Joan Sims
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 9, 1930
- Died
- Jun 27, 2001 (aged 71)
- Place of birth
- Laindon, Essex, England, UK
- Credits
- 137
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
1963TV
Katryca
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993Movie
Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Carry On Screaming!
1966Movie
Emily Bung
Carry On Camping
1969Movie
Joan Fussey
Carry On Cleo
1964Movie
Calpurnia
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968Movie
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Filmography
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001Movie
Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000Movie
Betty
What's a Carry On?
1998Movie
Self - Interviewee
Spark
1997TV
Aunt Hattie
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996Movie
(Archive footage)
The Canterville Ghost
1996Movie
Mrs. Umney
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996TV
Adele McCarthy
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994TV
Betsy Prig
Pie in the Sky
1994TV
Harriet Coverly
Smokescreen
1994TV
Mrs Nash
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993Movie
Lady on Plane
Tender Loving Care
1993Movie
Daisy Potter
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993Movie
Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
As Time Goes By
1992TV
Madge
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991Movie
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Tonight at 8.30
1991TV
Mrs. Rockett
The Fool
1990Movie
Lady Daphne
On the Up
1990TV
Victoria Wood
1989TV
Susan
Screen One
1989TV
Daisy Potter
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988Movie
Self
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986Movie
Queen Katryca
Farrington of the F.O.
1986TV
Annie Begley
Deceptions
1985Movie
Mrs. Thirkell
Deceptions
1985TV
Mrs. Thirkell
Super Gran
1985TV
Cat Burglar
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985Movie
Self
Hay Fever
1984Movie
Clara
Miss Marple
1984TV
Miss Murgatroyd
Cockles
1984TV
Gloria du Bois
Waters of the Moon
1983Movie
Mrs. Ashworth
Dramarama
1983TV
Beryl
Lady Killers
1980TV
'Belle' Elmore (voice)
Worzel Gummidge
1979TV
Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
Dick Turpin
1979TV
Countess of Durham
Carry On Emmannuelle
1978Movie
Mrs. Dangle
Born and Bred
1978TV
Molly Peglar
That's Carry On!
1977Movie
Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On England
1976Movie
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Love Among the Ruins
1976Movie
Fanny Pratt
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975Movie
Emily
Carry On Behind
1975Movie
Daphne Barnes
Carry On Laughing
1975TV
Madame Olga, Lady Isobel, Lady Kate Houndsbotham, Else, Amelia Forbush, Lady Guinevere, Mrs MacFlute, Dr. Janis Crunbitt, Mrs Breeches
Carry On Dick
1974Movie
Madame Desiree
Carry on Christmas
1973Movie
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Carry On Girls
1973Movie
Connie Philpotts
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973Movie
Birdie
Men of Affairs
1973TV
Lady Mainwaring-Brown
Seven of One
1973TV
Mrs Dawkins
Not Now Darling
1973Movie
Miss Tipdale
The Cobblers of Umbridge
1973Movie
Lilian Beverly
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
1972Movie
Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
Carry On Abroad
1972Movie
Cora Flange
Sykes
1972TV
Madge Kettlewell
Carry On Matron
1972Movie
Mrs. Tidey
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972Movie
Gran
A Christmas Carol
1971Movie
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971Movie
Chloe Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971Movie
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Henry
1971Movie
Queen Marie
The Odd Job
1971Movie
Kitty Harriman
Six Dates with Barker
1971TV
Kitty Harriman
The Goodies
1970TV
Delia Capone, Matron
Carry On Loving
1970Movie
Esme Crowfoot
Doctor in Trouble
1970Movie
Russian Captain
Carry On Up the Jungle
1970Movie
Lady Evelyn Bagley
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969TV
Carry On Again Doctor
1969Movie
Mrs. Ellen Moore
In Loving Memory
1969TV
Carry On Camping
1969Movie
Joan Fussey
Iolanthe
1968Movie
Queen of the Fairies
Ooh La La!
1968TV
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968Movie
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Cilla
1968TV
Self
Carry On Doctor
1967Movie
Chloe Gibson
Follow That Camel
1967Movie
Zig-Zig
Sam and Janet
1967TV
Janet Marshall
Don't Lose Your Head
1967Movie
Désirée Dubarry
Before The Fringe
1967TV
Till Death Us Do Part
1966TV
Gran
Carry On Screaming!
1966Movie
Emily Bung
Doctor in Clover
1966Movie
Matron Sweet
Carry On Cowboy
1965Movie
Belle
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Jill Watson
The Big Job
1965Movie
Mildred Gamely
San Ferry Ann
1965Movie
Mum
Carry On Cleo
1964Movie
Calpurnia
Strictly for the Birds
1964Movie
Peggy Bennett
Doctor Who
1963TV
Katryca
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963TV
The Dick Emery Show
1963TV
The Iron Maiden
1963Movie
Nellie Trotter
Nurse on Wheels
1963Movie
Deborah Walcott
Dial RIX
1962TV
Shirley Rix, Rita Haythorne
Twice Round the Daffodils
1962Movie
Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
1962Movie
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
No, My Darling Daughter
1961Movie
Miss PacPherson, a typist
Carry On Regardless
1961Movie
Lily Duveen
Mr. Topaze
1961Movie
Colette
His and Hers
1961Movie
Hortense
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960Movie
Chambermaid
Watch Your Stern
1960Movie
Ann Foster
Our House
1960TV
Doctor in Love
1960Movie
Dawn
Carry On Constable
1960Movie
Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
Please Turn Over
1959Movie
Beryl
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959Movie
Blodwen
Carry On Teacher
1959Movie
Miss Sarah Allcock
Life In Emergency Ward 10
1959Movie
Mrs. Pryor
Carry On Nurse
1959Movie
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
The Captain's Table
1959Movie
Maude Pritchett
Passport to Shame
1958Movie
Miriam
Davy
1958Movie
Tea Lady
The Naked Truth
1957Movie
Ethel Ransom
Just My Luck
1957Movie
Phoebe
No Time for Tears
1957Movie
Sister O'Malley
Carry On Admiral
1957Movie
Mary
Stars in Your Eyes
1956Movie
Walter’s Secretary
Dry Rot
1956Movie
Beth Barton
The Silken Affair
1956Movie
Lady Barber
The Buccaneers
1956TV
Abigail
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956TV
Marjorie Dawson
Lost
1956Movie
Ice Cream Seller in the Park
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955TV
Nell
Doctor at Sea
1955Movie
Wendy Thomas
As Long as They're Happy
1955Movie
Linda
To Dorothy, a Son
1954Movie
Telephone Operator
The Belles of St Trinian's
1954Movie
Miss Dawn
The Young Lovers
1954Movie
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
What Every Woman Wants
1954Movie
Dolly Winch
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
1954Movie
Hilda Tebbitt
Doctor in the House
1954Movie
Nurse Rigor Mortis
Trouble in Store
1953Movie
Edna
Meet Mr. Lucifer
1953Movie
Fairy Queen
Will Any Gentleman...?
1953Movie
Beryl
The Square Ring
1953Movie
Bunty
Colonel March Investigates
1953Movie
Marjorie Dawson