Quick Facts
Born:
1932-06-22
Birthplace:
Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Credits:
98 Total Roles
Prunella Scales
Acting
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Biography
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (nÊe 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 (2014â2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.
Known For
Wolf
Maude Waggins
Fawlty Towers
Sybil Fawlty
Howards End
Aunt Juley
The Boys from Brazil
Mrs. Harrington
Midsomer Murders
Eleanor Bunsall
Hobson's Choice
Vicky Hobson
Room at the Top
Council Office Worker (uncredited)
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs Mackenzie
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers MOVIE | Self |
| 2014 | 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy MOVIE | Self |
| 2014 | Great Canal Journeys TV | Self |
| 2014 | Sub Rosa MOVIE | Madame |
| 2013 | The Phone Call MOVIE | Joan |
| 2012 | Run For Your Wife MOVIE | Woman in Pub |
| 2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie MOVIE | Great Aunt Greta |
| 2009 | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened MOVIE | Self / Sybil Fawlty |
| 2007 | The Shell Seekers MOVIE | Dolly Keeling |
| 2007 | Think MOVIE | Customer |