Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Date of Birth:

Jun 22, 1932

Place of Birth:

Sutton Abinger, Surrey, UK

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Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.

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filmography:

The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

The Boys from Brazil The Boys from Brazil

1978

Mad Cows Mad Cows

1999

The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

Laxdale Hall Laxdale Hall

1953

Outside Edge Outside Edge

1982

Horrid Henry: The Movie Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

Lord of Misrule Lord of Misrule

1996

Station Jim Station Jim

2001

Lord of Misrule Lord of Misrule

1996

Natural Causes Natural Causes

1988

Fair Game Fair Game

1994

My Friend Walter My Friend Walter

1992

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

Second Best Second Best

1994

Beyond The Pale Beyond The Pale

1989

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009

Room at the Top Room at the Top

1959

An Audience with Alf Garnett An Audience with Alf Garnett

1997

Run For Your Wife Run For Your Wife

2012

Home Cooking Home Cooking

1986

Sub Rosa Sub Rosa

2014

When We Are Married When We Are Married

1987

Absurd Person Singular Absurd Person Singular

1985

An Awfully Big Adventure An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

What Every Woman Wants What Every Woman Wants

1954

Freddie as F.R.O.7. Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

A Question of Attribution A Question of Attribution

1991

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

2002

A Chorus of Disapproval A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

Dirty Beasts Dirty Beasts

1990

Stiff Upper Lips Stiff Upper Lips

1998

Breaking the Code Breaking the Code

1996

Emma Emma

1996

The Shell Seekers The Shell Seekers

2007

Waltz of the Toreadors Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Hobson's Choice Hobson's Choice

1954

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

2006

Consuming Passions Consuming Passions

1988

The Phone Call The Phone Call

2013

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

Howards End Howards End

1992

The Ghost of Greville Lodge The Ghost of Greville Lodge

2000

Doris and Doreen Doris and Doreen

1978

The Apple Cart The Apple Cart

1975

The Littlest Horse Thieves The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976

The Wicked Lady The Wicked Lady

1983

What the Butler Saw What the Butler Saw

1987

Fawlty Towers Revisited Fawlty Towers Revisited

2005

An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband

1999

Revolting Rhymes Revolting Rhymes

1990

Wolf Wolf

1994

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