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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Actor

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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Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1932 (94 years)

Place of Birth: Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England

Filmography

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

1975•EN, FR
Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia

1985•EN
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009•DE, EN, FR, ES
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

2007•EN, DE
The Phone Call

The Phone Call

2013•EN
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954•EN
Howards End

Howards End

1992•EN, DE
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987•EN
Emma

Emma

1996•EN
Wolf

Wolf

1994•EN
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014•EN