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
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014 · Self	Self
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
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009 · Self / Sybil Fawlty	Self / Sybil Fawlty
The Shell Seekers2007 · Dolly Keeling	Dolly Keeling
TThink2007 · Customer	Customer
What the Pythons Did Next...2007 · Self	Self
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing2006 · Lady Moping	Lady Moping
Fawlty Towers Revisited2005 · Herself	Herself
TThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)	Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
AA 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