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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Biography

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

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-06-22

Place of Birth

Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Cast

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    Wolf

    Wolf

    19946.1 / 10

    The Shell Seekers

    The Shell Seekers

    20077.2 / 10

    Emma

    Emma

    19966.6 / 10

    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

    19876.6 / 10

    Waltz of the Toreadors

    Waltz of the Toreadors

    19624.8 / 10

    Hobson's Choice

    Hobson's Choice

    19547.3 / 10

    Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

    Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

    20060.0 / 10

    Breaking the Code

    Breaking the Code

    19965.4 / 10

    A Question of Attribution

    A Question of Attribution

    19916.6 / 10

    Stiff Upper Lips

    Stiff Upper Lips

    19985.6 / 10

    Freddie as F.R.O.7.

    Freddie as F.R.O.7.

    19925.0 / 10

    A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

    A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

    20020.0 / 10

    A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval

    19895.2 / 10

    Consuming Passions

    Consuming Passions

    19888.0 / 10

    What the Butler Saw

    What the Butler Saw

    19871.0 / 10

    The Phone Call

    The Phone Call

    20137.3 / 10

    Fawlty Towers Revisited

    Fawlty Towers Revisited

    20050.0 / 10

    An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

    19996.5 / 10

    Second Best

    Second Best

    19946.7 / 10

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    20148.0 / 10

    Dirty Beasts

    Dirty Beasts

    19900.0 / 10

    Revolting Rhymes

    Revolting Rhymes

    19900.0 / 10

    The Wicked Lady

    The Wicked Lady

    19834.9 / 10

    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    20123.9 / 10

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    20098.0 / 10

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

    The Littlest Horse Thieves

    19766.9 / 10

    An Audience with Alf Garnett

    An Audience with Alf Garnett

    19970.0 / 10

    Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

    19586.9 / 10

    The Ghost of Greville Lodge

    The Ghost of Greville Lodge

    20006.0 / 10

    Beyond The Pale

    Beyond The Pale

    19890.0 / 10

    Doris and Doreen

    Doris and Doreen

    19780.0 / 10

    The Apple Cart

    The Apple Cart

    19750.0 / 10

    What Every Woman Wants

    What Every Woman Wants

    19546.0 / 10

    An Awfully Big Adventure

    An Awfully Big Adventure

    19956.7 / 10

    Station Jim

    Station Jim

    20017.0 / 10

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    What the Pythons Did Next...

    20070.0 / 10

    Lord of Misrule

    Lord of Misrule

    19960.0 / 10

    Natural Causes

    Natural Causes

    19880.0 / 10

    Fair Game

    Fair Game

    19943.5 / 10

    Howards End

    Howards End

    19927.0 / 10

    Outside Edge

    Outside Edge

    19826.0 / 10

    Horrid Henry: The Movie

    Horrid Henry: The Movie

    20115.2 / 10

    The Boys from Brazil

    The Boys from Brazil

    19786.7 / 10

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    19784.4 / 10

    Mad Cows

    Mad Cows

    19993.6 / 10

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    19828.0 / 10

    Laxdale Hall

    Laxdale Hall

    19536.0 / 10

    My Friend Walter

    My Friend Walter

    19920.0 / 10

    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

    19900.0 / 10

    Home Cooking

    Home Cooking

    19860.0 / 10

    Sub Rosa

    Sub Rosa

    20145.0 / 10

    When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

    19870.0 / 10

    Absurd Person Singular

    Absurd Person Singular

    19858.0 / 10

    Slimming Down

    Slimming Down

    19840.0 / 10

    The Achurch Letters

    The Achurch Letters

    19770.0 / 10

    Bosses From Hell

    Bosses From Hell

    19890.0 / 10

    Communicators From Hell

    Communicators From Hell

    19890.0 / 10

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