilmMeet Mr. Lucifer
1953 · Fairy Queen
FilmWill Any Gentleman...?
1953 · Beryl
FilmThe Square Ring
1953 · Bunty
FilmColonel March Investigates
1953 · Marjorie Dawson