Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Date of Birth:

May 14, 1933

Place of Birth:

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales

Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer.

Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by listening to the radio.

She attended Pontardawe Grammar School and later read English and Philosophy at University College Cardiff, graduating in 1955. She entered RADA in LOndon, England with a scholarship in September 1955, the same year as Diana Rigg and Glenda Jackson. She went on to win the prestigious Bancroft Gold Medal for Hedda Gabler and was offered work in Hollywood when she left RADA. While still a student she was offered three film contracts, entailing her to work for an extended period of time in the United States; but she declined, preferring to work on stage instead.

filmography:

Time & Again Time & Again

2019

The Longest Day The Longest Day

1962

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

2019

I, Claudius: A Television Epic I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

2000

Platonov Platonov

1971

Summerland Summerland

2020

Be Happy! Be Happy!

2019

A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol

2020

David Macaulay: Pyramid David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

How Many Miles to Babylon? How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

Dream Horse Dream Horse

2021

Aristocrats Aristocrats

1999

Nureyev Nureyev

2018

Carpathian Eagle Carpathian Eagle

1980

Still: Here/Now Still: Here/Now

2003

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

2011

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

A Picture of London A Picture of London

2012

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Apple Cider Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar

2024

It’s Dearer After Midnight It’s Dearer After Midnight

1968

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

The Borrowers The Borrowers

1993

The Snow Spider The Snow Spider

1988

Laughter in the Dark Laughter in the Dark

1969

Emlyn's Moon Emlyn's Moon

1990

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021

Eh, Joe? Eh, Joe?

1966

The Chestnut Soldier The Chestnut Soldier

1991

To Provide All People To Provide All People

2018

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

Young Cassidy Young Cassidy

1965

Come and Go Come and Go

2000

Nijinsky Nijinsky

1980

Red Empire Red Empire

1990

The Doctor and the Devils The Doctor and the Devils

1985

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

The Murder Room The Murder Room

2004

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

1972

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

1985

Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans

1981

The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence

1993

Murphy's War Murphy's War

1971

Valmont Valmont

1989

Becket Becket

1964

The Scold's Bridle The Scold's Bridle

1998

Thief Thief

1968

Heartbreak House Heartbreak House

1977

House of America House of America

1997

Hochelaga, Land of Souls Hochelaga, Land of Souls

2017

Voyageuse Voyageuse

2018

The Mousehole Cat The Mousehole Cat

1995

Miss Dalí Miss Dalí

2018

Dark River Dark River

1990

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

2014

The Black Candle The Black Candle

1991

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

1995

Aberfan: The Green Hollow Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016

Stalin: Inside the Terror Stalin: Inside the Terror

2003

Dune Dune

1984

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