Prunella Scales

Actor
BirthdayJun 22, 1932 (93 years old)
Place of birthSutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
GenderFemale

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prunella Scales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for

Wolf

6.1

Maude Waggins

Jun 17, 1994

Sybil Fawlty

Sep 19, 1975

Aunt Juley

Mar 13, 1992

Mrs. Harrington

Oct 5, 1978

Eleanor Bunsall

Mar 23, 1997

Vicky Hobson

Apr 19, 1954

Council Office Worker (uncredited)

Dec 29, 1958

Emma

6.6

Miss Bates

Oct 2, 1996

Great Aunt Greta

Jul 29, 2011

Anne Parker

Feb 21, 1996

Jocelyn Anderson

Sep 6, 1986

Joan

Oct 20, 2013

Rose

May 11, 1995

Margery

Sep 30, 1994

Queen (voice)

Aug 14, 1992

Moira O'Neill

Dec 23, 1987

Glynis

Aug 1, 1978

Mar 16, 1996

Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Aug 18, 1989

Lady Kingsclere

Apr 21, 1983

Wolf

6.1

Maude Waggins

Jun 17, 1994

Sybil Fawlty

Sep 19, 1975

Aunt Juley

Mar 13, 1992

Mrs. Harrington

Oct 5, 1978

Eleanor Bunsall

Mar 23, 1997

Vicky Hobson

Apr 19, 1954

Acting


Participated in 57 movies, 28 TV series



2014

Madame


2013


2012

Woman in Pub


2011

Great Aunt Greta


2009

Self / Sybil Fawlty


2007

Dolly Keeling




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