Joan Sims
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Katryca
1963
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nell
1955
Series
Pie in the Sky
Harriet Coverly
1994
Series
As Time Goes By
Madge
1992
Series
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Adele McCarthy
1996
Series
The Goodies
Delia Capone
1970
Series
The Goodies
Matron
1970
Series
The Buccaneers
Abigail
1956
Series
Screen One
Daisy Potter
1989
Series
Sykes
Madge Kettlewell
1972
Series
Dramarama
Beryl
1983
Series
Till Death Us Do Part
Gran
1966
Series
Dick Turpin
Countess of Durham
1979
Series
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Marjorie Dawson
1956
Series
Lady Killers
'Belle' Elmore (voice)
1980
Series
Super Gran
Cat Burglar
1985
Series
Worzel Gummidge
Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
1979
Series
Cilla
Self
1968
Series
Ooh La La!
1968
Series
Carry On Laughing
Madame Olga
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Lady Isobel
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Lady Kate Houndsbotham
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Else
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Amelia Forbush
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Lady Guinevere
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Mrs MacFlute
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Dr. Janis Crunbitt
1975
Series
Carry On Laughing
Mrs Breeches
1975
Series
In Loving Memory
1969
Series
Martin Chuzzlewit
Betsy Prig
1994
Series
Victoria Wood
Susan
1989
Series
On the Up
1990
Born and Bred
Molly Peglar
1978
Series
Seven of One
Mrs Dawkins
1973
Film
Carry On Nurse
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
1959
Series
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
1985
Series
Six Dates with Barker
Kitty Harriman
1971
Film
Carry On Cleo
Calpurnia
1964
Film
The Thief and the Cobbler
Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
1993
Series
Our House
1960
Men of Affairs
Lady Mainwaring-Brown
1973
Film
Carry On Cowboy
Belle
1965
Film
Carry On Girls
Connie Philpotts
1973
Sam and Janet
Janet Marshall
1967
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Umney
1996
Film
The Iron Maiden
Nellie Trotter
1963
Series
Farrington of the F.O.
Annie Begley
1986
Film
Follow That Camel
Zig-Zig
1967
Series
Smokescreen
Mrs Nash
1994
Film
The Belles of St Trinian's
Miss Dawn
1954
Spark
Aunt Hattie
1997
Film
Carry On Camping
Joan Fussey
1969
Film
Mr. Topaze
Colette
1961
Film
Doctor in Love
Dawn
1960
Series
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969
Film
Carry On Loving
Esme Crowfoot
1970
Film
Carry On Doctor
Chloe Gibson
1967
Film
Carry On Up the Khyber
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
1968
Film
Doctor in Clover
Matron Sweet
1966
Cockles
Gloria du Bois
1984
Film
Carry On Dick
Madame Desiree
1974
The Fool
Lady Daphne
1990
Film
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
1985
Film
Carry On Matron
Mrs. Tidey
1972
Film
Carry On at Your Convenience
Chloe Moore
1971
Film
Nurse on Wheels
Deborah Walcott
1963
Film
Carry On Constable
Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
1960
Film
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
1971
Film
Upstairs and Downstairs
Blodwen
1959
Film
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Emily
1975
Film
Doctor in Trouble
Russian Captain
1970
Film
Carry On Screaming!
Emily Bung
1966
Film
Don't Lose Your Head
Désirée Dubarry
1967
Film
That's Carry On!
Various Characters (archive footage)
1977
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
1985
Film
Carry On Behind
Daphne Barnes
1975
Film
Carry On Henry
Queen Marie
1971
Film
Carry On Abroad
Cora Flange
1972
Film
The Alf Garnett Saga
Gran
1972
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963
Film
Twice Round the Daffodils
Harriet Halfpenny
1962
Before The Fringe
1967
Film
Carry On Regardless
Lily Duveen
1961
Film
The Naked Truth
Ethel Ransom
1957
Film
Doctor in the House
Nurse Rigor Mortis
1954
Dial RIX
1962
Film
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
1971
Film
Please Turn Over
Beryl
1959
Film
Carry On Teacher
Miss Sarah Allcock
1959
Film
Lost
Ice Cream Seller in the Park
1956
Film
Carry On Again Doctor
Mrs. Ellen Moore
1969
Film
Carry On England
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
1976
Film
Passport to Shame
Miriam
1958
Film
Doctor at Sea
Wendy Thomas
1955
Film
Love Among the Ruins
Fanny Pratt
1976
Film
What's a Carry On?
Self - Interviewee
1998
Film
The Square Ring
Bunty
1953
Film
Trouble in Store
Edna
1953
Film
Carry On Emmannuelle
Mrs. Dangle
1978
Film
No Time for Tears
Sister O'Malley
1957
Film
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Lady on Plane
1993
Film
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
1988
Film
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Betty
2000
Film
Just My Luck
Phoebe
1957
Film
Carry On Up the Jungle
Lady Evelyn Bagley
1970
Film
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Fairy Queen
1953
Film
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Lilian Beverly
1973
Film
The Captain's Table
Maude Pritchett
1959
Film
The Big Job
Mildred Gamely
1965
Film
Watch Your Stern
Ann Foster
1960
Film
Carry On Admiral
Mary
1957
Film
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Hilda Tebbitt
1954
Film
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Birdie
1973
Film
Colonel March Investigates
Marjorie Dawson
1953
Film
Will Any Gentleman...?
Beryl
1953
Film
As Long as They're Happy
Linda
1955
Film
Not Now Darling
Miss Tipdale
1973
Film
Tender Loving Care
Daisy Potter
1993
Film
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
1972
Film
What Every Woman Wants
Dolly Winch
1954
Film
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Mrs. Pryor
1959
Film
The Odd Job
Kitty Harriman
1971
Film
His and Hers
Hortense
1961
Film
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Queen Katryca
1986
Film
The Young Lovers
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
1954
Film
Dry Rot
Beth Barton
1956
Film
A Pair of Briefs
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
1962
Film
Hay Fever
Clara
1984
Film
No, My Darling Daughter
Miss PacPherson, a typist
1961
Film
Davy
Tea Lady
1958
Film
San Ferry Ann
Mum
1965
Film
Alice Through the Looking Box
Chambermaid
1960
Film
On Location: The Carry Ons
Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Series
The Dick Emery Show
1963
Film
The Silken Affair
Lady Barber
1956
Film
To Dorothy, a Son
Telephone Operator
1954
Film
Strictly for the Birds
Peggy Bennett
1964
Film
Stars in Your Eyes
Walter’s Secretary
1956
Film
Iolanthe
Queen of the Fairies
1968
Film
Carry on Christmas
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
1973
Film
Morrissey - Hulmerist
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1991
Film
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
(Archive footage)
1996
Waters of the Moon
Mrs. Ashworth
1983