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Prunella Scales
Acting
Born: June 22, 1932
Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
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
Howards End
as Aunt Juley
Wolf
as Maude Waggins
Emma
as Miss Bates
The Boys from Brazil
as Mrs. Harrington
Horrid Henry: The Movie
as Great Aunt Greta
Hobson's Choice
as Vicky Hobson
Room at the Top
as Council Office Worker (uncredited)
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Rose
The Wicked Lady
as Lady Kingsclere
Second Best
as Margery
