Joan Sims

Biography

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

Emily Bung

Carry On Screaming!

Désirée Dubarry

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head

Chloë Gibson

Carry On Doctor

Belle Armitage

Carry On Cowboy

Calpurnia

Carry On Cleo

W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy

Carry On Constable

Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe

Carry On England

Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond

Carry On Up the Khyber

Mrs. Tidey

Carry On Matron

Zig-Zig

Carry On Follow That Camel

Queen Marie

Carry On Henry

Esme Crowfoot

Carry On Loving

Lily Duveen

Carry On Regardless

Sarah Allcock

Carry On Teacher

Connie Philpotts

Carry On Girls

Madame Desirée

Carry On Dick

Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)

The Thief and the Cobbler

Mrs. Cratchit (voice)

A Christmas Carol

Mrs. Dangle

Carry On Emmannuelle

Emily

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Phoebe

Just My Luck

Mildred Gamely

The Big Job

Lady Evelyn Bagley

Carry On Up the Jungle

Rigor Mortis

Doctor in the House

Dawn

Doctor in Love

Matron Sweet

Doctor in Clover

Wendy Thomas

Doctor at Sea

Various Characters

That's Carry On!

Beryl

Please Turn Over

Cora Flange

Carry On Abroad

Chloë Moore

Carry On at Your Convenience

Ellen Moore

Carry On Again Doctor

Daphne Barnes

Carry On Behind

Joan Fussey

Carry On Camping

Gran

The Alf Garnett Saga

(Archive footage)

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams

Ann Foster

Watch Your Stern

Nellie Trotter

The Iron Maiden

Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.

Carry on Christmas

Self

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Deborah Walcott

Nurse on Wheels

Fairy Queen

Meet Mr. Lucifer

Tea Lady

Davy

Mum

San Ferry Ann

Miss Tipdale

Not Now Darling

Beryl

Will Any Gentleman...?

Miss PacPherson, a typist

No, My Darling Daughter

Self - Interviewee /Various Characters

What's a Carry On?

Student Nurse Stella Dawson

Carry On Nurse

Ethel Ransom

The Naked Truth

Hortense

His and Hers

Maude Pritchett

The Captain's Table

Mrs. Umney

The Canterville Ghost

Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)

Betty

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Linda

As Long as They're Happy

Fanny Pratt

Love Among the Ruins

Mary

Carry On Admiral

Lilian Beverly

The Cobblers of Umbridge

Self

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

Mrs. Pryor

Life In Emergency Ward 10

Sister O'Malley

No Time for Tears

Daisy Potter

Tender Loving Care

Lady Daphne

The Fool

Hilda Tebbitt

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Bunty

The Square Ring

Ice Cream Seller in the Park

Lost

Blodwen

Upstairs and Downstairs

Beth Barton

Dry Rot

Russian Captain

Doctor in Trouble

Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)

The Young Lovers

Miss Dawn

The Belles of St. Trinian's

Telephone Operator

To Dorothy, a Son

Harriet Halfpenny

Twice Round the Daffodils

Clara

Hay Fever

Birdie

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Colette

Mr. Topaze

Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board

Morrissey - Hulmerist

Lady Barber

The Silken Affair

Policewoman (segment "Avarice")

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Lady on Plane

One Foot in the Algarve

Marjorie Dawson

Colonel March Investigates

Edna

Trouble in Store

Dolly Winch

What Every Woman Wants

Miriam

Passport to Shame

Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)

A Pair of Briefs

Mrs. Thirkell

Deceptions

Queen Katryca

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet

Walter’s Secretary

Stars in Your Eyes

Peggy Bennett

Strictly for the Birds

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1930-05-09

Place of Birth

Laindon, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Irene Joan Marion Sims