This article is about the English actress. For the American singer, see Sylvia Syms (singer).
Sylvia Syms
OBE
Syms as Sister Diana Murdoch in Ice Cold in Alex, c. 1958
Born
Sylvia May Laura Syms[1]
(1934-01-06)6 January 1934
Woolwich, London, England
Died
27 January 2023(2023-01-27) (aged 89)
Northwood, London, England
Education
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1955–2019
Spouse
Alan Edney
(m. 1956; div. 1989)
Children
2, including Beatie
Relatives
Nick Webb (nephew) Alex Webb (nephew)
Website
http://www.sylviasyms.co.uk
Sylvia May Laura Syms[2]OBE (6 January 1934 – 27 January 2023) was an English stage and screen actress. Her best-known film roles include My Teenage Daughter (1956), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award, Ice Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), and The Tamarind Seed (1974).
Known as the "Grand Dame of British Cinema", Syms was a major player in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, usually in stiff-upper-lip English pictures, as opposed to kitchen sink realism dramas, before becoming more of a supporting actress in both film and television roles. On television, she was known for her recurring role as dressmaker Olive Woodhouse on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was also a notable theatre player.[3]
Syms portrayed Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in the 2006 biopic The Queen.
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