Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Biography

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) 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.

Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1932-06-22
Place of Birth: Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As: Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales, Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, پرونلا اسکیلز

Movies List of Prunella Scales

Wolf (1994)

Image The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers (2007)

Emma (1996)

Image The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

Image Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)

Image Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice (1954)

Image Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006)

Image Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code (1996)

Image A Question of Attribution

A Question of Attribution (1991)

Image Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips (1998)

Image Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992)

Image A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg

A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg (2002)

Image A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval (1989)

Image Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions (1988)

Image What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw (1987)

Image The Phone Call

The Phone Call (2013)

Image Fawlty Towers Revisited

Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005)

Image An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (1999)

Image Second Best

Second Best (1994)

Image 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)

Image Dirty Beasts

Dirty Beasts (1990)

Image Revolting Rhymes

Revolting Rhymes (1990)

Image The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady (1983)

Image Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife (2012)

Image Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009)

Image The Littlest Horse Thieves

The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976)

Image An Audience with Alf Garnett

An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997)

Image Room at the Top

Room at the Top (1958)

Image The Ghost of Greville Lodge

The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000)

Image Beyond The Pale

Beyond The Pale (1989)

Image Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen (1978)

Image The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart (1975)

Image What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants (1954)

Image An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

Image Station Jim

Station Jim (2001)

Image What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)

Image Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule (1996)

Image Natural Causes

Natural Causes (1988)

Image Fair Game

Fair Game (1994)

Image Howards End

Howards End (1992)

Image Outside Edge

Outside Edge (1982)

Image Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)

Image The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil (1978)

Image The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)

Mad Cows (1999)

Image The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)

Image Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall (1953)

Image My Friend Walter

My Friend Walter (1992)

Image The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

Image Home Cooking

Home Cooking (1986)

Sub Rosa (2014)

Image When We Are Married

When We Are Married (1987)

Image Absurd Person Singular

Absurd Person Singular (1985)

Image Slimming Down

Slimming Down (1984)

Image The Achurch Letters

The Achurch Letters (1977)

Image Bosses From Hell

Bosses From Hell (1989)

Image Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell (1989)