Joan 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.

Birthday

May 9, 1930

Place of birth

Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Deathday

Jun 27, 2001

Also known as

Irene Joan Marion Sims

Credited in

As cast

Carry On Screaming!
As Emily Bung
Don't Lose Your Head
As Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Doctor
As Chloe Gibson
Carry On Cowboy
As Belle
Carry On Cleo
As Calpurnia
Carry On Constable
As Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
Carry On England
As Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Carry On Up the Khyber
As Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Matron
As Mrs. Tidey
Follow That Camel
As Zig-Zig
Carry On Henry
As Queen Marie
Carry On Loving
As Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Regardless
As Lily Duveen
Carry On Teacher
As Miss Sarah Allcock
Carry On Girls
As Connie Philpotts
Carry On Dick
As Madame Desiree
The Thief and the Cobbler
As Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
A Christmas Carol
As Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Carry On Emmannuelle
As Mrs. Dangle
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
As Emily
Just My Luck
As Phoebe
The Big Job
As Mildred Gamely
Carry On Up the Jungle
As Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor in the House
As Nurse Rigor Mortis
Doctor in Love
As Dawn
Doctor in Clover
As Matron Sweet
Doctor at Sea
As Wendy Thomas
That's Carry On!
As Various Characters (archive footage)
Please Turn Over
As Beryl
Carry On Abroad
As Cora Flange
Carry On at Your Convenience
As Chloe Moore
Carry On Again Doctor
As Mrs. Ellen Moore
Carry On Behind
As Daphne Barnes
Carry On Camping
As Joan Fussey
The Alf Garnett Saga
As Gran
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
As (Archive footage)
Watch Your Stern
As Ann Foster
The Iron Maiden
As Nellie Trotter
Carry on Christmas
As Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
An Audience With Victoria Wood
As Self
Nurse on Wheels
As Deborah Walcott
Meet Mr. Lucifer
As Fairy Queen
Davy
As Tea Lady
San Ferry Ann
As Mum
Not Now Darling
As Miss Tipdale
Will Any Gentleman...?
As Beryl
No, My Darling Daughter
As Miss PacPherson, a typist
What's a Carry On?
As Self - Interviewee
Carry On Nurse
As Student Nurse Stella Dawson
The Naked Truth
As Ethel Ransom
His and Hers
As Hortense
The Captain's Table
As Maude Pritchett
The Canterville Ghost
As Mrs. Umney
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
As Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
As Betty
As Long as They're Happy
As Linda
Love Among the Ruins
As Fanny Pratt
Carry On Admiral
As Mary
The Cobblers of Umbridge
As Lilian Beverly
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
No picture available
As Self
Life In Emergency Ward 10
As Mrs. Pryor
No Time for Tears
As Sister O'Malley
Tender Loving Care
As Daisy Potter
The Fool
No picture available
As Lady Daphne
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
As Hilda Tebbitt
The Square Ring
As Bunty
Lost
As Ice Cream Seller in the Park
Upstairs and Downstairs
As Blodwen
Dry Rot
As Beth Barton
Doctor in Trouble
As Russian Captain
The Young Lovers
As Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
The Belles of St. Trinian's
As Miss Dawn
To Dorothy, a Son
As Telephone Operator
Twice Round the Daffodils
As Harriet Halfpenny
Hay Fever
As Clara
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
As Birdie
Mr. Topaze
As Colette
Morrissey - Hulmerist
As Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
The Silken Affair
As Lady Barber
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
As Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
One Foot in the Algarve
As Lady on Plane
Colonel March Investigates
As Marjorie Dawson
Trouble in Store
As Edna
What Every Woman Wants
As Dolly Winch
Passport to Shame
As Miriam
A Pair of Briefs
As Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Deceptions
As Mrs. Thirkell
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
As Queen Katryca
Stars in Your Eyes
As Walter’s Secretary
Strictly for the Birds
As Peggy Bennett
Alice Through the Looking Box
As Chambermaid
The Odd Job
As Kitty Harriman
Iolanthe
As Queen of the Fairies
On Location: The Carry Ons
As Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)