Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1932-06-22 (91 years old)

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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

all 82

Movies 54

TV Shows 28

self 5

Narrator 2

Voice 1

Queen Melissa
The Big Knights

The Big Knights (2015)

Movie
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)

Movie
Self - Host / Self - Presenter
Great Canal Journeys

Great Canal Journeys (2014)

TV
Madame
Sub Rosa

Sub Rosa (2014)

Movie
Joan
The Phone Call

The Phone Call (2013)

Movie
Woman in Pub
Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife (2012)

Movie
Great Aunt Greta
Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)

Movie
6
Self / Sybil Fawlty
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)

Movie
Dolly Keeling
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers (2007)

Movie
Lady Moping
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006)

Movie
Herself
Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005)

Movie
Red Admiral
The Royal

The Royal (2003)

TV
Dickens

Dickens (2002)

TV
Grace
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg (2002)

Movie
Queen Victoria
Station Jim

Station Jim (2001)

Movie
Pet Shop Owner
The Human Face

The Human Face (2001)

TV
8
Sarah
The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000)

Movie
Queen Melissa
The Big Knights

The Big Knights (1999)

TV
Dr. Minny Stinkler
Mad Cows

Mad Cows (1999)

Movie
Lady Markby
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1999)

Movie
Aunt Agnes
Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips (1998)

Movie
Marjorie
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum (1997)

TV
An Audience with Alf Garnett

An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997)

Movie
Eleanor Bunsall
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

TV
6
Miss Bates
Emma

Emma (1996)

Movie
6
Sara Turing
Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code (1996)

Movie
Shirley
Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule (1996)

Movie
Mrs. Duffel
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)

TV
Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe (1996)

TV
6
Anne Parker
Silent Witness

Silent Witness (1996)

TV
5.5
Rose
An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

Movie
Mother
The World of Lee Evans

The World of Lee Evans (1995)

TV
Storyteller
Look at the State We're In!

Look at the State We're In! (1995)

TV
Elizabeth Palmore
Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders (1995)

TV
Margery
Second Best

Second Best (1994)

Movie
Maude Waggins
Wolf

Wolf (1994)

Movie
5.43
Marjorie
Fair Game

Fair Game (1994)

Movie
Actress
Sherwood's Travels

Sherwood's Travels (1994)

Movie
Marjorie Richardson
The Rector's Wife

The Rector's Wife (1994)

TV
Queen (voice)
Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)

Movie
Aunt Elle
My Friend Walter

My Friend Walter (1992)

Movie
Aunt Juley
Howards End

Howards End (1992)

Movie
6
H.M.Q.
A Question of Attribution

A Question of Attribution (1991)

Movie
Fleecy Flock
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

Movie
Narrator
Dirty Beasts

Dirty Beasts (1990)

Movie
Narrator
Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes (1990)

Movie
Milly
Beyond The Pale

Beyond The Pale (1989)

Movie
Hannah Ap Llewellyn
A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

Movie
Thompson

Thompson (1988)

TV
Celia Bryce
Natural Causes

Natural Causes (1988)

Movie
Ethel
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions (1988)

Movie
Sarah France
After Henry

After Henry (1988)

TV
Annie Parker
When We Are Married

When We Are Married (1987)

Movie
Moira O'Neill
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

Movie
Mrs. Prentice
What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw (1987)

Movie
Judith
Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes (1986)

TV
Judith
Home Cooking

Home Cooking (1986)

Movie
Jocelyn Anderson
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Marion Brewster-Wright
Absurd Person Singular

Absurd Person Singular (1985)

Movie
Miss Elizabeth Mapp
Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia (1985)

TV
Lady Kingsclere
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady (1983)

Movie
Mistress Page
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

Movie
Miriam
Outside Edge

Outside Edge (1982)

Movie
Gloria Gibbins
Bergerac

Bergerac (1981)

TV
6
Doris
Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen (1978)

Movie
BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV
Mrs. Harrington
The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Movie
5.61
Glynis
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)

Movie
Self
An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

TV
Target

Target (1977)

TV
Lucky Feller

Lucky Feller (1976)

TV
Mrs. Sandman
The Littlest Horse Thieves

The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)

Movie
Sybil Fawlty
Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers (1975)

TV
6.7
Queen Jemima
The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart (1975)

Movie
Marion Joyce
Seven of One

Seven of One (1973)

TV
Estella Fitzjohn
Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)

Movie
Kate Starling
Marriage Lines

Marriage Lines (1961)

TV
Council Office Worker (uncredited)
Room at the Top

Room at the Top (1959)

Movie
Mary
What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants (1954)

Movie
Vicky Hobson
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice (1954)

Movie
Morag McLeod
Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall (1953)

Movie
Lydia Bennet
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (1952)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.69
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1932-06-22 (91 years old)

Birth Name
Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth

Birth Place
Abinger, United Kingdom

Spouse
Timothy West

Children
Samuel West

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire


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