Acting

Joan Sims

Born: 1930-05-09
Died: 2001-06-27
Birthplace: Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.

Known For

Filmography

136 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001 · Movie

Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000 · Movie

Betty

What's a Carry On?

1998 · Movie

Self - Interviewee

Spark

1997 · TV Show

Aunt Hattie

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · TV Show

Adele McCarthy

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

1996 · Movie

(Archive footage)

The Canterville Ghost

1996 · Movie

Mrs. Umney

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994 · TV Show

Betsy Prig

Pie in the Sky

1994 · TV Show

Harriet Coverly

Smokescreen

1994 · TV Show

Mrs Nash

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

1993 · Movie

Lady on Plane

Tender Loving Care

1993 · Movie

Daisy Potter

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Movie

Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

As Time Goes By

1992 · TV Show

Madge

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991 · Movie

Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

Tonight at 8.30

1991 · TV Show

Mrs. Rockett

On the Up

1990 · TV Show

Mrs. Fiona Wembley

The Fool

1990 · Movie

Lady Daphne

Screen One

1989 · TV Show

Daisy Potter

Victoria Wood

1989 · TV Show

Susan

An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988 · Movie

Self

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

1986 · Movie

Queen Katryca

Farrington of the F.O.

1986 · TV Show

Annie Begley

Deceptions

1985 · Movie

Mrs. Thirkell

Deceptions

1985 · TV Show

Mrs. Thirkell

Super Gran

1985 · TV Show

Cat Burglar

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

1985 · Movie

Self

Cockles

1984 · TV Show

Gloria du Bois

Hay Fever

1984 · Movie

Clara

Miss Marple

1984 · TV Show

Miss Murgatroyd

Dramarama

1983 · TV Show

Beryl

Waters of the Moon

1983 · Movie

Mrs. Ashworth

Lady Killers

1980 · TV Show

'Belle' Elmore (voice)

Dick Turpin

1979 · TV Show

Countess of Durham

Worzel Gummidge

1979 · TV Show

Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton

Born and Bred

1978 · TV Show

Molly Peglar

Carry On Emmannuelle

1978 · Movie

Mrs. Dangle

That's Carry On!

1977 · Movie

Various Characters (archive footage)

Carry On England

1976 · Movie

Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

Love Among the Ruins

1976 · Movie

Fanny Pratt

Carry On Behind

1975 · Movie

Daphne Barnes

Carry On Laughing

1975 · TV Show

Madame Olga · Lady Isobel · Lady Kate Houndsbotham · Else · Amelia Forbush · Lady Guinevere · Mrs MacFlute · Dr. Janis Crunbitt · Mrs Breeches

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 · Movie

Emily

Carry On Dick

1974 · Movie

Madame Desiree

Carry on Christmas

1973 · Movie

Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

Carry On Girls

1973 · Movie

Connie Philpotts

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973 · Movie

Birdie

Men of Affairs

1973 · TV Show

Lady Mainwaring-Brown

Not Now Darling

1973 · Movie

Miss Tipdale

Seven of One

1973 · TV Show

Mrs Dawkins

The Cobblers of Umbridge

1973 · Movie

Lilian Beverly

Carry On Abroad

1972 · Movie

Cora Flange

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

1972 · Movie

Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife

Carry On Matron

1972 · Movie

Mrs. Tidey

Sykes

1972 · TV Show

Madge Kettlewell

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972 · Movie

Gran

A Christmas Carol

1971 · Movie

Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 · Movie

Chloe Moore

Carry On Henry

1971 · Movie

Queen Marie

Six Dates with Barker

1971 · TV Show

Kitty Harriman

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971 · Movie

Policewoman (segment "Avarice")

The Odd Job

1971 · Movie

Kitty Harriman

Carry On Loving

1970 · Movie

Esme Crowfoot

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 · Movie

Lady Evelyn Bagley

Doctor in Trouble

1970 · Movie

Russian Captain

The Goodies

1970 · TV Show

Delia Capone · Matron

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 · Movie

Mrs. Ellen Moore

Carry On Camping

1969 · Movie

Joan Fussey

Carry On Christmas Specials

1969 · TV Show

Cast

In Loving Memory

1969 · TV Show

Cast

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 · Movie

Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

Cilla

1968 · TV Show

Self

Iolanthe

1968 · Movie

Queen of the Fairies

Ooh La La!

1968 · TV Show

Cast

Carry On Doctor

1967 · Movie

Chloe Gibson

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 · Movie

Désirée Dubarry

Follow That Camel

1967 · Movie

Zig-Zig

Sam and Janet

1967 · TV Show

Janet Marshall

Carry On Screaming!

1966 · Movie

Emily Bung

Doctor in Clover

1966 · Movie

Matron Sweet

Till Death Us Do Part

1966 · TV Show

Gran

Carry On Cowboy

1965 · Movie

Belle

San Ferry Ann

1965 · Movie

Mum

The Big Job

1965 · Movie

Mildred Gamely

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · TV Show

Jill Watson

Carry On Cleo

1964 · Movie

Calpurnia

Strictly for the Birds

1964 · Movie

Peggy Bennett

Doctor Who

1963 · TV Show

Katryca

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · Movie

Deborah Walcott

The Dick Emery Show

1963 · TV Show

Cast

The Iron Maiden

1963 · Movie

Nellie Trotter

The Stanley Baxter Show

1963 · TV Show

Cast

A Pair of Briefs

1962 · Movie

Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)

Dial RIX

1962 · TV Show

Cast · Shirley Rix · Rita Haythorne

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962 · Movie

Harriet Halfpenny

Carry On Regardless

1961 · Movie

Lily Duveen

His and Hers

1961 · Movie

Hortense

Mr. Topaze

1961 · Movie

Colette

No, My Darling Daughter

1961 · Movie

Miss PacPherson, a typist

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960 · Movie

Chambermaid

Carry On Constable

1960 · Movie

Policewoman Gloria Passworthy

Doctor in Love

1960 · Movie

Dawn

Our House

1960 · TV Show

Cast

Watch Your Stern

1960 · Movie

Ann Foster

Carry On Nurse

1959 · Movie

Student Nurse Stella Dawson

Carry On Teacher

1959 · Movie

Miss Sarah Allcock

Life In Emergency Ward 10

1959 · Movie

Mrs. Pryor

Please Turn Over

1959 · Movie

Beryl

The Captain's Table

1959 · Movie

Maude Pritchett

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 · Movie

Blodwen

Davy

1958 · Movie

Tea Lady

Passport to Shame

1958 · Movie

Miriam

Carry On Admiral

1957 · Movie

Mary

Just My Luck

1957 · Movie

Phoebe

No Time for Tears

1957 · Movie

Sister O'Malley

The Naked Truth

1957 · Movie

Ethel Ransom

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

1956 · TV Show

Marjorie Dawson

Dry Rot

1956 · Movie

Beth Barton

Lost

1956 · Movie

Ice Cream Seller in the Park

Stars in Your Eyes

1956 · Movie

Walter’s Secretary

The Buccaneers

1956 · TV Show

Abigail

The Silken Affair

1956 · Movie

Lady Barber

As Long As They're Happy

1955 · Movie

Linda

Doctor at Sea

1955 · Movie

Wendy Thomas

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 · TV Show

Nell

Doctor in the House

1954 · Movie

Nurse Rigor Mortis

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 · Movie

Miss Dawn

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954 · Movie

Hilda Tebbitt

The Young Lovers

1954 · Movie

Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)

To Dorothy, a Son

1954 · Movie

Telephone Operator

What Every Woman Wants

1954 · Movie

Dolly Winch

Colonel March Investigates

1953 · Movie

Marjorie Dawson

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953 · Movie

Fairy Queen

The Square Ring

1953 · Movie

Bunty

Trouble in Store

1953 · Movie

Edna

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 · Movie

Beryl