Biography
Joan Sims
Acting
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. In total, there are 136 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse Joan Sims's complete filmography — 95 films and 41 series — and find where to watch each title.
Career works
136
Movies
95
Series
41
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
05/09/1930
Place of birth
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
Date of death
06/27/2001
Filmography highlights
Movies
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 · 6.9
What's a Carry On?
1998 · 7.7
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
1996
The Canterville Ghost
1996 · 6.3
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993 · 8.5
Tender Loving Care
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · 7.1
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991
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The Fool
1990 · 8.0
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988 · 5.3
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986 · 6.2
Deceptions
1985 · 6.7
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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1985 · 8.0
Hay Fever
1984 · 6.0
Series
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Spark
1997 · 6.7
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · 7.3
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994 · 8.4
Pie in the Sky
1994 · 8.3
Smokescreen
1994 · 8.0
As Time Goes By
1992 · 7.5
Tonight at 8.30
1991 · 7.0
On the Up
1990 · 6.8
Victoria Wood
1989 · 8.0
Screen One
1989 · 7.2
Farrington of the F.O.
1986 · 7.5
Deceptions
1985 · 6.0
Super Gran
1985 · 6.4
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Cockles
1984 · 7.5
Dramarama
1983 · 7.3