Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 9, 1930
Place of Birth
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
Also Known As
- Irene Joan Marion Sims
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 - Movies
Carry On Nurse
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Abroad
as Cora Flange
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Carry On Camping
as Joan Fussey
Carry On Cleo
as Calpurnia
Carry On Regardless
as Lily Duveen
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Miss Dawn
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Don't Lose Your Head
as Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Loving
as Esme Crowfoot
Known For - TV Shows
Doctor Who
as Katryca
Pie in the Sky
as Harriet Coverly
As Time Goes By
as Madge
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Nell
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Adele McCarthy
Dick Turpin
as Countess of Durham
Sykes
as Madge Kettlewell
Super Gran
as Cat Burglar
Lady Killers
as 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
The Buccaneers
as Abigail