Prunella Scales
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales | Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth | پرونلا اسکیلز
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1932-06-22
Place of birth:Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death2025-10-27
93Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers2025-05-310.00
- 50 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf2014-05-248.02
- Great Canal JourneysSelf2014-03-108.85
- The Phone CallJoan2013-10-207.373
- Run For Your WifeWoman in Pub2012-05-164.411
- Horrid Henry: The MovieGreat Aunt Greta2011-07-295.298
- Fawlty Towers: Re-OpenedSelf / Sybil Fawlty2009-05-108.45
- The Shell SeekersDolly Keeling2007-10-186.97
- Mr. Loveday's Little OutingLady Moping2006-05-070.00
- Fawlty Towers RevisitedHerself2005-12-015.01
- The Funny Blokes of British ComedySybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)2005-03-036.52
- Agatha Christie's MarpleMrs Mackenzie2004-12-127.8143
- The RoyalRed Admiral2003-01-197.810
- DickensElizabeth Dickens2002-05-117.01
- A Day In The Death Of Joe EggGrace2002-03-130.00
- Station JimQueen Victoria2001-12-307.52
- The Ghost of Greville LodgeSarah2000-10-067.06
- Mad CowsDr. Minny Stinkler1999-10-294.411
- An Ideal HusbandLady Markby1999-05-186.58
- Stiff Upper LipsAunt Agnes1998-06-125.612
- Keeping MumMarjorie1997-04-170.00
- An Audience with Alf Garnett1997-04-050.00
- Midsomer MurdersEleanor Bunsall1997-03-237.5357
- EmmaMiss Bates1996-10-026.6139
- Breaking the CodeSara Turing1996-09-175.518
- Lord of MisruleShirley1996-05-069.01
- Dennis the Menace and GnasherMrs. Duffel1996-04-026.320
- Dalziel and PascoeEdith Disney1996-03-166.428
- Silent WitnessAnne Parker1996-02-217.6112
- The World of Lee EvansMother1995-06-027.04
- Look at the State We're In!Storyteller1995-05-200.00
- An Awfully Big AdventureRose1995-05-116.570
- Signs and WondersElizabeth Palmore1995-01-167.01
- Second BestMargery1994-09-306.841
- WolfMaude Waggins1994-06-176.11,018
- Fair GameMarjorie1994-06-114.85
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy FisherMrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)1994-04-010.00
- The Rector's WifeMarjorie Richardson1994-03-049.02
- Freddie As F.R.O.7.Queen (voice)1992-08-145.334
- My Friend WalterAunt Ellie1992-04-247.01
- Howards EndAunt Juley1992-03-137.0597
- A Question of AttributionH.M.Q.1991-10-206.810
- The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonFleecy Flock1990-12-260.00
- Dirty BeastsNarrator1990-01-020.00
- Revolting RhymesNarrator1990-01-020.00
- Screen OneH.M.Q.1989-09-107.25
- Beyond The PaleMilly1989-08-307.01
- A Chorus of DisapprovalHannah Ap Llewellyn1989-08-185.426
- Thompson1988-11-105.02
- Natural CausesCelia Bryce1988-09-118.01
- Consuming PassionsEthel1988-04-068.33
- After HenrySarah France1988-01-046.45
- When We Are MarriedAnnie Parker1987-12-267.01
- The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneMoira O'Neill1987-12-236.632
- Home CookingJudith1986-11-080.00
- Unnatural CausesJudith1986-11-086.33
- ScreenPlayMilly1986-07-096.02
- Theatre NightMrs. Prentice1985-09-150.00
- Mapp & LuciaMiss Elizabeth Mapp1985-04-146.38
- Absurd Person SingularMarion Brewster-Wright1985-01-018.33
- Weekend PlayhouseOlive Dodd1984-07-080.00
- Slimming DownMrs. Shrigley1984-06-300.00
- The Wicked LadyLady Kingsclere1983-04-215.025
- The Merry Wives of WindsorMistress Page1982-12-288.03
- Outside EdgeMiriam1982-12-198.02
- BergeracGloria Gibbins1981-10-186.723
- Never the TwainSusan Peel1981-09-077.011
- Doris and DoreenDoris Rutter1978-12-166.52
- The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress Page1978-12-036.06
- The Boys from BrazilMrs. Harrington1978-10-056.7447
- The Hound of the BaskervillesGlynis1978-08-014.429
- TargetDiana Blake1977-09-097.04
- Lucky Feller1976-09-047.25
- The Littlest Horse ThievesMrs. Sandman1976-05-266.913
- Fawlty TowersSybil Fawlty1975-09-198.3818
- PlayhouseFlorence Farr1974-03-137.01
- Seven of OneMarion Joyce1973-03-257.36
- Country MattersBabs Pickard1972-08-204.65
- BBC Play of the MonthQueen Jemima1965-10-195.38
- Thirty-Minute TheatreMarie1965-10-074.28
- Waltz of the ToreadorsEstella Fitzjohn1962-04-125.012
- Faces of JimLaura Morrell1961-11-160.00
- Marriage LinesKate Starling1961-05-147.03
- Room at the TopCouncil Office Worker (uncredited)1958-12-296.9145
- The Crowded DayCustomer1954-10-015.89
- What Every Woman WantsMary1954-06-106.54
- Hobson's ChoiceVicky Hobson1954-04-197.4163
- Laxdale HallMorag McLeod1953-04-017.03
- Pride and PrejudiceLydia Bennet1952-02-029.01