Joan Sims filmography
The Joan Sims filmography lists the film and television appearances of the English actress Joan Sims (1930–2001).
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Square Ring | Bunty | |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | Beryl | ||
| Meet Mr. Lucifer | Fairy Queen | ||
| Trouble in Store | Edna | ||
| 1954 | Doctor in the House | Rigor Mortis | |
| What Every Woman Wants | Doll | ||
| The Young Lovers | Telephone Operator, American Embassy | Uncredited | |
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | Miss Dawn | ||
| To Dorothy a Son | Telephone Operator | ||
| The Sea Shall Not Have Them | Hilda Tebbitt | ||
| 1955 | As Long as They're Happy | Linda | |
| Doctor at Sea | Wendy Thomas | ||
| 1956 | Lost | Ice Cream seller in the park | Uncredited |
| Keep It Clean | Violet Tarbottom | ||
| The Silken Affair | Lady Barber | ||
| Dry Rot | Beth | ||
| Stars in Your Eyes | Walter's Secretary | ||
| 1957 | Carry On Admiral | Mary | |
| No Time for Tears | Sister O'Malley | ||
| Just My Luck | Phoebe | ||
| The Naked Truth | Ethel Ransom | ||
| 1958 | Davy | Waitress | |
| Passport to Shame | Miriam (phone operator in taxi office) | Uncredited | |
| 1959 | The Captain's Table | Maude Pritchett | |
| Carry On Nurse | Student Nurse Stella Dawson | ||
| Life in Emergency Ward 10 | Mrs. Pryor | ||
| Carry On Teacher | Sarah Allcock | ||
| Upstairs and Downstairs | Blodwen | ||
| Please Turn Over | Beryl | ||
| 1960 | Carry On Constable | WPC. Gloria Passworthy | |
| Doctor in Love | Dawn | ||
| Watch Your Stern | Anne Foster | ||
| 1961 | His and Hers | Hortense | |
| Carry On Regardless | Lily Duveen | ||
| Mr. Topaze | Colette | ||
| No My Darling Daughter | Second Typist | ||
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs | Gale Tornado | |
| Twice Round the Daffodils | Harriet Halfpenny | ||
| The Iron Maiden | Nellie Carter | ||
| 1963 | Nurse on Wheels | Deborah Walcott | |
| 1964 | Strictly for the Birds | Peggy Blessing | |
| Carry On Cleo | Calpurnia | ||
| 1965 | San Ferry Ann | Mum | |
| The Big Job | Mildred Gamely | ||
| Carry On Cowboy | Belle Armitage | ||
| 1966 | Doctor in Clover | Matron Sweet | |
| Carry On Screaming! | Emily Bung | ||
| Don't Lose Your Head | Désirée Dubarry | ||
| 1967 | Follow That Camel | Zig-Zig | |
| Carry On Doctor | Chloë Gibson | ||
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyber | Lady Ruff-Diamond | |
| 1969 | Carry On Camping | Joan Fussey | |
| Carry On Again Doctor | Ellen Moore | ||
| 1970 | Carry On Up the Jungle | Lady Evelyn Bagley | |
| Doctor in Trouble | Russian Captain | ||
| Carry On Loving | Esme Crowfoot | ||
| 1971 | Carry On Henry | Queen Marie | |
| The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | Policewoman | (segment "Avarice") | |
| Carry On at Your Convenience | Chloë Moore | ||
| 1972 | Carry On Matron | Mrs. Tidey | |
| The Alf Garnett Saga | Gran | ||
| Carry On Abroad | Cora Flange | ||
| 1973 | Not Now Darling | Miss Tipdale | |
| Carry On Girls | Connie Philpotts | ||
| 1974 | Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Birdie aka Lady 'Birdie' Mainwaring-Brown | |
| Carry On Dick | Madame Desirée | ||
| 1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Emily | |
| Carry On Behind | Daphne Barnes | ||
| 1976 | Carry On England | Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe | |
| 1978 | Carry On Emmannuelle | Mrs. Dangle | |
| 1990 | The Fool | Lady Daphne | |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Mad and Holy Old Witch | Voice |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | John of the Fair | Parlourmaid | TV movie |
| 1953 | Hurrah for Halloween | Mrs. Grouse | TV movie |
| 1955 | Curtains for Harry | Uncredited | TV movie |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | Audrey Fraser | Episode: The Makepeace Story #4: The New Executive | |
| London Playhouse | Daffy Lovell | Episode: The General's Mess | |
| 1955-1956 | Here and Now | Uncredited | 7 episodes |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Nell | Episode: The Sheriff's Boots |
| Colonel March of Scotland Yard | Marjorie Dawson | Episode: Hot Money | |
| Frankie Howerd | Various Characters | Episode 2 | |
| ITV Play of the Week | Eva | Episode: Traveller's Joy | |
| 1956-1957 | The Buccaneers | Abigail | 2 episodes |
| 1957 | ITV Play of the Week | Phyllis | Episode: Accolade |
| 1960 | ITV Television Playhouse | Beatrice | Episode: A Holiday Abroad |
| Our House | Daisy Burke | 13 episodes | |
| Alice Through the Looking Box | Chambermaid | TV movie | |
| 1961 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Mavis Hunter | Episode: Off Centre |
| 1962 | Hugh and I | Uncredited | It's a Dog's Life |
| Dial RIX | Shirley Rix | Episode: Nose to Wheel | |
| 1963 | Dial RIX | Rita Haythorne | Episode: Come Prancing |
| A Touch of the Sun | Uncredited | TV movie | |
| The Stanley Baxter Show | Uncredited | 1 Episode | |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | Various | 1 Episode | |
| 1963-1964 | The Dick Emery Show | Uncredited | 14 episodes |
| 1964 | The Benny Hill Show | Guest | 1 Episode |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Jill Watson | Episode: Love in Triplicate |
| 1966 | Comedy Playhouse | Isabel 'Is' Conway | Episode: Seven Year Hitch |
| 1967 | ITV Play of the Week | Beryl Cockburn | Episode: That Old Black Magic |
| Sam and Janet | Janet Marshall | 6 episodes | |
| Before the Fringe | Uncredited | 2 episodes | |
| 1967-1975 | Till Death Us Do Part | Gran | 13 episodes |
| 1968 | Beryl Reid Says Good Evening | Freda | 1 Episode |
| Iolanthe | The Fairy Queen | TV movie | |
| 1968-1969 | According to Dora | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1969 | The Jimmy Logan Show | Uncredited | 1 Episode |
| The Very Merry Widow and How | Station Announcer | Episode: How About Going Into Transports of Delight? | |
| 1970 | The Kenneth Williams Show | Uncredited | 1 Episode |
| Tarbuck's Luck | Uncredited | 1 Episode | |
| 1971 | Six Dates with Barker | Kitty Harriman | Episode: The Odd Job |
| Decimal Five | Uncredited | Voice | |
| Father, Dear Father | Miss Armitage | Episode: A Domestic Comedy | |
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Cratchit | Voice | |
| The Goodies | Delia Capone | Episode: Wicked Waltzing | |
| 1972 | Jackanory Playhouse | Sycamore | Episode: The Wednesday Wand |
| Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing | Lady Rhoda Cockhorse Miss Esmerelda Princess Yo-Yo Clodhopper's Mother-in-Law |
TV movie | |
| 1972-1978 | Sykes | Madge Kettlewell | 5 episodes |
| 1973 | The Cobblers of Umbridge | Lilian Beverly Carol Begorrah Norah Pepper Voice of Doris |
TV movie |
| The Goodies | Matron | Episode: Way Outward Bound | |
| 7 of 1 | Mrs. Dawkins | Episode: One Man's Meat | |
| Ooh La La! | Amandine | Episode: A Pig in a Poke | |
| Carry on Christmas | Virginia's Mother Senna Pod Bishop's Wife Adelle 6th Ballerina Salvation Army Collector Maid Marion Traffic Warden |
TV movie | |
| 1973-1974 | Men of Affairs | Lady Mainwaring-Brown | 4 episodes |
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | Fanny Pratt | TV movie |
| A Journey to London | Lady Headpiece | TV movie | |
| Carry on Laughing! | Mrs. Breeches Dr. Janis Crunbitt Lady Guinevere Mrs. MacFlute Amelia Forbush Else Lady Kate Lady Isobel Madame Olga |
2 episodes 1 Episode 2 episodes 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode | |
| 1976 | The Two Ronnies | Dowager Duchess of Arc | 1 Episode |
| The Howerd Confessions | Mrs. Beachum The Matron Nellie |
1 Episode 1 Episode 1 Episode | |
| East Lynne | Joyce (servant) | TV movie | |
| 1977 | Lord Tramp | Miss Pratt | 6 episodes |
| 1978-1980 | Born and Bred | Molly Peglar | |
| 1979 | In Loving Memory | Annie Potter | Episode: Pork |
| 1979-1980 | Worzel Gummidge | Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton | 8 episodes |
| 1980 | Dick Turpin | Countess of Durham | Episode: The Godmother |
| Ladykillers | Amelia Elizabeth Dyer | Episode: Suffer Little Children | |
| 1981 | Ladykillers | 'Belle' Elmore | Episode: Miss Elmore |
| 1982 | Educating Marmalade | Signora Bandolini | Episode: Marmalade in Venice |
| 1983 | Crown Court | Maureen Vairey | Episode: Night Fever: Part 1 |
| Hallelujah! | Ella Scratchitt | Episode: A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt | |
| Waters of the Moon | Mrs. Ashworth | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Cockles | Gloria du Bois | 1 Episode |
| Dramarama | Beryl | Episode: Fowl Pest | |
| Poor Little Rich Girls | Madge Henshawe | Episode: Rainbows | |
| Hay Fever | Clara | TV movie | |
| 1984-1987 | Tickle on the Tum | Connie Caper | 8 episodes |
| 1985 | Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced |
Miss Murgatroyd | TV mini-series |
| Deceptions | Mrs. Thirkell | TV movie | |
| 1986 | In Loving Memory | Annie Potter Hilda Pardoe |
Episode: The Second Time Around Episode: King of the Mountains |
| Doctor Who | Katryca | 4 episodes | |
| 1986-1987 | Farrington of the F.O. | Annie Begley | 14 episodes |
| 1987 | Drummonds | Mrs. Fordham | Episode: Fathers and Sons |
| Super Gran | Cat Burglar | Episode: Supergran Snookered | |
| Only Fools and Horses | Auntie Reenie Turpin | Episode: The Frog's Legacy | |
| 1987-1988 | Simon and the Witch | Lady Fox-Custard | 23 episodes |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Susan | Episode: Val De Ree (Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha) |
| 1990 | Cluedo | Mrs. White (II) | Episode: Christmas Past, Christmas Present |
| 1990-1992 | On the Up | Mrs. Fiona Wembley | 19 episodes |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Mrs Rockett | Episode: Fumed Oak |
| 1992 | Boys from the Bush | Grace | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Screen One | Daisy Potter | Episode: Tender Loving Care |
| One Foot in the Grave | Lady on Plane | Episode: One Foot in the Algarve | |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Mrs. Nash | 6 episodes |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | Betsy Prig | 3 episodes | |
| 1994-1998 | As Time Goes By | Madge | 9 episodes |
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky | Harriet Coverly | Episode: The Mild Bunch |
| Just William | Mrs. Miggs | Episode: William Clears the Slums | |
| 1995-1996 | My Good Friend | Miss Byron | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney | TV movie |
| 1997 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Adele McCarthy | Episode: A Rose by Any Other Name |
| Spark | Aunt Hattie | Episode: Fourth Cousin Kimberley | |
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Betty | TV movie, (final film role) |
Video games[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cluedo | Mrs. Blanche White |