Prunella Scales
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 El...
Biography
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
Howards End1992 · Aunt Juley3.5ActuallyLike
Wolf1994 · Maude Waggins3.1ActuallyLike
The Boys from Brazil1978 · Mrs. Harrington3.4
Hobson's Choice1954 · Vicky Hobson3.7
Emma1996 · Miss Bates3.3
Room at the Top1958 · Council Office Worker (uncredited)3.4
The Phone Call2013 · Joan3.7
An Awfully Big Adventure1995 · Rose3.3ActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
Howards End1992 · Aunt Juley3.5ActuallyLikeWolf1994 · Maude Waggins3.1ActuallyLikeThe Boys from Brazil1978 · Mrs. Harrington3.4Hobson's Choice1954 · Vicky Hobson3.7Emma1996 · Miss Bates3.3Room at the Top1958 · Council Office Worker (uncredited)3.4The Phone Call2013 · Joan3.7An Awfully Big Adventure1995 · Rose3.3
Second Best1994 · Margery3.4
Horrid Henry: The Movie2011 · Great Aunt Greta2.6
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne1987 · Moira O'Neill3.3
Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · Queen (voice)2.6
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009 · Self / Sybil Fawlty4.2
The Littlest Horse Thieves1976 · Mrs. Sandman3.4
A Chorus of Disapproval1989 · Hannah Ap Llewellyn2.7
Consuming Passions1988 · Ethel4.2
The Wicked Lady1983 · Lady Kingsclere2.5
A Question of Attribution1991 · H.M.Q.3.4