Portrait of Sylvia Syms

Acting

Sylvia Syms

Career

Active from 1956 to 2013, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Victim
Victim
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sylvia Syms Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Intriguing Plot 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Character-Driven Humor 2
  • Exploitation 2
  • Family Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

104
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

7 titles · average score 58
Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Mrs Rawson

Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures (2013)

TV show · as Narrator

Booked Out
Booked Out (2012)

as Mrs Nicholls

Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Alice

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)
GoodWatch score 16

as Hip Operation Woman

Case Histories
Case Histories (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Binky Rain

The Long Lonely Walk
The Long Lonely Walk (2010)

as Mrs. Didcott

2000s

19 titles · average score 64
Collision
Collision (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Joyce Thompson

Bunny and the Bull
Bunny and the Bull (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Hotelier

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs Hedges

The Queen
The Queen (2006)
GoodWatch score 83

as Queen Mother

Child of Mine
Child of Mine (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Alice

Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Lavinia Pinkerton

New Tricks
New Tricks (2004)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Beatrice

What a Girl Wants
What a Girl Wants (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Princess Charlotte

The Jury
The Jury (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Elsie Beamish

Born and Bred
Born and Bred (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Elizabeth Grimshaw

Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Rose Hussein

Mavis and the Mermaid
Mavis and the Mermaid (2000)

as Gioga

1990s

17 titles · average score 64
Holby City
Holby City (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Margaret Larkin

Neville's Island
Neville's Island (1998)

as Mrs. Campness

Original Sin
Original Sin (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Esme Carling

Food of Love
Food of Love (1997)

as Mrs. Harvey-Brown

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Maisie Barron

Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Claudia

Peak Practice
Peak Practice (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Isabel de Gines

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mrs. Crosby

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Peggy Tatton

Shining Through
Shining Through (1992)
GoodWatch score 53

as Linda's Mother

Thatcher: The Final Days
Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)

as Margaret Thatcher

The Laughter of God
The Laughter of God (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Diana

1980s

16 titles · average score 61
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Headmistress

A Chorus of Disapproval
A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)
GoodWatch score 45

as Rebecca Huntley-Pike

Intimate Contact
Intimate Contact (1987)

TV show · as Annie Stanhope

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Mrs. Whalby / Mrs. Thorn

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mrs. Bullock / Bunny Tyrill

Absolute Beginners
Absolute Beginners (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cynthia Eve

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Margaret Thatcher / Diana

Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Mrs. Easterbrook

Miss Marple
Miss Marple (1984)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Mrs. Easterbrook

Countdown
Countdown (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor (1982)

TV show · as Nanaire Langhorne

There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride (1980)

as Ursula Westerby

1970s

5 titles · average score 62
Give Us Tomorrow
Give Us Tomorrow (1978)

as Wendy Hammond

Comedy Premiere
Comedy Premiere (1975)

TV show · as Verity Martin

The Tamarind Seed
The Tamarind Seed (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

as Margaret Stephenson

Asylum
Asylum (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ruth

The Adventurer
The Adventurer (1972)

TV show · as Karen Ballard

1960s

27 titles · average score 64
Run Wild, Run Free
Run Wild, Run Free (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Ransome

The Desperados
The Desperados (1969)
GoodWatch score 38

as Laura

The Fiction Makers
The Fiction Makers (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Joyce Darling

Hostile Witness
Hostile Witness (1968)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sheila Larkin

Bat Out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell (1966)

TV show · as Diana Stewart

The Big Job
The Big Job (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Myrtle Robbins

The Punch and Judy Man
The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Delia Pinner

Victim
Victim (1961)
GoodWatch score 85

as Laura Farr

Amazons of Rome
Amazons of Rome (1961)
GoodWatch score 48

as Clelia

Flame in the Streets
Flame in the Streets (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kathie Palmer

The World of Suzie Wong
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kay O’Neill

Conspiracy of Hearts
Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sister Mitya

1950s

13 titles · average score 60
Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
GoodWatch score 37

as Liz Ferrers

Expresso Bongo
Expresso Bongo (1959)
GoodWatch score 46

as Maisie King

No Trees in the Street
No Trees in the Street (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hetty

Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sister Diana Murdoch

The Moonraker
The Moonraker (1958)
GoodWatch score 57

as Anne Wyndham

Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ann Wainwright

Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as Georgie Harlow

No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears (1957)

as Nurse Margaret Collier

The Birthday Present
The Birthday Present (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Jean Scott

My Teenage Daughter
My Teenage Daughter (1956)

as Janet Carr

Television Playhouse
Television Playhouse (1955)

TV show · as Deborah Grayson / Hilary

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Janet Towne