Joan Sims

Known for

Acting

Born

May 9, 1930

Birthplace

Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Died

June 27, 2001 (aged 71)

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.

Best known work

Doctor Who

1963

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

Carry On Screaming!

1966

Carry On Camping

1969

Carry On Cleo

1964

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968

Carry On Cowboy

1965

Carry On Abroad

1972

Carry On Doctor

1967

Carry On Matron

1972

Filmography

2001
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Betty
1998
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee
1997
SparkTV
as Aunt Hattie (1 episode)
1996
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage)
1996
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
1996
Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesTV
as Adele McCarthy (1 episode)
1994
Martin ChuzzlewitTV
as Betsy Prig (3 episodes)
1994
Pie in the SkyTV
as Harriet Coverly (1 episode)
1994
SmokescreenTV
as Mrs Nash (6 episodes)
1993
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
as Lady on Plane
1993
Tender Loving Care
as Daisy Potter
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
1992
As Time Goes ByTV
as Madge (9 episodes)
1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1991
Tonight at 8.30TV
as Mrs. Rockett (1 episode)
1990
The Fool
as Lady Daphne
1990
On the UpTV
1989
Victoria WoodTV
as Susan (1 episode)
1989
Screen OneTV
as Daisy Potter (1 episode)
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as Queen Katryca
1986
Farrington of the F.O.TV
as Annie Begley (14 episodes)
1985
Deceptions
as Mrs. Thirkell
1985
DeceptionsTV
as Mrs. Thirkell (2 episodes)