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Prunella Scales

Acting·Jun 22, 1932·Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers2025 · Actor	Actor
Sub Rosa2014 · Madame	Madame
The Phone Call2013 · Joan	Joan
Run For Your Wife2012 · Woman in Pub	Woman in Pub
Horrid Henry: The Movie2011 · Great Aunt Greta	Great Aunt Greta
The Shell Seekers2007 · Dolly Keeling	Dolly Keeling
TThink2007 · Customer	Customer
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing2006 · Lady Moping	Lady Moping
TThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)	Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg2002 · Grace	Grace
Station Jim2001 · Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria
The Ghost of Greville Lodge2000 · Sarah	Sarah
Mad Cows1999 · Dr. Minny Stinkler	Dr. Minny Stinkler
An Ideal Husband1999 · Lady Markby	Lady Markby
Stiff Upper Lips1998 · Aunt Agnes	Aunt Agnes
An Audience with Alf Garnett1997 · Actor	Actor
Emma1996 · Miss Bates	Miss Bates
Breaking the Code1996 · Sara Turing	Sara Turing
LLord of Misrule1996 · Shirley	Shirley
An Awfully Big Adventure1995 · Rose	Rose
Second Best1994 · Margery	Margery
Wolf1994 · Maude Waggins	Maude Waggins
Fair Game1994 · Marjorie	Marjorie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher1994 · Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)	Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)
Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · Queen (voice)	Queen (voice)
My Friend Walter1992 · Aunt Ellie	Aunt Ellie
Howards End1992 · Aunt Juley	Aunt Juley
A Question of Attribution1991 · H.M.Q.	H.M.Q.
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990 · Fleecy Flock	Fleecy Flock
Dirty Beasts1990 · Narrator	Narrator
Revolting Rhymes1990 · Narrator	Narrator
Beyond The Pale1989 · Milly	Milly
A Chorus of Disapproval1989 · Hannah Ap Llewellyn	Hannah Ap Llewellyn
Bosses From Hell1989 · Actor	Actor
Communicators From Hell1989 · Actor	Actor
Natural Causes1988 · Celia Bryce	Celia Bryce
Consuming Passions1988 · Ethel	Ethel
When We Are Married1987 · Annie Parker	Annie Parker
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne1987 · Moira O'Neill	Moira O'Neill
What the Butler Saw1987 · Mrs Prentice	Mrs Prentice
Home Cooking1986 · Judith	Judith
Absurd Person Singular1985 · Marion Brewster-Wright	Marion Brewster-Wright
Slimming Down1984 · Mrs. Shrigley	Mrs. Shrigley
The Wicked Lady1983 · Lady Kingsclere	Lady Kingsclere
SSingles1983 · Gail	Gail
The Merry Wives of Windsor1982 · Mistress Page	Mistress Page
Outside Edge1982 · Miriam	Miriam
Doris and Doreen1978 · Doris Rutter	Doris Rutter
The Boys from Brazil1978 · Mrs. Harrington	Mrs. Harrington
The Hound of the Baskervilles1978 · Glynis	Glynis
The Achurch Letters1977 · Florence Farr	Florence Farr
The Littlest Horse Thieves1976 · Mrs. Sandman	Mrs. Sandman
TThe Apple Cart1975 · Queen Jemima	Queen Jemima
TThe Ring of Truth1973 · Babs Pickard	Babs Pickard
Waltz of the Toreadors1962 · Estella Fitzjohn	Estella Fitzjohn
Room at the Top1958 · Council Office Worker (uncredited)	Council Office Worker (uncredited)
The Crowded Day1954 · Customer	Customer
What Every Woman Wants1954 · Mary	Mary
Hobson's Choice1954 · Vicky Hobson	Vicky Hobson
LLaxdale Hall1953 · Morag McLeod	Morag McLeod