Prunella Scales
British actress (born 1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales[1][2] CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is a retired English actress. She portrayed Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers, Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award)[3] and appeared in the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), travelling on narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.
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Born | Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth (1932-06-22) 22 June 1932 (age 91) Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England |
Education | Moira House Girls' School, Eastbourne; The Old Vic School; Ute Hagen, New York |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1952–2019 |
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Children | 2, including Samuel West |
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