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Prunella Scales

Acting

2.1 Popularity Jun 22, 1932 (93 years old) Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth) is 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 Bennet...

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Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 as Eleanor Bunsall
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 as Anne Parker
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 as Mrs Mackenzie
Casualty
Casualty
1986 as Jocelyn Anderson
Bergerac
Bergerac
1981 as Gloria Gibbins
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 as Queen Jemima
Howards End
Howards End
1992 as Aunt Juley
Wolf
Wolf
1994 as Maude Waggins

Biography

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth) is 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.

Filmography 90

2025
Fawlty Towers: A Very British Comedy Movie
2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Movie

as Self

2014
Great Canal Journeys TV

as Self

2014
Sub Rosa Movie

as Madame

2013
The Phone Call Movie

as Joan

2012
Run For Your Wife Movie

as Woman in Pub

2011
Horrid Henry: The Movie Movie

as Great Aunt Greta

2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Movie

as Self / Sybil Fawlty

2007
The Shell Seekers Movie

as Dolly Keeling

2007
What the Pythons Did Next... Movie

as Self

2006
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing Movie

as Lady Moping

2005
Fawlty Towers Revisited Movie

as Herself

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple TV

as Mrs Mackenzie

2003
The Royal TV

as Red Admiral

2002
Dickens TV
2002
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Movie

as Grace

2001
Station Jim Movie

as Queen Victoria

2000
The Ghost of Greville Lodge Movie
1999
Mad Cows Movie

as Dr. Minny Stinkler

1999
Loose Women TV

as Self

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday June 22, 1932 (93 years old)
Place of Birth Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales, Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, پرونلا اسکیلز
Years Active 1952 - 2025
Popularity 2.1
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Career Stats
90 Total Credits
58 Movie Roles
32 TV Roles
5 Photos