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| Born | Irene Joan Marian Sims 9 May 1930 Laindon, Essex, England |
| Died | 28 June 2001 (aged 71) Chelsea, London, England |
Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 28 June 2001) was an English actress best remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, and latterly for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laindon is a town located in the west of the Basildon district of Essex, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The Carry On films were a long-running series of low-budget British comedy films directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. As Time Goes By is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005
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Early life
Joan Sims was born, in 1930, the daughter of the station master of Laindon railway station in Laindon, Essex. Laindon station is railway station located in Laindon in the Basildon district of Essex, England. Laindon is a town located in the west of the Basildon district of Essex, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Sims' early interest in being an actress came from living at the railway station. |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains She would often put on performances for waiting passengers. She decided that she was certainly interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions locally, during her teens.
In 1946, Sims first applied to RADA, her audition was unsuccessful. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world Her first audition included a rendition of Winnie the Pooh. Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A She did succeed in being admitted to PARADA, the academy's preparatory school, and finally, on her fourth attempt, Joan graduated and trained at RADA. She graduated from RADA in 1950 at the age of 19.
Carry On career
Joan Sims made her first film appearance in Trouble in Store in 1953, before appearing as Nurse Rigor Mortis in Doctor in the House the following year. This article is about a comedy film For the Brandy & Mr Whiskers TV episode see List of Brandy & Mr Doctor in the House is a 1954 British Comedy Film, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. A cameo appearance in the film as the sexually repressed Nurse Rigor Mortis led to Sims being first spotted by Carry On film producer Peter Rogers. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. For the Wales international rugby player see Peter Rogers (rugby player Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester Rogers' wife Betty E. Box was the producer of the Doctor series, in which Sims herself became a regular. Betty Box ( September 15, 1915 - January 15, 1999) was a prolific British Film producer.
A few years later, in 1958, Sims received another script from Peter Rogers, it was for Carry On Nurse. Carry On Nurse is the second ''Carry On'' film, released in 1959. The film Carry On Sergeant had been a huge success at the box office and in the autumn of that year Rogers and Gerald Thomas began planning a follow up. Carry On Sergeant is the first ''Carry On'' film. Its first public screening was on 1 August 1958 at Screen One London. Gerald Thomas (b 10 December 1920 in Hull Yorkshire; d 9 November 1993) was an English film director born in Hull
She first starred in Carry On Nurse, then Carry On Teacher, followed by Carry On Constable. Carry On Nurse is the second ''Carry On'' film, released in 1959. Carry On Teacher is the third ''Carry On'' film, released in 1959. Carry On Constable is the fourth ''Carry On'' film It was released in 1960. Sims also appeared in Carry On Regardless, and this sealed her future as a Carry On film regular performer. Carry on Regardless was the fifth in the series of ''Carry On'' films to be made The Carry On films were a long-running series of low-budget British comedy films directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rogers. Following a bout of ill health, Dilys Laye had to be brought in to take her place in Carry On Cruising at very short notice; however, Sims rejoined the team with Carry On Cleo. Dilys Laye (born March 11 1934) is an English Actress and Screenwriter, best known for comedy roles Carry On Cruising is the sixth ''Carry On'' film and was released in 1962. Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the ''Carry On'' film series and was released in 1964. Following the success of Carry On Cleo she stayed with the films all the way though to the final film (excluding Carry On Columbus) , Carry On Emmannuelle, having appeared in 24 Carry On films. Carry On Columbus was a 1992 film and the most recent in the Carry On films series Carry On Emmannuelle is the 29th Carry On film and was released in 1978.
Personal life
Joan Sims, like her fellow Carry On star Kenneth Williams, never married. Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 The homosexual Williams did however propose a marriage of convenience to her, which she abruptly declined.
Later career
With the end of the Carry On series in 1978, she had several roles in sitcoms such as On the Up. On the Up was a British Situation comedy written by Bob Larbey. Sims also guest starred in two episodes of the British comedy series The Goodies. This article discusses The Goodies comedy television series For information about the formation of The Goodies group and for information
Sims appeared opposite Katharine Hepburn and Sir Laurence Olivier in Love Among the Ruins (1975)
In 1986 Sims appeared in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet in the part of Katryca. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron For other uses of this title see the Love Among the Ruins disambiguation page Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Trial of a Time Lord is a serial that encompasses the entire twenty-third season of British science fiction television series The Mysterious Planet is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast She also appeared as Betsy Prig in an adaptation of Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit and as Lady Foulkes-Custard in Simon and the Witch. Martin Chuzzlewit was a 1994 TV miniseries produced by the BBC. Simon and the Witch is the name of a children's book by Margaret Stuart Barry, published by HarperCollins which are illustrated by Linda Birch She also appeared as Mrs Wembley in the BBC TV comedy "On the Up" which also starred Dennis Waterman and ran from 1990-1992. From 1994, she became famous on television for playing Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By. As Time Goes By is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 1992 to 2005 Joan sims also appeared in the hit comedy series, Only Fools and Horses, when she played the part of a family friend of the trotters.
Final years
Joan Sims suffered with Bell's Palsy, which caused depression and alcoholism. Bell's Palsy is a paralysis of the Facial nerve resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side In 2000, Sims released an autobiography called High Spirits. She fractured her hip in 2000 and spent two weeks in the Conquest Hospital in Hastings. Hastings is a town on the coast of East Sussex in England; it is also the administrative centre for the Borough of the same name She was provided with a replacement hip and recovered well. Sims was worried that she would not be able to return to the screen following illness, although she did for one last time. Her last performance was alongside Judi Dench and Olympia Dukakis in The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English Olympia Dukakis (Ολυμπία Δουκάκη born June 20, 1931) is an American actress. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells is a 2000 British / American Television movie directed by Gillies MacKinnon.
Death
Joan entered hospital in November, 2000. However, complications of a routine operation caused Joan to slip into a coma. Her lifelong friend Norah Holland spoke of the doctors' amazement at her strength and courage throughout her final illness.
Ten minutes before she died, Holland spoke to her gently about Kenny (Kenneth Williams), Hattie (Hattie Jacques), and their time on the 'Carry On. Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 Josephine Edwina Jaques ( 7 February 1922 &ndash 6 October 1980) was a well-known English Comedy actress . . ' films. She died with Holland holding her hand. She was cremated at Putney Cemetery, and her ashes scattered in the grounds. Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Tributes
Following her death, surviving Carry On Barbara Windsor said: "To me she was the last of the great Carry Ons; she was there at the beginning. Barbara Ann Windsor, MBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks on 6 August 1937) is an English actress. Her talent was wonderful; she could do any accent, dialect; she could dance, sing, play dowdy and glam. We laughed all the time, and giggled a lot. I will sorely miss her". A plaque dedicated to her memory was unveiled where she lived at Thackeray Street in Kensington in September 2002 by Barbara Windsor, and in June 2005 a plaque in her memory was unveiled at Laindon railway station in Essex by the Joan Sims Appreciation Society. Kensington is a district of West London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, located west of Charing Cross. Laindon station is railway station located in Laindon in the Basildon district of Essex, England.
An ITV Programme, 'The Unforgettable Joan Sims', was made in her memory.
Further reading
- High Spirits by Joan Sims (ISBN 1-85225-280-4)
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