Sylvia Syms
CountryUnited Kingdom 
GenderFemale
BirthdayJan 6, 1934
Death2023-01-27
BiographySylvia May Laura Syms (6 January 1934 – 27 January 2023) was an English stage and screen actress. Her best-known film roles include My Teenage Daughter (1956), Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award, Ice Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961) and The Tamarind Seed (1974).
Known as the "Grand Dame of British Cinema", Syms was a major player in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, usually in stiff-upper-lip English pictures, as opposed to kitchen sink realism dramas, before becoming more of a supporting actress in both film and television roles. On television, she was known for her recurring role as dressmaker Olive Woodhouse on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was also a notable theatre player.
Syms portrayed Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in the 2006 biopic The Queen.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Sylvia Syms. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known as the "Grand Dame of British Cinema", Syms was a major player in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, usually in stiff-upper-lip English pictures, as opposed to kitchen sink realism dramas, before becoming more of a supporting actress in both film and television roles. On television, she was known for her recurring role as dressmaker Olive Woodhouse on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was also a notable theatre player.
Syms portrayed Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in the 2006 biopic The Queen.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Sylvia Syms. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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