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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•English, French
Mapp & Lucia

Mapp & Lucia

1985•English
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009•German, English +2
The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

2007•English, German
The Phone Call

The Phone Call

2013•English
Second Best

Second Best

1994•English
Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954•English
Howards End

Howards End

1992•English, German
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987•English
Emma

Emma

1996•English
Wolf

Wolf

1994•English
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014•English
Room at the Top

Room at the Top

1958•English