Joan Sims
Known for Acting · 136 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 (41)
Doctor Who
1963
as Katryca
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Jill Watson
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Nell
Pie in the Sky
1994
as Harriet Coverly
Dramarama
1983
as Beryl
Sykes
1972
as Madge Kettlewell
As Time Goes By
1992
as Madge
Screen One
1989
as Daisy Potter
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Adele McCarthy
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Gran
Dick Turpin
1979
as Countess of Durham
The Buccaneers
1956
as Abigail
The Goodies
1970
as Delia Capone / Matron
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
Lady Killers
1980
as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Cilla
1968
as Self
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Marjorie Dawson
Super Gran
1985
as Cat Burglar
Carry On Laughing
1975
as Madame Olga / Lady Isobel / Lady Kate Houndsbotham / Else / Amelia Forbush / Lady Guinevere / Mrs MacFlute / Dr. Janis Crunbitt / Mrs Breeches
In Loving Memory
1969
Ooh La La!
1968
Tonight at 8.30
1991
as Mrs. Rockett
Victoria Wood
1989
as Susan
Our House
1960
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as Betsy Prig
Men of Affairs
1973
as Lady Mainwaring-Brown
Seven of One
1973
as Mrs Dawkins
Sam and Janet
1967
as Janet Marshall
On the Up
1990
Six Dates with Barker
1971
as Kitty Harriman
Born and Bred
1978
as Molly Peglar
Farrington of the F.O.
1986
as Annie Begley
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Deceptions
1985
as Mrs. Thirkell
Before The Fringe
1967
Spark
1997
as Aunt Hattie
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963
Smokescreen
1994
as Mrs Nash
Cockles
1984
as Gloria du Bois
Dial RIX
1962
The Dick Emery Show
1963
Movies (95)
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
The Canterville Ghost
1996
as Mrs. Umney
Carry On Nurse
1959
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
as Désirée Dubarry
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993
as Lady on Plane
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954
as Hilda Tebbitt
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Camping
1969
as Joan Fussey
The Iron Maiden
1963
as Nellie Trotter
San Ferry Ann
1965
as Mum
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Mrs. Ashworth
Love Among the Ruins
1976
as Fanny Pratt
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Calpurnia
Carry On Girls
1973
as Connie Philpotts
Carry On Dick
1974
as Madame Desiree
Carry On Regardless
1961
as Lily Duveen
Carry On Matron
1972
as Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Behind
1975
as Daphne Barnes
Carry On Again Doctor
1969
as Mrs. Ellen Moore
Doctor in the House
1954
as Nurse Rigor Mortis
Carry On Loving
1970
as Esme Crowfoot
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Daisy Potter
Doctor in Trouble
1970
as Russian Captain
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954
as Miss Dawn
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Chloe Moore
Follow That Camel
1967
as Zig-Zig
Please Turn Over
1959
as Beryl
Passport to Shame
1958
as Miriam
The Naked Truth
1957
as Ethel Ransom
Doctor in Clover
1966
as Matron Sweet
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Watch Your Stern
1960
as Ann Foster
Carry On England
1976
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Nurse on Wheels
1963
as Deborah Walcott
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
as Blodwen
Twice Round the Daffodils
1962
as Harriet Halfpenny
That's Carry On!
1977
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On Abroad
1972
as Cora Flange
Carry On Henry
1971
as Queen Marie
Hay Fever
1984
as Clara
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self - Interviewee
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000
as Betty
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Gran
Deceptions
1985
as Mrs. Thirkell
Doctor at Sea
1955
as Wendy Thomas
Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Belle
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Emily
The Big Job
1965
as Mildred Gamely
Mr. Topaze
1961
as Colette
The Silken Affair
1956
as Lady Barber
Carry On Emmannuelle
1978
as Mrs. Dangle
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Screaming!
1966
as Emily Bung
Carry On Teacher
1959
as Miss Sarah Allcock
A Christmas Carol
1971
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
The Square Ring
1953
as Bunty
Doctor in Love
1960
as Dawn
The Fool
1990
as Lady Daphne
Lost
1956
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
The Captain's Table
1959
as Maude Pritchett
Carry On Admiral
1957
as Mary
Carry On Constable
1960
as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Young Lovers
1954
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953
as Fairy Queen
No, My Darling Daughter
1961
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985
as Self
Dry Rot
1956
as Beth Barton
Carry On Doctor
1967
as Chloe Gibson
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
as Chambermaid
As Long as They're Happy
1955
as Linda
Trouble in Store
1953
as Edna
Carry on Christmas
1973
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
No Time for Tears
1957
as Sister O'Malley
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Birdie
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953
as Beryl
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973
as Lilian Beverly
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
as (Archive footage)
Not Now Darling
1973
as Miss Tipdale
Colonel March Investigates
1953
as Marjorie Dawson
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
His and Hers
1961
as Hortense
Just My Luck
1957
as Phoebe
The Odd Job
1971
as Kitty Harriman
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959
as Mrs. Pryor
Davy
1958
as Tea Lady
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
1972
as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
What Every Woman Wants
1954
as Dolly Winch
Strictly for the Birds
1964
as Peggy Bennett
To Dorothy, a Son
1954
as Telephone Operator
Iolanthe
1968
as Queen of the Fairies
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986
as Queen Katryca
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Stars in Your Eyes
1956
as Walter’s Secretary
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 136 credits spanning from 1953 to 2001, Joan Sims has appeared in 95 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joan Sims Movies
- The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) — as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
- Morrissey - Hulmerist (1991) — as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
- The Canterville Ghost (1996) — as Mrs. Umney
- Carry On Nurse (1959) — as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) — as Désirée Dubarry
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