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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Acting · Born 1932-06-22 · Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Known For

movie 6.1 Wolf
Wolf
1994
tv 8.3 Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
1975
movie 7.0 Howards End
Howards End
1992
movie 6.7 The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
1978
tv 7.5 Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
movie 7.4 Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
1954
tv 7.8 Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
movie 6.9 Room at the Top
Room at the Top
1958
movie 6.6 Emma
Emma
1996
tv 7.6 Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996
movie 5.2 Horrid Henry: The Movie
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
tv 6.2 Casualty
Casualty
1986
movie 7.3 The Phone Call
The Phone Call
2013
movie 6.5 An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
movie 6.8 Second Best
Second Best
1994
movie 5.2 Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
movie 6.6 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
movie 4.4 The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978