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Prunella Scales
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
6.1Wolf
1994
7.0Howards End
1992
6.7The Boys from Brazil
1978
6.6Emma
1996
6.9Room at the Top
1958
6.7Second Best
1994
5.2Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
6.5An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
5.4A Chorus of Disapproval
1989
5.2Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
5.0Fair Game
1994
8.3Consuming Passions
1988
4.9The Wicked Lady
1983
5.0Sub Rosa
2014
7.4Hobson's Choice
1954
4.4Run For Your Wife
2012
8.050 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
6.6The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
1987
Home Cooking
1986
4.4The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978