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Sylvia Syms.

(11 Posts)
Calendargirl Fri 27-Jan-23 18:09:08

Has died. 89 I think.

Beautiful actress back in the day, but some excellent roles in later life.

RIP.

Smileless2012 Fri 27-Jan-23 18:10:39

Yes she was a beauty wasn't she RIPflowers.

varian Fri 27-Jan-23 18:14:53

She was a very lovely young actress, but when she was older and no longer beautiful, she did very well as a character actress.

I thought she was a very authentic Queen Mother to Helen Mirren's Queen.

Ilovecheese Fri 27-Jan-23 18:34:07

I love "woman in a dressing gown" . It is a fantastic example of British cinema, a tale of ordinary people and their dreams and feelings. A love story and a tragedy, well worth watching.

merlotgran Fri 27-Jan-23 18:35:43

Ice Cold in Alex was my father’s favourite film.

I thought she was great as the Queen Mother.

RIP

fairfraise Fri 27-Jan-23 18:37:20

I watched Ice Cold in Alex only last week or so. Always an excellent actress in a variety of roles in her long career. RIP.

Judy54 Sat 28-Jan-23 14:01:57

Yes she was a beautiful lady. Her Daughter Beattie Edney is also an actress and was in the series The Coroner with Clare Goose and also in Poldark.

Grantanow Mon 30-Jan-23 10:09:00

A great actor. RIP.

Dickens Mon 30-Jan-23 10:12:05

Ilovecheese

I love "woman in a dressing gown" . It is a fantastic example of British cinema, a tale of ordinary people and their dreams and feelings. A love story and a tragedy, well worth watching.

Oh yes, it was an excellent film.

British Cinema at its best.

They don't make them like that anymore.

RIP Sylvia Syms.

Lovetopaint037 Mon 30-Jan-23 10:18:09

Yes, she was lovely. My dad encountered her through work and really liked her.
(I saw Woman in a Dressing Gown mentioned. However, that was Yvonne Mitchell but perhaps she had another part).

Grayling1 Mon 30-Jan-23 10:29:14

I watched "Woman in a Dressing Gown" fairly recently - it was on one of the many film channels that you really have to search through (Great! TV). I saw it in the cinema in the late 50's and I remembered it well - as Dickens said "British cinema at its best. Sylvia Sims played "the other woman".