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Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress, best remembered for her roles in the Carry On franchise, appearing in 24 of the films (the most for any actress).
Actress: Carry on Up the Khyber. Joan Sims, the "First Lady of Carry On", was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions.
- May 9, 1930
- June 27, 2001
Joan Sims, the Rada-trained actress who found fame as a star of the Carry On comedy films, has died aged 71. The actress, whose last appearance was alongside Dame Judi Dench in the BBC TV...
She first starred in the following three Carry On films: Carry on Teacher (1959), Carry on Constable (1960) and Carry on Regardless (1961), before taking a break from the next four films to concentrate on stage work.
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- Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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- Chelsea, London, England, UK
Jun 28, 2001 · Actress Joan Sims, known to millions for her roles in the Carry On movies - has died aged 71, her agent said on Thursday. She played a variety of roles ranging from gym mistress to empress, and...
Jun 27, 2001 · Marion Joan Irene Sims, best known as Joan Sims, was an English actress, best remembered for her roles in 24 of the Carry On films. Sims other notable roles include, Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry, in On the Up (1990-1992) and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1994-1998).
Carry On at Your Convenience (also known as Carry On Round the Bend outside the UK) is a 1971 British comedy film, directed by Gerald Thomas and starring regulars Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques and Bernard Bresslaw and Kenneth Cope in the first of his two Carry On appearances. [2]
