Joan Sims
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1930-05-09
Place of Birth:Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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Also Known As:Irene Joan Marion Sims

Carry On Screaming! (1966)
The sinister Dr. Watt has an evil scheme going—he's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores....

Carry On Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy...

Carry On Doctor (1967)
Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his...

Carry On Cowboy (1965)
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is...

Carry On Cleo (1964)
Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome....

Carry On Constable (1960)
With a flu epidemic running rife, three new bumbling recruits are assigned to Inspector Mills police station. With help from Special Constable Gorse,...

Carry On England (1976)
Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence base. It's 1940 and England is under heavy...

Carry On Up the Khyber (1968)
Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think...

Carry On Matron (1972)
A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises...

Carry On Follow That Camel (1967)
Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow....

Carry On Henry (1971)
Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and...

Carry On Loving (1970)
The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough...

Carry On Regardless (1961)
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp's tea party, trying...

Carry On Teacher (1959)
When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed...

Carry On Girls (1973)
Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But...

Carry On Dick (1974)
Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and...

The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in...

A Christmas Carol (1971)
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his...

Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)
The beautiful and sex-starved Emmannuelle Prevert just cannot inflame her husband's ardour. In frustration she seduces a string of VIPs, including...

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of...

Just My Luck (1957)
Norman works in a jewellers workshop and fantasises (in the nicest way) about meeting the window dresser across the road from his workshop. He wants...

The Big Job (1965)
A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact. Fifteen years later they emerge...

Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the...

Doctor in the House (1954)
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical...

Doctor in Love (1960)
Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness...

Doctor in Clover (1966)
Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the...

Doctor at Sea (1955)
The second of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. A bachelor doctor goes to sea to escape...

That's Carry On! (1977)
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood...

Please Turn Over (1959)
The orderly suburban life of a 1950's English town is turned on its head when the teenaged daughter of one of the residents writes a steamy...

Carry On Abroad (1972)
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been...

Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed...

Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
Dr. Nookey is disgraced and sent to a remote island hospital. He is given a secret slimming potion by a member of staff, Gladstone Screwer, and he...

Carry On Behind (1975)
Professors Vrooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site...

Carry On Camping (1969)
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to...

The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
Alf and his family have been moved from their East End home into a high-rise council estate. Alf is not only having trouble coping with his new...

Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams (1996)
Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

Watch Your Stern (1960)
When the details of a secret torpedo are destroyed by an incompetent seaman, the crew of the ship rally round, when the Admiral needs the plans to...

The Iron Maiden (1963)
The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that...

Carry on Christmas (1973)
Sid James as Father Christmas recounts times of the festive season through the ages, from life in stone age times. A country house party in the 18th...

An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special....

Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Quietly competent young Joanna moves with her scatterbrain mother to a country village to take up her first job as District Nurse. She soon overcomes...

Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953)
A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

Davy (1958)
The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...

San Ferry Ann (1965)
A motley crew of British characters ride The San Ferry Ann to the shores of France where they embark on a weekend of calamity. The campervan family...

Not Now Darling (1973)
A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.

Will Any Gentleman...? (1953)
A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the...

No, My Darling Daughter (1961)
A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a mysterious young man.

What's a Carry On? (1998)
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the...

Carry On Nurse (1959)
In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a...

The Naked Truth (1957)
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or...

His and Hers (1961)
Author-explorer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, apparently finding inspiration in the adventures suggested by his agent...

The Captain's Table (1959)
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to...

The Canterville Ghost (1996)
When a teenaged girl moves to England, with her brothers and parents into the ancient Canterville Hall, she's not at all happy. Especially as there's...

Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing) (1972)
Two unforeseen problems meant that many fans consider this the weakest Christmas special. Firstly, Talbot Rothwell became ill whilst writing the...

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an...

As Long as They're Happy (1955)
The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and...

Love Among the Ruins (1975)
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé....

Carry on Admiral (1957)
Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack...

The Cobblers of Umbridge (1973)
A parody of the long running radio show "The Archers", an everyday story of country-folk based in the fictional village of Umbridge.

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)
Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with...

Life In Emergency Ward 10 (1959)
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series...

No Time for Tears (1957)
The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are in the business of restoring children's...

Tender Loving Care (1993)
Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special atmosphere in her ward and is extremely attentive to her...

The Fool (1990)
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working...

The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)
During autumn of 1944, an RAF Hudson carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information is shot down and ditches in the North Sea....

The Square Ring (1953)
Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

Lost (1956)
U.S. Embassy employee Lee Cochrane and his wife, Sue, receive a shock when they discover that their 18-month-old son, Simon, has disappeared in...

Upstairs and Downstairs (1959)
On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by....

Dry Rot (1956)
Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.

Doctor in Trouble (1970)
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise...

The Young Lovers (1954)
A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian diplomat, much to the panic of their respective...

The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when...

To Dorothy, a Son (1954)
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he...

Twice Round the Daffodils (1962)
Twice Round the Daffodils is a 1962 British comedy drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and starring Juliet Mills, Donald Sinden, Donald Houston,...

Hay Fever (1984)
Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish bevaiour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the...

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with...

Mr. Topaze (1961)
Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a...

Morrissey - Hulmerist (1991)
Hulmerist is a VHS and DVD release that includes seven promotional films by Morrissey, released initially on VHS, in 1990, and then on DVD in 2004....

The Silken Affair (1956)
An accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins is a 1971 British comedy film directed and produced by Graham Stark. Its title is a conflation of The Magnificent...

One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
The Meldrews go on holiday to Portugal with Mrs Warboys, who is hoping for romance with her penpal Alfonso. Photographer Martin Trout follows them...

Colonel March Investigates (1953)
This is a feature-length compilation of three short episodes taken from a TV series called 'Colonel March of Scotland Yard' (1954-56, 26 episodes)...

Trouble in Store (1953)
Norman is working in the stock room of a large London department store, but he has ambition (doesn't he always !!), he wants to be a window dresser...

What Every Woman Wants (1954)
Young couple Mark and Jane are forced to thrash out marital problems in a borrowed room in Jane’s parents’ tiny house. Meanwhile,...

Passport to Shame (1958)
British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade.

A Pair of Briefs (1962)
She's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what 'is' the true status of the old lady's wartime marriage, and can the two young legal minds...

Deceptions (1985)
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.

Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet (1986)
The Doctor is summoned before the High Council of Time Lords to stand trial for the charges of harmful interference to the course of events during...

Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
A group of feisty, talented young performers pool their resources and buy a dilapidated theatre to showcase their acts – but unscrupulous...

Strictly for the Birds (1964)
A gambler tries to strike it rich at the racetrack but gets taken by a gorgeous blonde who also happens to be a crook.

Seven of One (1973)
Seven of One was a British comedy series that aired on BBC2 in 1973. Starring Ronnie Barker, 7 of One is a series of seven separate comedies that...

Doctor Who (1963)
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

On the Up (1990)
On the Up is a British sitcom written by Bob Larbey about a self-made millionaire and his staff of domestic helpers who he treats like family, much...

In Loving Memory (1969)
In Loving Memory is a British period sitcom set in an undertakers business that starred Thora Hird and Christopher Beeny. A pilot was transmitted in...

Carry On Christmas Specials (1969)
These four made-for-TV Christmas Carry On spectaculars feature favourite stories and timely traditions, including Treasure Island, A Christmas Carol,...

The Goodies (1970)
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

Six Dates with Barker (1971)
Six Dates with Barker is a series of six one-off, half hour situation comedies showcasing the talents of Ronnie Barker. All were broadcast by London...

Carry On Laughing (1975)
A series of half-hour stories, mostly historical romps, presented by the Carry On team. Starring Sid James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims and other...

The Buccaneers (1956)
The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the surrounding vicinity. While some episodes dramatised the...

Sykes (1972)
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

Lady Killers (1980)
Compelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which both male and female defendants stood accused of the...

Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

The Dick Emery Show (1963)
A British sketch comedy show broadcast on the BBC from 1963 to 1981, with frequent performers including Pat Coombs, Deryck Guyler, Roy Kinnear, Joan...

Our House (1960)
A group of very different people pool together their funds and buy a house large enough to accommodate them all. Characters include librarian...

Men Of Affairs (1973)
Barry Ovis (Brian Rix) is Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for European Affairs, Sir William Mainwaring-Brown (Warren Mitchell). Sir...

Victoria Wood (1989)
Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years...

Cilla (1968)
A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her...

Ooh La La! (1968)
Series based on the short French farces written by Georges Feydeau, Eugène Labiche, Marc Michel and Sacha Guitry. All of them include mistaken...

Super Gran (1985)
Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner...

Till Death Us Do Part (1966)
Following the chronicles of the East End working-class Garnett family, headed by patriarch Alf Garnett, a reactionary working-class man who holds...

Dick Turpin (1979)
Richard O'Sullivan stars as Dick Turpin in this action-filled adventure series chronicling the exploits of England's most celebrated highwayman.

Pie in the Sky (1994)
Pie in the Sky is a British offbeat police comedy drama programme starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and first...

Deceptions (1985)
A bored U.S. housewife trades places in London with her jet-set twin, and one of them winds up dead.

Spark (1997)
Following the death of his long time terminally ill mother, Ashley, enthusiastically aided and abetted by his sister-in-law, Colette, decides that he...

The Goodies (1970)
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

The Goodies (1970)
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

As Time Goes By (1992)
Two lovers are reunited after decades apart following a mutual misunderstanding.

Cluedo (1990)
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington...

Cockles (1984)
Sitcom set in the seaside town of Cocklesea where Arthur Dumpton is trying to revive the glory days.

Worzel Gummidge (1979)
Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979,...

Sykes (1972)
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

Smokescreen (1994)
Its the summer of 1907, and cinema is in its infancy. In a northern industrial town two very different movie moguls are battling for the hearts,...