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Acting
Joan Sims
Also known as: Irene Joan Marion Sims
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 9, 1930
Day of Death
June 27, 2001
Age at Death
71 years old
Place of Birth
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
Popularity Score
1.0
Filmography
On Location: The Carry Ons
Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001Movie
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Betty
2000Movie
What's a Carry On?
Self - Interviewee
1998Movie
Spark
Aunt Hattie
1997TV
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
(Archive footage)
1996Movie
The Canterville Ghost
Mrs. Umney
1996Movie
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Adele McCarthy
1996TV
Pie in the Sky
Harriet Coverly
1994TV
Smokescreen
Mrs Nash
1994TV
Martin Chuzzlewit
Betsy Prig
1994TV
The Thief and the Cobbler
Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
1993Movie
Tender Loving Care
Daisy Potter
1993Movie
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
Lady on Plane
1993Movie
As Time Goes By
Madge
1992TV
Morrissey - Hulmerist
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1991Movie
Tonight at 8.30
Mrs. Rockett
1991TV
The Fool
Lady Daphne
1990Movie
On the Up
1990TV
Victoria Wood
Susan
1989TV
Screen One
Daisy Potter
1989TV
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
1988Movie
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Queen Katryca
1986Movie
Farrington of the F.O.
Annie Begley
1986TV
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
Self
1985Movie
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
1985Movie
Super Gran
Cat Burglar
1985TV
Deceptions
Mrs. Thirkell
1985TV
Hay Fever
Clara
1984Movie
Cockles
Gloria du Bois
1984TV
Miss Marple
Miss Murgatroyd
1984TV
Waters of the Moon
Mrs. Ashworth
1983Movie
Dramarama
Beryl
1983TV
Lady Killers
'Belle' Elmore (voice)
1980TV
Dick Turpin
Countess of Durham
1979TV
Worzel Gummidge
Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
1979TV
Carry On Emmannuelle
Mrs. Dangle
1978Movie
Born and Bred
Molly Peglar
1978TV
That's Carry On!
Various Characters (archive footage)
1977Movie
Carry On England
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
1976Movie
Love Among the Ruins
Fanny Pratt
1976Movie
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Emily
1975Movie
Carry On Behind
Daphne Barnes
1975Movie
Carry On Laughing
Madame Olga
1975TV
Carry On Dick
Madame Desiree
1974Movie
Carry On Girls
Connie Philpotts
1973Movie
Carry on Christmas
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
1973Movie
Not Now Darling
Miss Tipdale
1973Movie
The Cobblers of Umbridge
Lilian Beverly
1973Movie
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Birdie
1973Movie
Seven of One
Mrs Dawkins
1973TV
Men of Affairs
Lady Mainwaring-Brown
1973TV
Carry On Matron
Mrs. Tidey
1972Movie
Carry On Abroad
Cora Flange
1972Movie
The Alf Garnett Saga
Gran
1972Movie
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
1972Movie
Sykes
Madge Kettlewell
1972TV
Carry On Henry
Queen Marie
1971Movie
A Christmas Carol
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
1971Movie
Carry On at Your Convenience
Chloe Moore
1971Movie
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
1971Movie
The Odd Job
Kitty Harriman
1971Movie
Six Dates with Barker
Kitty Harriman
1971TV
Carry On Loving
Esme Crowfoot
1970Movie
Carry On Up the Jungle
Lady Evelyn Bagley
1970Movie
Doctor in Trouble
Russian Captain
1970Movie
The Goodies
Delia Capone
1970TV
Carry On Again Doctor
Mrs. Ellen Moore
1969Movie
Carry On Camping
Joan Fussey
1969Movie
In Loving Memory
1969TV
Carry On Christmas Specials
1969TV
Carry On Up the Khyber
Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
1968Movie
Iolanthe
Queen of the Fairies
1968Movie
Cilla
Self
1968TV
Ooh La La!
1968TV
Carry On Doctor
Chloe Gibson
1967Movie
Don't Lose Your Head
Désirée Dubarry
1967Movie
Follow That Camel
Zig-Zig
1967Movie
Before The Fringe
1967TV
Sam and Janet
Janet Marshall
1967TV
Carry On Screaming!
Emily Bung
1966Movie
Doctor in Clover
Matron Sweet
1966Movie
Till Death Us Do Part
Gran
1966TV
Carry On Cowboy
Belle
1965Movie
The Big Job
Mildred Gamely
1965Movie
San Ferry Ann
Mum
1965Movie
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jill Watson
1965TV
Carry On Cleo
Calpurnia
1964Movie
Strictly for the Birds
Peggy Bennett
1964Movie
The Iron Maiden
Nellie Trotter
1963Movie
Nurse on Wheels
Deborah Walcott
1963Movie
Doctor Who
Katryca
1963TV
The Dick Emery Show
1963TV
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963TV
Twice Round the Daffodils
Harriet Halfpenny
1962Movie
A Pair of Briefs
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
1962Movie
Dial RIX
1962TV
Carry On Regardless
Lily Duveen
1961Movie
No, My Darling Daughter
Miss PacPherson, a typist
1961Movie
His and Hers
Hortense
1961Movie
Mr. Topaze
Colette
1961Movie
Carry On Constable
Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
1960Movie
Doctor in Love
Dawn
1960Movie
Watch Your Stern
Ann Foster
1960Movie
Alice Through the Looking Box
Chambermaid
1960Movie
Our House
1960TV
Carry On Teacher
Miss Sarah Allcock
1959Movie
Please Turn Over
Beryl
1959Movie
Carry On Nurse
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
1959Movie
The Captain's Table
Maude Pritchett
1959Movie
Life In Emergency Ward 10
Mrs. Pryor
1959Movie
Upstairs and Downstairs
Blodwen
1959Movie
Davy
Tea Lady
1958Movie
Passport to Shame
Miriam
1958Movie
Just My Luck
Phoebe
1957Movie
The Naked Truth
Ethel Ransom
1957Movie
Carry On Admiral
Mary
1957Movie
No Time for Tears
Sister O'Malley
1957Movie
Lost
Ice Cream Seller in the Park
1956Movie
Dry Rot
Beth Barton
1956Movie
The Silken Affair
Lady Barber
1956Movie
Stars in Your Eyes
Walter’s Secretary
1956Movie
The Buccaneers
Abigail
1956TV
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Marjorie Dawson
1956TV
Doctor at Sea
Wendy Thomas
1955Movie
As Long as They're Happy
Linda
1955Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Nell
1955TV
Doctor in the House
Nurse Rigor Mortis
1954Movie
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
Hilda Tebbitt
1954Movie
The Young Lovers
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
1954Movie
The Belles of St Trinian's
Miss Dawn
1954Movie
To Dorothy, a Son
Telephone Operator
1954Movie
What Every Woman Wants
Dolly Winch
1954Movie
Meet Mr. Lucifer
Fairy Queen
1953Movie
Will Any Gentleman...?
Beryl
1953Movie
The Square Ring
Bunty
1953Movie
Colonel March Investigates
Marjorie Dawson
1953Movie
Trouble in Store
Edna
1953Movie