Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Acting
Born 1933-05-14 Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales 121 credits Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 nominated

  • 1999 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • — Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

  • — Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

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Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by listening to the radio. She attended Pontardawe Grammar School and later read English and Philosophy at University College Cardiff, graduating in 1955. She entered RADA in LOndon, England with a scholarship in September 1955, the same year as Diana Rigg and Glenda Jackson. She went on to win the prestigious Bancroft Gold Medal for Hedda Gabler and was offered work in Hollywood when she left RADA. While still a student she was offered three film contracts, entailing her to work for an extended period of time in the United States; but she declined, preferring to work on stage instead.
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Filmography — top 60 of 121
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997 · ★ 7.5 · Lady Annabel Butler
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · ★ 8.2 · Mrs. Laura Upward
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · ★ 7.6 · Beattie Elletson
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
Good Omens
Good Omens
2019 · ★ 8.0 · Mr. Henderson
The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective
2022 · ★ 6.3 · Grandma Dix
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
2024 · ★ 6.4 · Enid Meadows
Lewis
Lewis
2007 · ★ 7.6 · Adele Goffe
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Anna Voinitseva, The Duchesse of Berwich, Hesione Hushabye
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · Janet Achurch, Alicia Moore
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · ★ 6.8 · Hermione
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967 · May Bartram
La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita
1997 · ★ 7.4 · Adrian
Dune
Dune
1984 · ★ 6.2 · Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Remembers…
Remembers…
2022 · Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Sally Stirling
Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents
2012 · May
McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds
2020 · ★ 7.6 · Agnes Gillian
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
1976 · ★ 7.8 · Livia
The Longest Day
The Longest Day
1962 · ★ 7.6 · WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
1981 · ★ 6.9 · Cassiopeia
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
1961 · Carole Blair
Espionage
Espionage
1963 · Anna
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · ★ 7.6 · Ann Smiley
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · ★ 7.1 · Mrs. Henska
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Mrs. Archer
City '68
City '68
1967 · Jo
W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Martha Jones
Dream Horse
Dream Horse
2021 · ★ 7.0 · Maureen
Attila
Attila
2001 · ★ 6.3 · Grandmother
The Last Detective
The Last Detective
2003 · Vera Dulciman
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
1985 · ★ 5.4 · Charal
Half Hour Story
Half Hour Story
1967 · A Girl
Becket
Becket
1964 · ★ 7.2 · Gwendolen
The Borrowers
The Borrowers
1992 · Mrs. Driver
Valmont
Valmont
1989 · ★ 6.7 · Madame de Volanges
The Magician's House
The Magician's House
1999 · Meg Lewis
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
1997 · Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Arthouse
Arthouse
1997 · Self - Commentary
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
1990 · Mother Aloysius
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981 · Clementine Churchill
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1987 · Matilda Crawley
Summerland
Summerland
2020 · ★ 7.5 · Margaret Corey
Murphy's War
Murphy's War
1971 · ★ 6.2 · Hayden
Shadow of the Noose
Shadow of the Noose
1989 · Lady Scott
The Sherman Plays
The Sherman Plays
1993 · Self - Introduction
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
1975 · Beth Morgan
Heidi
Heidi
1993 · Frau Sesemann
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30
1991 · Clare Wedderburn, Barbara Faber, Olive Lloyd-Ransome
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lady Lavery
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969 · ★ 6.8 · Ursula Mossbank
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · Duchess of Windsor
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy
1965 · Ella
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1998 · ★ 5.2 · Red Queen
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
2025 · Self
The Return of the Borrowers
The Return of the Borrowers
1993 · Mrs. Driver
A Killing on the Exchange
A Killing on the Exchange
1987 · Isobel Makepeace
Shoulder to Shoulder
Shoulder to Shoulder
1974 · Emmeline Pankhurst
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
2017 · Sarah Walker
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