Prunella Scales

Biography

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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.

Filmografi

Emma1996 · Miss BatesHome Cooking1986 · JudithWolf1994 · Maude WagginsThe Boys from Brazil1978 · Mrs. HarringtonFair Game1994 · MarjorieHowards End1992 · Aunt JuleyDirty Beasts1990 · NarratorNatural Causes1988 · Celia BryceRevolting Rhymes1990 · NarratorConsuming Passions1988 · EthelRoom at the Top1958 · Council Office Worker (uncredited)Horrid Henry: The Movie2011 · Great Aunt GretaThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)Hobson's Choice1954 · Vicky HobsonThink2007 · CustomerSub Rosa2014 · MadameWhen We Are Married1987 · Annie ParkerThe Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers2025 · An Ideal Husband1999 · Lady MarkbyThe Ring of Truth1973 · Babs PickardBosses From Hell1989 · The Wicked Lady1983 · Lady KingsclereAn Awfully Big Adventure1995 · RoseFreddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · Queen (voice)