Also Known As: Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales, Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, پرونلا اسکیلز
Prunella Scales
📍Born in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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
Wolf
as Maude Waggins
The Shell Seekers
as Dolly Keeling
Emma
as Miss Bates
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
as Moira O'Neill
Waltz of the Toreadors
as Estella Fitzjohn
Hobson's Choice
as Vicky Hobson
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
as Lady Moping
Breaking the Code
as Sara Turing
A Question of Attribution
as H.M.Q.
Stiff Upper Lips
as Aunt Agnes
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
as Queen (voice)
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
as Grace
📌 Quick Info
Born
June 22, 1932
Place of Birth
Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Department
Acting
Popularity
0.7
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
104
Acting Roles
0
Crew Roles
64
Movies
40
TV Shows