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Prunella Scales

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Born: June 22, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

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 Grea...

Filmography64 TITLES
Sub Rosa
5.0
Sub Rosa2014
Wolf
6.1
Wolf1994
Howards End
7.0
Howards End1992
Emma
6.6
Emma1996
The Boys from Brazil
6.7
The Boys from Brazil1978
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An Awfully Big Adventure
6.5
An Awfully Big Adventure1995
Hobson's Choice
7.4
Hobson's Choice1954
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
6.5
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne1987
Room at the Top
6.9
Room at the Top1958
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
5.2
Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992
Horrid Henry: The Movie
5.2
Horrid Henry: The Movie2011
The Wicked Lady
4.8
The Wicked Lady1983
Fair Game
3.8
Fair Game1994
Station Jim
7.0
Station Jim2001
Second Best
6.7
Second Best1994
Mad Cows
3.9
Mad Cows1999
Consuming Passions
8.0
Consuming Passions1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
4.3
The Hound of the Baskervilles1978
Run For Your Wife
4.4
Run For Your Wife2012
The Merry Wives of Windsor
8.0
The Merry Wives of Windsor1982
Lord of Misrule
Lord of Misrule1996
Stiff Upper Lips
5.2
Stiff Upper Lips1998
A Chorus of Disapproval
5.3
A Chorus of Disapproval1989
Communicators From Hell
Communicators From Hell1989
The Crowded Day
5.4
The Crowded Day1954
The Shell Seekers
6.9
The Shell Seekers2007
Breaking the Code
5.2
Breaking the Code1996
Waltz of the Toreadors
4.8
Waltz of the Toreadors1962
Bosses From Hell
Bosses From Hell1989
What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next...2007
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8.4
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009
The Phone Call
7.3
The Phone Call2013
A Question of Attribution
6.7
A Question of Attribution1991
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.0
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990
The Littlest Horse Thieves
6.8
The Littlest Horse Thieves1976
When We Are Married
When We Are Married1987
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing2006
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher1994
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers2025
An Ideal Husband
6.4
An Ideal Husband1999
What the Butler Saw
1.0
What the Butler Saw1987
Laxdale Hall
6.0
Laxdale Hall1953
My Friend Walter
My Friend Walter1992
Beyond The Pale
Beyond The Pale1989
Home Cooking
Home Cooking1986
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg2002
What Every Woman Wants
6.3
What Every Woman Wants1954
The Achurch Letters
The Achurch Letters1977
Absurd Person Singular
8.0
Absurd Person Singular1985
Outside Edge
6.0
Outside Edge1982
Slimming Down
Slimming Down1984
Fawlty Towers Revisited
5.0
Fawlty Towers Revisited2005
Natural Causes
8.0
Natural Causes1988
Dirty Beasts
Dirty Beasts1990
Doris and Doreen
6.0
Doris and Doreen1978
An Audience with Alf Garnett
An Audience with Alf Garnett1997
Singles
6.0
Singles1983
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
6.4
The Ghost of Greville Lodge2000
Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes1990
The Apple Cart
The Apple Cart1975
The Ring of Truth
The Ring of Truth1973
Think
Think2007