Joan Sims
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Morrissey - Hulmerist (1991)
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
as Mrs. Umney
Carry On Nurse (1959)
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Don't Lose Your Head (1967)
as Désirée Dubarry
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
as Lady on Plane
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
as Hilda Tebbitt
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Camping (1969)
as Joan Fussey
The Iron Maiden (1963)
as Nellie Trotter
San Ferry Ann (1965)
as Mum
Waters of the Moon (1983)
as Mrs. Ashworth
Love Among the Ruins (1976)
as Fanny Pratt
Carry On Cleo (1964)
as Calpurnia
Carry On Girls (1973)
as Connie Philpotts
Carry On Dick (1974)
as Madame Desiree
Carry On Regardless (1961)
as Lily Duveen
Carry On Matron (1972)
as Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Behind (1975)
as Daphne Barnes
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
as Mrs. Ellen Moore
Doctor in the House (1954)
as Nurse Rigor Mortis
Carry On Loving (1970)
as Esme Crowfoot
Tender Loving Care (1993)
as Daisy Potter
Doctor in Trouble (1970)
as Russian Captain
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
as Miss Dawn
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
as Chloe Moore
Follow That Camel (1967)
as Zig-Zig
Please Turn Over (1959)
as Beryl
Passport to Shame (1958)
as Miriam
The Naked Truth (1957)
as Ethel Ransom
Doctor in Clover (1966)
as Matron Sweet
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Watch Your Stern (1960)
as Ann Foster
Carry On England (1976)
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
as Deborah Walcott
Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
as Blodwen
Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
as Harriet Halfpenny
That's Carry On! (1977)
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On Abroad (1972)
as Cora Flange
Carry On Henry (1971)
as Queen Marie
Hay Fever (1984)
as Clara
What's a Carry On? (1998)
as Self - Interviewee
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
as Betty
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
as Gran
Deceptions (1985)
as Mrs. Thirkell
Doctor at Sea (1955)
as Wendy Thomas
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
as Belle
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
as Emily
The Big Job (1965)
as Mildred Gamely
Mr. Topaze (1961)
as Colette
The Silken Affair (1956)
as Lady Barber
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
as Mrs. Dangle
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
as Emily Bung
Carry On Teacher (1959)
as Miss Sarah Allcock
A Christmas Carol (1971)
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
The Square Ring (1953)
as Bunty
Doctor in Love (1960)
as Dawn
The Fool (1990)
as Lady Daphne
Lost (1956)
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
The Captain's Table (1959)
as Maude Pritchett
Carry On Admiral (1957)
as Mary
Carry On Constable (1960)
as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Young Lovers (1954)
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
as Fairy Queen
No, My Darling Daughter (1961)
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)
as Self
Dry Rot (1956)
as Beth Barton
Carry On Doctor (1967)
as Chloe Gibson
Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)
as Chambermaid
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
as Linda
Trouble in Store (1953)
as Edna
Carry on Christmas (1973)
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
No Time for Tears (1957)
as Sister O'Malley
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
as Birdie
Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
as Beryl
The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
as Lilian Beverly
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
as (Archive footage)
Not Now Darling (1973)
as Miss Tipdale
Colonel March Investigates (1953)
as Marjorie Dawson
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
as Self
His and Hers (1961)
as Hortense
Just My Luck (1957)
as Phoebe
The Odd Job (1971)
as Kitty Harriman
Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
as Mrs. Pryor
Davy (1958)
as Tea Lady
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) (1972)
as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
What Every Woman Wants (1954)
as Dolly Winch
Strictly for the Birds (1964)
as Peggy Bennett
To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
as Telephone Operator
Iolanthe (1968)
as Queen of the Fairies
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
as Queen Katryca
A Pair of Briefs (1962)
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
as Walter’s Secretary