Joan Sims
Acting1930Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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
Acting History
2001
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
1998
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee
1997
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TVas Adele McCarthy• 1 eps
Spark
TVas Aunt Hattie• 1 eps
1996
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage)
1995
Pie in the Sky
TVas Harriet Coverly• 1 eps
1994
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
One Foot in the Algarve
as Lady on Plane
Tender Loving Care
as Daisy Potter
1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
1989
Victoria Wood
TVas Susan
1988
1987
Super Gran
TVas Cat Burglar• 1 eps
1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as Queen Katryca
Farrington of the F.O.
TVas Annie Begley
1985
Deceptions
as Mrs. Thirkell
Deceptions
TVas Mrs. Thirkell
1982
Dick Turpin
TVas Countess of Durham• 1 eps
1980
Lady Killers
TVas 'Belle' Elmore (voice)
1979
Worzel Gummidge
TVas Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton
1978
Carry On Emmannuelle
as Mrs. Dangle
Born and Bred
TVas Molly Peglar
1977
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters (archive footage)
1976
Carry On England
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Love Among the Ruins
as Fanny Pratt
1975
Carry On Behind
as Daphne Barnes
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Emily
Carry On Laughing
TVas Lady Guinevere / Lady Kate Houndsbotham / Madame Olga / Mrs MacFlute / Dr. Janis Crunbitt / Lady Isobel / Mrs Breeches / Else / Amelia Forbush
1974
Carry On Dick
as Madame Desiree
1973
Carry On Girls
as Connie Philpotts
Carry on Christmas
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Not Now Darling
as Miss Tipdale
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
as Birdie
The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Lilian Beverly
The Goodies
TVas Matron• 1 eps
Men of Affairs
TVas Lady Mainwaring-Brown
Seven of One
TVas Mrs Dawkins
1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Gran
Carry On Matron
as Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Abroad
as Cora Flange
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
Sykes
TVas Madge Kettlewell
1971
Carry On Henry
as Queen Marie
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Chloe Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
The Odd Job
as Kitty Harriman
Six Dates with Barker
TVas Kitty Harriman
1970
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Carry On Loving
as Esme Crowfoot
Doctor in Trouble
as Russian Captain
1969
Carry On Camping
as Joan Fussey
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mrs. Ellen Moore
1968
1967
Carry On Doctor
as Chloe Gibson
Follow That Camel
as Zig-Zig
Don't Lose Your Head
as Désirée Dubarry
Sam and Janet
TVas Janet Marshall
1966
1965
1964
Carry On Cleo
as Calpurnia
Strictly for the Birds
as Peggy Bennett
1963
1962
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
1961
His and Hers
as Hortense
Carry On Regardless
as Lily Duveen
Mr. Topaze
as Colette
No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
1960
Doctor in Love
as Dawn
Carry On Constable
as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
Watch Your Stern
as Ann Foster
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Chambermaid
1959
Please Turn Over
as Beryl
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Blodwen
The Captain's Table
as Maude Pritchett
Carry On Teacher
as Miss Sarah Allcock
Carry On Nurse
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Life In Emergency Ward 10
as Mrs. Pryor
1958
Davy
as Tea Lady
Passport to Shame
as Miriam
1957
Carry On Admiral
as Mary
The Naked Truth
as Ethel Ransom
Just My Luck
as Phoebe
No Time for Tears
as Sister O'Malley
1956
Lost
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
Dry Rot
as Beth Barton
The Silken Affair
as Lady Barber
Stars in Your Eyes
as Walter’s Secretary
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Nell• 1 eps
The Buccaneers
TVas Abigail
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
TVas Marjorie Dawson
1955
Doctor at Sea
as Wendy Thomas
As Long as They're Happy
as Linda
1954
Doctor in the House
as Nurse Rigor Mortis
The Belles of St. Trinian's
as Miss Dawn
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
as Hilda Tebbitt
The Young Lovers
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
To Dorothy, a Son
as Telephone Operator
What Every Woman Wants
as Dolly Winch
1953
Colonel March Investigates
as Marjorie Dawson
The Square Ring
as Bunty
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Fairy Queen
Will Any Gentleman...?
as Beryl
Trouble in Store
as Edna