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Prunella Scales

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Prunella Scales (born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth) CBE (born 22 June 1932) is an English actress, known for her role as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife in the British comedy Fawlty Towers and her award-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth II in the British film A Question of Attribution. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prunella Scales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​


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Born:
Jun 22, 1932 In Sutton Abinger, Surrey, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
65
First Appeared:
In the series Pride and Prejudice 1952-02-02
Latest Project:
Movie 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014-05-24
Known For
Poster of Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Poster of Fawlty Towers Revisited
Poster of Fair Game
Poster of Lucky Feller
Filmography
Movie 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy Self 2014-05-24
Movie The Phone Call Joan 2013-10-20
Movie Run For Your Wife Woman in Pub 2012-05-16
Movie Horrid Henry: The Movie Great Aunt Greta 2011-07-29
Movie Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened Self / Sybil Fawlty 2009-05-10
Movie The Shell Seekers Dolly Keeling 2007-10-18
Movie Mr. Loveday's Little Outing Lady Moping 2006-05-07
Movie Fawlty Towers Revisited Herself 2005-12-01
Series The Royal Unknown 2003-01-19
Movie A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg Grace 2002-03-13
Movie Station Jim Queen Victoria 2001-12-30
Movie The Ghost of Greville Lodge 2000-10-06
Movie Mad Cows Dr. Minny Stinkler 1999-10-29
Movie An Ideal Husband Lady Markby 1999-05-18
Movie Stiff Upper Lips Aunt Agnes 1998-06-12
Series Midsomer Murders Unknown 1997-03-23
Series Dalziel & Pascoe Unknown 1996-03-16
Series Silent Witness Unknown 1996-02-21
Series Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mrs. Duffel 1996-04-02
Movie Lord of Misrule Shirley 1996-05-06
Movie Breaking the Code Sara Turing 1996-09-17
Movie Emma Miss Bates 1996-10-02
Series Look at the State We're In! Storyteller 1995-05-20
Movie An Awfully Big Adventure Rose 1995-07-21
Series The Rector's Wife Marjorie Richardson 1994-03-04
Movie Fair Game Marjorie 1994-06-11
Movie Wolf Maude Waggins 1994-06-17
Movie Second Best Margery 1994-09-30
Movie Howards End Aunt Juley 1992-03-13
Movie Freddie as F.R.O.7. Queen (voice) 1992-08-14
Movie A Question of Attribution H.M.Q. 1991-10-20
Movie Revolting Rhymes Narrator 1990-01-02
Movie Dirty Beasts Narrator 1990-01-02
Movie A Chorus of Disapproval Hannah Ap Llewellyn 1989-08-18
Movie Consuming Passions Ethel 1988-04-06
Series After Henry 1988-01-04
Movie Natural Causes Celia Bryce 1988-09-11
Series Thompson Unknown 1988-11-10
Movie What the Butler Saw 1987-05-23
Movie The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Moira O'Neill 1987-12-23
Series Casualty Jocelyn Anderson 1986-09-06
Movie Absurd Person Singular Marion Brewster-Wright 1985-10-23
Series Mapp & Lucia 1985-04-14
Movie The Wicked Lady Lady Kingsclere 1983-04-21
Movie Outside Edge Miriam 1982-12-19
Movie The Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Page 1982-12-28
Series Bergerac Unknown 1981-10-18
Movie The Hound of the Baskervilles Glynis 1978-10-01
Series An Audience with... Herself 1978-01-08
Series BBC Television Shakespeare Unknown 1978-12-03
Movie The Boys from Brazil Mrs. Harrington 1978-10-05
Movie Doris and Doreen Doris Rutter 1978-12-16
Series Target Unknown 1977-09-09
Movie The Littlest Horse Thieves Mrs. Sandman 1976-05-26
Series Lucky Feller Unknown 1976-09-04
Movie The Apple Cart Queen Jemima 1975-01-19
Series Fawlty Towers Sybil Fawlty 1975-09-19
Series Seven of One Unknown 1973-03-25
Movie Waltz of the Toreadors Estella Fitzjohn 1962-04-12
Series Marriage Lines 1961-05-14
Movie Room at the Top Council Office Worker (uncredited) 1959-01-22
Movie Hobson's Choice Vicky Hobson 1954-04-19
Movie What Every Woman Wants Mary 1954-06-10
Movie Laxdale Hall Morag McLeod 1953-04-01
Series Pride and Prejudice Lydia Bennet 1952-02-02