Prunella Scales
Acting Born Jun 22, 1932 Died Oct 27, 2025 Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK 104 credits
Biography
Prunella Scales works in acting. Born June 22, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK. Died October 27, 2025. Archytele tracks 104 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers
Great Canal JourneysSub Rosa50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
The Phone Call
Run For Your Wife
Horrid Henry: The Movie
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
ThinkWhat the Pythons Did Next...The Shell Seekers
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFawlty Towers Revisited
Agatha Christie's Marple
The RoyalLooking for Victoria
DickensA Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
Station Jim
The Ghost of Greville Lodge
Loose WomenMad CowsAn Ideal Husband
Stiff Upper Lips
Midsomer MurdersKeeping MumAn Audience with Alf Garnett
Silent WitnessDalziel and PascoeDennis the Menace and GnasherEmmaBreaking the Code
Look at the State We're In!An Awfully Big AdventureSigns and WondersThe World of Lee Evans
WolfFair GameThe Rector's WifeSecond BestThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Howards EndFreddie As F.R.O.7.My Friend Walter
A Question of Attribution
Dirty BeastsRevolting RhymesThe Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Screen OneA Chorus of DisapprovalBosses From HellCommunicators From HellBeyond The Pale
After HenryConsuming PassionsThompsonNatural Causes
The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneWhen We Are MarriedWhat the Butler Saw
CasualtyScreenPlayUnnatural CausesHome Cooking
Theatre NightMapp & LuciaAbsurd Person Singular
Weekend PlayhouseSlimming Down
The Wicked LadySingles
Full Filmography
104 titles- The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers (2025)
- Great Canal Journeys (2014) as Self
- Sub Rosa (2014) as Madame
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) as Self
- The Phone Call (2013) as Joan
- Run For Your Wife (2012) as Woman in Pub
- Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011) as Great Aunt Greta
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened (2009) as Self / Sybil Fawlty
- Think (2007) as Customer
- What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) as Self
- The Shell Seekers (2007) as Dolly Keeling
- Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006) as Lady Moping
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Sybil Fawlty (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) as Herself
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Mrs Mackenzie
- The Royal (2003) as Red Admiral
- Looking for Victoria (2003) as Self / Victoria
- Dickens (2002) as Elizabeth Dickens
- A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg (2002) as Grace
- Station Jim (2001) as Queen Victoria
- The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000) as Sarah
- Loose Women (1999) as Self
- Mad Cows (1999) as Dr. Minny Stinkler
- An Ideal Husband (1999) as Lady Markby
- Stiff Upper Lips (1998) as Aunt Agnes
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Eleanor Bunsall
- Keeping Mum (1997) as Marjorie
- An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997)
- Silent Witness (1996) as Anne Parker
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) as Edith Disney
- Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996) as Mrs. Duffel
- Emma (1996) as Miss Bates
- Breaking the Code (1996) as Sara Turing
- Lord of Misrule (1996) as Shirley
- Look at the State We're In! (1995) as Storyteller
- An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) as Rose
- Signs and Wonders (1995) as Elizabeth Palmore
- The World of Lee Evans (1995) as Mother
- Wolf (1994) as Maude Waggins
- Fair Game (1994) as Marjorie
- The Rector's Wife (1994) as Marjorie Richardson
- Second Best (1994) as Margery
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994) as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)
- Howards End (1992) as Aunt Juley
- Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992) as Queen (voice)
- My Friend Walter (1992) as Aunt Ellie
- A Question of Attribution (1991) as H.M.Q.
- Dirty Beasts (1990) as Narrator
- Revolting Rhymes (1990) as Narrator
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990) as Fleecy Flock
- Screen One (1989) as H.M.Q.
- A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) as Hannah Ap Llewellyn
- Bosses From Hell (1989)
- Communicators From Hell (1989)
- Beyond The Pale (1989) as Milly
- After Henry (1988) as Sarah France
- Consuming Passions (1988) as Ethel
- Thompson (1988)
- Natural Causes (1988) as Celia Bryce
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) as Moira O'Neill
- When We Are Married (1987) as Annie Parker
- What the Butler Saw (1987) as Mrs Prentice
- Casualty (1986) as Jocelyn Anderson
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Milly
- Unnatural Causes (1986) as Judith
- Home Cooking (1986) as Judith
- Theatre Night (1985) as Mrs. Prentice
- Mapp & Lucia (1985) as Miss Elizabeth Mapp
- Absurd Person Singular (1985) as Marion Brewster-Wright
- Weekend Playhouse (1984) as Olive Dodd
- Slimming Down (1984) as Mrs. Shrigley
- The Wicked Lady (1983) as Lady Kingsclere
- Singles (1983) as Gail
- S.W.A.L.K. (1982) as Patti
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) as Mistress Page
- Outside Edge (1982) as Miriam
- Bergerac (1981) as Gloria Gibbins
- Never the Twain (1981) as Susan Peel
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) as Mistress Page
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Mrs. Harrington
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) as Glynis
- Doris and Doreen (1978) as Doris Rutter
- Target (1977) as Diana Blake
- The Achurch Letters (1977) as Florence Farr
- The Littlest Horse Thieves (1976) as Mrs. Sandman
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Sybil Fawlty
- The Apple Cart (1975) as Queen Jemima
- Playhouse (1974) as Florence Farr
- Seven of One (1973) as Marion Joyce
- The Ring of Truth (1973) as Babs Pickard
- Country Matters (1972) as Babs Pickard
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Queen Jemima
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Marie
- Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) as Estella Fitzjohn
- Faces of Jim (1961) as Laura Morrell
- Marriage Lines (1961) as Kate Starling
- Room at the Top (1958) as Council Office Worker (uncredited)
- Hobson's Choice (1954) as Vicky Hobson
- The Crowded Day (1954) as Customer
- What Every Woman Wants (1954) as Mary
- Laxdale Hall (1953) as Morag McLeod
- Pride and Prejudice (1952) as Lydia Bennet
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Prunella Scales best known for?
Prunella Scales is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Agatha Christie's Marple (2004), Mr. Holland's Opus (1995), This Island Earth (1955), Great Escape (2019).
When and where was Prunella Scales born?
Prunella Scales was born on June 22, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK. They passed away on October 27, 2025.
How many credits does Prunella Scales have?
Prunella Scales has accumulated over 104 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1952 to 2025.
What is Prunella Scales's background in cinema and television?
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...
Prunella Scales by the numbers
104credits
64films
40TV series
1952–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Consuming Passions (1988) as Ethel — aged about 56
- Fawlty Towers (1975) as Sybil Fawlty — aged about 43
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) as Mistress Page — aged about 50
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Mrs Mackenzie — aged about 72
- Silent Witness (1996) as Anne Parker — aged about 64
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Eleanor Bunsall — aged about 65
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