Prunella Scales
Born June 22, 1932 (Age: 93)
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Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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.
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
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as Great Aunt Greta
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Age: 79
No Image
Think
2007
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as Customer
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Age: 75
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
2000
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as Sarah
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Age: 68
An Audience with Alf Garnett
1997
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as
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Age: 64
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
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as Rose
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Age: 62
Second Best
1994
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as Margery
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Age: 62
Wolf
1994
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as Maude Waggins
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Age: 61
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
1994
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as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)
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Age: 61
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
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as Queen (voice)
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Age: 60
Howards End
1992
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as Aunt Juley
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Age: 59
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
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as Fleecy Flock
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Age: 58
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
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as Hannah Ap Llewellyn
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Age: 57
Slimming Down
1984
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as Mrs. Shrigley
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Age: 52
The Wicked Lady
1983
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as Lady Kingsclere
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Age: 50
No Image
Singles
1983
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as Gail
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Age: 50
The Boys from Brazil
1978
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as Mrs. Harrington
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Age: 46
The Achurch Letters
1977
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as Florence Farr
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Age: 44
No Image
The Ring of Truth
1973
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as Babs Pickard
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Age: 40
Hobson's Choice
1954
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as Vicky Hobson
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Age: 21