Prunella Scales
Acting · Born Jun 22, 1932 · Died Oct 27, 2025 (93) · Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née 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 (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.
Known for
Wolf
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Fawlty Towers
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Howards End
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The Boys from Brazil
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Midsomer Murders
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Hobson's Choice
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Agatha Christie's Marple
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Room at the Top
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Emma
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Silent Witness
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Horrid Henry: The Movie
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Casualty
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The Phone Call
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An Awfully Big Adventure
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