Actor info
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Name :
Prunella Scales
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Born :
June 22, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK (93 years at death)
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Died :
October 27, 2025
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
64 films (1953–2025)
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Also known as :
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales, Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, پرونلا اسکیلز
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Biography
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.
Notable films
- The Shell Seekers (2007) as Dolly Keeling
- Emma (1996) as Miss Bates
- Wolf (1994) as Maude Waggins
- Howards End (1992) as Aunt Juley
- The Boys from Brazil (1978) as Mrs. Harrington
