Joan Sims

Personal Info

Birthday

May 9, 1930

Day of Death

2001-06-27

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Irene Joan Marion Sims

Joan 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

Doctor Who

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Goodies

As Time Goes By

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Worzel Gummidge

Sykes

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

Filmography

2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Betty
1998
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee /Various Characters
1996
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage)
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
1993
One Foot in the Algarve
as Lady on Plane
Tender Loving Care
as Daisy Potter
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1990
The Fool
as Lady Daphne
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as Queen Katryca
1985
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
as Self
1984
Hay Fever
as Clara
1978
Carry On Emmannuelle
as Mrs. Dangle
1977
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters
1976
Carry On England
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Emily
Carry On Behind
as Daphne Barnes
Love Among the Ruins
as Fanny Pratt
1974
Carry On Dick
as Madame Desirée
1973
Carry on Christmas
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Carry On Girls
as Connie Philpotts
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
as Birdie
Not Now Darling
as Miss Tipdale
The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Lilian Beverly
1972
Carry On Abroad
as Cora Flange
Carry On Matron
as Mrs. Tidey
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Gran
1971
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Chloë Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Henry
as Queen Marie
1970
Carry On Loving
as Esme Crowfoot
Doctor in Trouble
as Russian Captain
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
1969
Carry On Again Doctor
as Ellen Moore
Carry On Camping
as Joan Fussey
1968
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
1967
Carry On Doctor
as Chloë Gibson
Carry On Follow That Camel
as Zig-Zig
1966
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head
as Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Screaming!
as Emily Bung
Doctor in Clover
as Matron Sweet
1965
Carry On Cowboy
as Belle Armitage
San Ferry Ann
as Mum
The Big Job
as Mildred Gamely
1964
Carry On Cleo
as Calpurnia
Strictly for the Birds
as Peggy Bennett
1963
The Iron Maiden
as Nellie Trotter
Nurse on Wheels
as Deborah Walcott
1962
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
1961
No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
Carry On Regardless
as Lily Duveen
Mr. Topaze
as Colette
His and Hers
as Hortense
1960
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Chambermaid
Watch Your Stern
as Ann Foster
Doctor in Love
as Dawn
Carry On Constable
as W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
1959
Please Turn Over
as Beryl
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Blodwen
Carry On Teacher
as Sarah Allcock
Life In Emergency Ward 10
as Mrs. Pryor
Carry On Nurse
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
The Captain's Table
as Maude Pritchett
1958
Passport to Shame
as Miriam
Davy
as Tea Lady
1957
The Naked Truth
as Ethel Ransom
Just My Luck
as Phoebe
No Time for Tears
as Sister O'Malley
Carry On Admiral
as Mary
1956
Stars in Your Eyes
as Walter’s Secretary
Dry Rot
as Beth Barton
The Silken Affair
as Lady Barber
Lost
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
1955
Doctor at Sea
as Wendy Thomas
As Long as They're Happy
as Linda
1954
To Dorothy, a Son
as Telephone Operator
The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Miss Dawn
The Young Lovers
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
What Every Woman Wants
as Dolly Winch
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
as Hilda Tebbitt
Doctor in the House
as Rigor Mortis
1953
Trouble in Store
as Edna
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Fairy Queen
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Beryl
The Square Ring
as Bunty
Colonel March Investigates
as Marjorie Dawson