Joan Sims

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.

Born

May 09, 1930

Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Died

Jun 27, 2001

Known For

Acting

Movies

94 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

Carry On Cleo

1964

as Calpurnia

Carry On Screaming!

1966

as Emily Bung

Carry On England

1976 • as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

★ 4.4

Carry On Nurse

1959 • as Student Nurse Stella Dawson

★ 6.4

Carry On Loving

1970 • as Esme Crowfoot

★ 5.7

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 • as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

★ 7.1

The Canterville Ghost

1996 • as Mrs. Umney

★ 6.2

Carry On Doctor

1967 • as Chloe Gibson

★ 6.5

Carry On Regardless

1961 • as Lily Duveen

★ 6.3

Carry On Cowboy

1965 • as Belle

★ 6.3

Carry On Camping

1969 • as Joan Fussey

★ 6.6

Carry On Cleo

1964 • as Calpurnia

★ 6.6

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 • as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

★ 6.4

Follow That Camel

1967 • as Zig-Zig

★ 5.8

Carry On Abroad

1972 • as Cora Flange

★ 6.3

Carry On Matron

1972 • as Mrs. Tidey

★ 6.1

Carry On Screaming!

1966 • as Emily Bung

★ 6.5

Carry On Again Doctor

1969 • as Mrs. Ellen Moore

★ 6.1

Don't Lose Your Head

1967 • as Désirée Dubarry

★ 6.6

Carry On Henry

1971 • as Queen Marie

★ 6.1

A Christmas Carol

1971 • as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

★ 7.2

Carry On Teacher

1959 • as Miss Sarah Allcock

★ 6.3

The Belles of St Trinian's

1954 • as Miss Dawn

★ 6.3

The Iron Maiden

1963 • as Nellie Trotter

★ 6.4

Carry On Constable

1960 • as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy

★ 6.2

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975 • as Emily

★ 5.7

Carry On Behind

1975 • as Daphne Barnes

★ 5.4

Doctor in the House

1954 • as Nurse Rigor Mortis

★ 6.5

The Big Job

1965 • as Mildred Gamely

★ 6.7

Love Among the Ruins

1976 • as Fanny Pratt

★ 6.9

That's Carry On!

1977 • as Various Characters (archive footage)

★ 5.7

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971 • as Chloe Moore

★ 6.2

The Naked Truth

1957 • as Ethel Ransom

★ 6.7

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The Fool

1990 • as Lady Daphne

★ 7.0

Doctor in Clover

1966 • as Matron Sweet

★ 5.6

The Captain's Table

1959 • as Maude Pritchett

★ 5.8

What's a Carry On?

1998 • as Self - Interviewee

★ 7.8

Doctor in Love

1960 • as Dawn

★ 5.2

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971 • as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")

★ 4.8

Deceptions

1985 • as Mrs. Thirkell

★ 6.3

The Alf Garnett Saga

1972 • as Gran

★ 4.5

Doctor at Sea

1955 • as Wendy Thomas

★ 5.7

Lost

1956 • as Ice Cream Seller in the Park

★ 6.2

Carry On Emmannuelle

1978 • as Mrs. Dangle

★ 3.9

Carry On Dick

1974 • as Madame Desiree

★ 5.8

Mr. Topaze

1961 • as Colette

★ 5.5

Tender Loving Care

1993 • as Daisy Potter

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000 • as Betty

★ 6.7

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

1993 • as Lady on Plane

★ 8.3

Nurse on Wheels

1963 • as Deborah Walcott

★ 5.9

Upstairs and Downstairs

1959 • as Blodwen

★ 5.6

A Pair of Briefs

1962 • as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)

★ 5.7

Passport to Shame

1958 • as Miriam

★ 5.9

Carry On Girls

1973 • as Connie Philpotts

★ 5.7

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

1985 • as Self

★ 6.0

Trouble in Store

1953 • as Edna

★ 6.1

Will Any Gentleman...?

1953 • as Beryl

★ 5.6

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

1954 • as Hilda Tebbitt

★ 7.2

Just My Luck

1957 • as Phoebe

★ 6.0

No Time for Tears

1957 • as Sister O'Malley

★ 5.0

Watch Your Stern

1960 • as Ann Foster

★ 5.6

An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988 • as Self

★ 5.2

Carry On Up the Jungle

1970 • as Lady Evelyn Bagley

★ 5.8

His and Hers

1961 • as Hortense

★ 4.9

What Every Woman Wants

1954 • as Dolly Winch

★ 6.3

On Location: The Carry Ons

2001 • as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)

As Long as They're Happy

1955 • as Linda

★ 7.7

Doctor in Trouble

1970 • as Russian Captain

★ 4.8

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953 • as Fairy Queen

★ 5.1

San Ferry Ann

1965 • as Mum

★ 6.3

Carry On Admiral

1957 • as Mary

★ 6.0

Davy

1958 • as Tea Lady

★ 5.0

Please Turn Over

1959 • as Beryl

★ 6.1

The Square Ring

1953 • as Bunty

★ 7.1

Hay Fever

1984 • as Clara

★ 6.0

Not Now Darling

1973 • as Miss Tipdale

★ 4.9

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960 • as Chambermaid

Colonel March Investigates

1953 • as Marjorie Dawson

★ 5.3

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962 • as Harriet Halfpenny

★ 6.6

Life In Emergency Ward 10

1959 • as Mrs. Pryor

★ 7.0

No, My Darling Daughter

1961 • as Miss PacPherson, a typist

★ 6.3

The Young Lovers

1954 • as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Strictly for the Birds

1964 • as Peggy Bennett

★ 5.3

To Dorothy, a Son

1954 • as Telephone Operator

★ 5.6

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973 • as Birdie

★ 3.6

Stars in Your Eyes

1956 • as Walter’s Secretary

★ 5.0

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

1986 • as Queen Katryca

★ 6.2

Carry on Christmas

1973 • as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

★ 6.0

The Silken Affair

1956 • as Lady Barber

★ 1.0

Dry Rot

1956 • as Beth Barton

★ 7.4

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991 • as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

1972 • as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife

★ 6.8

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

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

1996 • as (Archive footage)

The Cobblers of Umbridge

1973 • as Lilian Beverly

Iolanthe

1968 • as Queen of the Fairies

The Odd Job

1971 • as Kitty Harriman