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Joan Sims

Acting · 1930–2001 · Laindon, Essex, England, UK

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.

Known for

Carry On Camping

6.6

Carry On Camping

1969 · Joan Fussey

The Canterville Ghost

6.3

The Canterville Ghost

1996 · Mrs. Umney

Carry On Girls

5.7

Carry On Girls

1973 · Connie Philpotts

The Thief and the Cobbler

7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

Carry On Screaming!

6.5

Carry On Screaming!

1966 · Emily Bung

Carry On Cleo

6.7

Carry On Cleo

1964 · Calpurnia

Carry On Abroad

6.3

Carry On Abroad

1972 · Cora Flange

Carry On Cowboy

6.3

Carry On Cowboy

1965 · Belle

Carry On Up the Khyber

6.5

Carry On Up the Khyber

1968 · Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond

Carry On Matron

6.1

Carry On Matron

1972 · Mrs. Tidey

Carry On Dick

5.8

Carry On Dick

1974 · Madame Desiree

Carry On Henry

6.1

Carry On Henry

1971 · Queen Marie

Year Popular Top rated

All acting credits132

On Location: The Carry Ons

On Location: The Carry Ons

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

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

6.9

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000 · Betty

Spark

6.7

Spark

1997 · Series · Aunt Hattie

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · Series · Adele McCarthy

The Canterville Ghost

6.3

The Canterville Ghost

1996 · Mrs. Umney

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

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

1996 · (Archive footage)

Martin Chuzzlewit

8.4

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994 · Series · Betsy Prig

Pie in the Sky

8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994 · Series · Harriet Coverly

Smokescreen

8.0

Smokescreen

1994 · Series · Mrs Nash

The Thief and the Cobbler

7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

8.5

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve

1993 · Lady on Plane

Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care

1993 · Daisy Potter

As Time Goes By

7.5

As Time Goes By

1992 · Series · Madge

Tonight at 8.30

7.0

Tonight at 8.30

1991 · Series · Mrs. Rockett

Morrissey - Hulmerist

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991 · Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

On the Up

6.8

On the Up

1990 · Series

The Fool

8.0

The Fool

1990 · Lady Daphne

Screen One

7.2

Screen One

1989 · Series · Daisy Potter