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2 | ->''"To be a comic woman, you have to put up with quite a bit of banter. But I didn't mind. I've got a dirty sense of humour and I never found those things really offensive."'' |
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4 | Joan Sims, born Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 -- 27 June 2001) was an English film and television actress, mostly known for being a regular in the ''Film/CarryOnSeries'' and the TV show ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy''. |
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6 | She studied at the Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art in her early twenties, and then graduated in 1950, later gaining an appearance in a 1953 film titled ''Will Any Gentleman...?'', another film called ''Trouble In Store'', and then appeared in ''Carry On Admiral'', before being approached by the studio that made the box-office hit ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' who wanted her to appear in their sequel ''Film/CarryOnNurse''. The two films soon became a part of one of the biggest franchises in British history called ''Film/CarryOn'' in which Sims appeared in 24 of the movies. |
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8 | Between films, she joined Creator/KennethWilliams on his radio show ''Stop Messing About'' in the late-1960s until 1970, then when the series finished in 1978, she appeared on television in shows such as ''Series/WorzelGummidge'' and ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart'', as well as bit parts in ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' and ''Series/TheGoodies''. She was intended to star in ''Series/CoppersEnd'' in 1971 but had to leave after two episodes due to an illness, resulting in her scenes being reshot with Creator/JosephineTewson. Arguably, her other star-making role was ''As Time Goes By'' as Lionel's stepmother Madge, which was her last TV appearance. |
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10 | Within her adult life, she became depressed and turned to alcohol when her mother, agent, and fellow ''Carry On'' colleague Creator/HattieJacques died within two years, but she claimed that she refused therapy and rehab in hope to get through her woes without anyone else's help, stating that she was the one that got herself in the state. Although eventually beating them, Joan's health worsened. In between appearing on ''As Time Goes By'', she'd developed Bell's palsy and fractured her hip, but she got better, only to become comatose after operation complications in 2001, eventually dying in her state in hospital. |
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12 | !! Her roles include: |
13 | [[AC:Film]] |
14 | * ''Film/TheMillionPoundNote'' (1954) -- Party Guest (UncreditedRole) |
15 | * ''{{Film/Doctor in the House|1954}}'' (1954) -- Nurse Rigor Mortis |
16 | * ''Film/TheBellesOfStTrinians'' (1954) -- Miss Dawn |
17 | * ''Film/DoctorAtSea'' (1955) -- Wendy Thomas |
18 | * ''Film/TheNakedTruth'' (1957) -- Ethel Ransom |
19 | * ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' (1959) -- Student Nurse Stella Dawson |
20 | * ''Film/CarryOnTeacher'' (1959) -- Miss Sarah Allcock |
21 | * ''Film/PleaseTurnOver'' (1959) -- Beryl/Madeline |
22 | * ''Film/CarryOnConstable'' (1960) -- Policewoman Gloria Passworthy |
23 | * ''Film/DoctorInLove'' (1960) -- Dawn |
24 | * ''Film/WatchYourStern'' (1960) -- Miss Ann Foster |
25 | * ''Film/CarryOnRegardless'' (1961) -- Lily Duveen |
26 | * ''Film/TwiceRoundTheDaffodils'' (1962) -- Harriet Halfpenny |
27 | * ''Film/CarryOnCleo'' (1964) -- Calpurnia |
28 | * ''Film/CarryOnCowboy'' (1965) -- Belle |
29 | * ''Film/DoctorInClover'' (1966) -- Miss Sweet, the Matron |
30 | * ''Film/CarryOnScreaming'' (1966) -- Emily Bung |
31 | * ''Film/DontLoseYourHead'' (1967) -- Désirée Dubarry |
32 | * ''Film/FollowThatCamel'' (1967) -- Zig-Zig |
33 | * ''Film/CarryOnDoctor'' (1967) -- Miss Chloe Gibson |
34 | * ''Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber'' (1968) -- Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond |
35 | * ''Film/CarryOnCamping'' (1969) -- Joan Fussey |
36 | * ''Film/CarryOnAgainDoctor'' (1969) -- Mrs. Ellen Moore |
37 | * ''Film/CarryOnUpTheJungle'' (1970) -- Lady Evelyn Bagley |
38 | * ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'' (1970) -- Russian Captain |
39 | * ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' (1970) -- Esme Crowfoot |
40 | * ''Film/CarryOnHenry'' (1971) -- Queen Marie of Normandy |
41 | * ''Film/CarryOnAtYourConvenience'' (1971) -- Chloe Moore |
42 | * ''Film/CarryOnMatron'' (1972) -- Mrs. Tidey |
43 | * ''Film/CarryOnAbroad'' (1972) -- Cora Flange |
44 | * ''Film/CarryOnGirls'' (1973) -- Connie Philpotts |
45 | * ''Film/CarryOnDick'' (1974) -- Madame Desiree |
46 | * ''Film/OneOfOurDinosaursIsMissing'' (1975) -- Emily |
47 | * ''Film/CarryOnBehind'' (1975) -- Daphne Barnes |
48 | * ''Film/CarryOnEngland'' (1976) -- Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe |
49 | * ''Film/CarryOnEmmannuelle'' (1978) -- Mrs. Dangle |
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51 | [[AC:Television]] |
52 | * ''Series/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood'', episode "The Sheriff's Boots" (1956) -- Nell |
53 | * ''Series/ColonelMarchOfScotlandYard'', episode "Hot Money" (1956) -- Marjorie Dawson |
54 | * ''Series/TheDickEmeryShow'', 15 episodes (1963-64) -- Various Characters |
55 | * ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart'', 13 episodes (1967-75) -- Gran |
56 | * ''Series/JackanoryPlayhouse'', episode "The Wednesday Wand" (1972) -- Sycamore |
57 | * ''Series/TheGoodies'', 2 episodes: |
58 | ** "Wicked Waltzing" (1971) -- Delia Capone |
59 | ** "Way Outward Bound" (1973) -- Matron |
60 | * ''Series/CoppersEnd'', 2 episodes (1971) -- Sergeant Penny Pringle |
61 | * ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', 2 episodes (1972, 1973) -- Various Characters |
62 | * ''Series/{{Sykes}}'', 5 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Football" (1972), "Window-Smasher" (1973), "Marriage" (1975), "Night Out" (1975), "End of the World" (1978)[[/labelnote]] (1972-78) -- Madge Kettlewell |
63 | * ''Series/CarryOnLaughing'', 15 episodes: |
64 | ** "The Prisoner of Spenda" (1975) -- Madame Olga |
65 | ** "The Baron Outlook" (1975) -- Lady Isobel |
66 | ** "One in the Eye for Harold" (1975) -- Else |
67 | ** "The Sobbing Cavalier" (1975) -- Lady Kate |
68 | ** "The Nine Old Cobblers" (1975) -- Amelia Forbush |
69 | ** "Under the Round Table" (1975) -- Lady Guinevere |
70 | ** "The Case of the Screaming Winkles" (1975) -- Mrs. [=MacFlute=] |
71 | ** "And in My Lady's Chamber" (1975) -- Mrs. Kate Breeches |
72 | ** "Short Knight, Long Daze" (1975) -- Lady Guinevere |
73 | ** "The Case of the Coughing Parrot" (1975) -- Dr. Janis Crunbitt |
74 | ** "Who Needs Kitchener?" (1975) -- Mrs. Kate Breeches |
75 | * ''Series/TheTwoRonnies'', 1 episode (1976) -- Dowager Duchess of Arc |
76 | * ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', 8 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Aunt Sally", "The Crowman", "Worzel Pays a Visit", "The Scarecrow Hop", "Worzel's Nephew", "A Fishy Tale", "Very Good, Worzel", "Fire Drill"[[/labelnote]] (1979-80) -- Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton |
77 | * ''{{Series/Miss Marple|1984}}'', 3 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"A Murder is Announced Part 1", "A Murder is Announced Part 2", "A Murder is Announced Part 3"[[/labelnote]] (1985) -- Miss Murgatroyd |
78 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'', 4-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet The Mysterious Planet]]" (1986) -- Katryca |
79 | * ''Series/SuperGran'', episode "Supergran Snookered" (1987) -- Cat Burglar |
80 | * ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'', episode "The Frog's Legacy" (1987) -- Auntie Reenie Turpin |
81 | * ''Series/SimonAndTheWitch'', 23 episodes (1987-88) -- Lady Fox-Custard |
82 | * ''Series/{{Cluedo}}'', episode "Christmas Past, Christmas Present" (1990) -- Mrs. White |
83 | * ''Series/ScreenOne'', episode "Tender Loving Care" (1993) -- Daisy Potter |
84 | * ''Series/OneFootInTheGrave'', episode "One Foot in the Algarve" (1993) -- Lady on Plane |
85 | * ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'', 9 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"The Old Folks' Party", "What's Wrong with Mrs Bale?", "Showered with Gifts", "Avoiding the Country Set", "Improvements", "Wedding Day Nerves", "Welcome News", "Problems, Problems", "Rocky's Wedding Day"[[/labelnote]] (1994-98) -- Madge |
86 | * ''Series/PieInTheSky'', episode "The Mild Bunch" (1995) -- Harriet Coverly |
87 | * ''Series/HettyWainthroppInvestigates'', episode "A Rose by Any Other Name" (1997) -- Adele [=McCarthy=] |
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89 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
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