The Joan Sims filmography lists the film and television appearances of the English actress Joan Sims (1930–2001).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1953 The Square Ring Bunty
Will Any Gentleman...? Beryl
Meet Mr. Lucifer Fairy Queen
Trouble in Store Edna
1954 Doctor in the House Rigor Mortis
What Every Woman Wants Doll
The Young Lovers Telephone Operator, American Embassy Uncredited
The Belles of St. Trinian's Miss Dawn
To Dorothy a Son Telephone Operator
The Sea Shall Not Have Them Hilda Tebbitt
1955 As Long as They're Happy Linda
Doctor at Sea Wendy Thomas
1956 Lost Ice Cream seller in the park Uncredited
Keep It Clean Violet Tarbottom
The Silken Affair Lady Barber
Dry Rot Beth
Stars in Your Eyes Walter's Secretary
1957 Carry On Admiral Mary
No Time for Tears Sister O'Malley
Just My Luck Phoebe
The Naked Truth Ethel Ransom
1958 Davy Waitress
Passport to Shame Miriam (phone operator in taxi office) Uncredited
1959 The Captain's Table Maude Pritchett
Carry On Nurse Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Life in Emergency Ward 10 Mrs. Pryor
Carry On Teacher Sarah Allcock
Upstairs and Downstairs Blodwen
Please Turn Over Beryl
1960 Carry On Constable WPC. Gloria Passworthy
Doctor in Love Dawn
Watch Your Stern Anne Foster
1961 His and Hers Hortense
Carry On Regardless Lily Duveen
Mr. Topaze Colette
No My Darling Daughter Second Typist
1962 A Pair of Briefs Gale Tornado
Twice Round the Daffodils Harriet Halfpenny
The Iron Maiden Nellie Carter
1963 Nurse on Wheels Deborah Walcott
1964 Strictly for the Birds Peggy Blessing
Carry On Cleo Calpurnia
1965 San Ferry Ann Mum
The Big Job Mildred Gamely
Carry On Cowboy Belle Armitage
1966 Doctor in Clover Matron Sweet
Carry On Screaming! Emily Bung
Don't Lose Your Head Désirée Dubarry
1967 Follow That Camel Zig-Zig
Carry On Doctor Chloë Gibson
1968 Carry On Up the Khyber Lady Ruff-Diamond
1969 Carry On Camping Joan Fussey
Carry On Again Doctor Ellen Moore
1970 Carry On Up the Jungle Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor in Trouble Russian Captain
Carry On Loving Esme Crowfoot
1971 Carry On Henry Queen Marie
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On at Your Convenience Chloë Moore
1972 Carry On Matron Mrs. Tidey
The Alf Garnett Saga Gran
Carry On Abroad Cora Flange
1973 Not Now Darling Miss Tipdale
Carry On Girls Connie Philpotts
1974 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Birdie aka Lady 'Birdie' Mainwaring-Brown
Carry On Dick Madame Desirée
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Emily
Carry On Behind Daphne Barnes
1976 Carry On England Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
1978 Carry On Emmannuelle Mrs. Dangle
1990 The Fool Lady Daphne
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Mad and Holy Old Witch Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1951 John of the Fair Parlourmaid TV movie
1953 Hurrah for Halloween Mrs. Grouse TV movie
1955 Curtains for Harry Uncredited TV movie
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Audrey Fraser Episode: The Makepeace Story #4: The New Executive
London Playhouse Daffy Lovell Episode: The General's Mess
1955-1956 Here and Now Uncredited 7 episodes
1956 The Adventures of Robin Hood Nell Episode: The Sheriff's Boots
Colonel March of Scotland Yard Marjorie Dawson Episode: Hot Money
Frankie Howerd Various Characters Episode 2
ITV Play of the Week Eva Episode: Traveller's Joy
1956-1957 The Buccaneers Abigail 2 episodes
1957 ITV Play of the Week Phyllis Episode: Accolade
1960 ITV Television Playhouse Beatrice Episode: A Holiday Abroad
Our House Daisy Burke 13 episodes
Alice Through the Looking Box Chambermaid TV movie
1961 BBC Sunday-Night Play Mavis Hunter Episode: Off Centre
1962 Hugh and I Uncredited It's a Dog's Life
Dial RIX Shirley Rix Episode: Nose to Wheel
1963 Dial RIX Rita Haythorne Episode: Come Prancing
A Touch of the Sun Uncredited TV movie
The Stanley Baxter Show Uncredited 1 Episode
A Christmas Night with the Stars Various 1 Episode
1963-1964 The Dick Emery Show Uncredited 14 episodes
1964 The Benny Hill Show Guest 1 Episode
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre Jill Watson Episode: Love in Triplicate
1966 Comedy Playhouse Isabel 'Is' Conway Episode: Seven Year Hitch
1967 ITV Play of the Week Beryl Cockburn Episode: That Old Black Magic
Sam and Janet Janet Marshall 6 episodes
Before the Fringe Uncredited 2 episodes
1967-1975 Till Death Us Do Part Gran 13 episodes
1968 Beryl Reid Says Good Evening Freda 1 Episode
Iolanthe The Fairy Queen TV movie
1968-1969 According to Dora Various 4 episodes
1969 The Jimmy Logan Show Uncredited 1 Episode
The Very Merry Widow and How Station Announcer Episode: How About Going Into Transports of Delight?
1970 The Kenneth Williams Show Uncredited 1 Episode
Tarbuck's Luck Uncredited 1 Episode
1971 Six Dates with Barker Kitty Harriman Episode: The Odd Job
Decimal Five Uncredited Voice
Father, Dear Father Miss Armitage Episode: A Domestic Comedy
A Christmas Carol Mrs. Cratchit Voice
The Goodies Delia Capone Episode: Wicked Waltzing
1972 Jackanory Playhouse Sycamore Episode: The Wednesday Wand
Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing Lady Rhoda Cockhorse
Miss Esmerelda
Princess Yo-Yo
Clodhopper's Mother-in-Law
TV movie
1972-1978 Sykes Madge Kettlewell 5 episodes
1973 The Cobblers of Umbridge Lilian Beverly
Carol Begorrah
Norah Pepper
Voice of Doris
TV movie
The Goodies Matron Episode: Way Outward Bound
7 of 1 Mrs. Dawkins Episode: One Man's Meat
Ooh La La! Amandine Episode: A Pig in a Poke
Carry on Christmas Virginia's Mother
Senna Pod
Bishop's Wife
Adelle
6th Ballerina
Salvation Army Collector
Maid Marion
Traffic Warden
TV movie
1973-1974 Men of Affairs Lady Mainwaring-Brown 4 episodes
1975 Love Among the Ruins Fanny Pratt TV movie
A Journey to London Lady Headpiece TV movie
Carry on Laughing! Mrs. Breeches
Dr. Janis Crunbitt
Lady Guinevere
Mrs. MacFlute
Amelia Forbush
Else
Lady Kate
Lady Isobel
Madame Olga
2 episodes
1 Episode
2 episodes
1 Episode
1 Episode
1 Episode
1 Episode
1 Episode
1 Episode
1976 The Two Ronnies Dowager Duchess of Arc 1 Episode
The Howerd Confessions Mrs. Beachum
The Matron
Nellie
1 Episode
1 Episode
1 Episode
East Lynne Joyce (servant) TV movie
1977 Lord Tramp Miss Pratt 6 episodes
1978-1980 Born and Bred Molly Peglar
1979 In Loving Memory Annie Potter Episode: Pork
1979-1980 Worzel Gummidge Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton 8 episodes
1980 Dick Turpin Countess of Durham Episode: The Godmother
Ladykillers Amelia Elizabeth Dyer Episode: Suffer Little Children
1981 Ladykillers 'Belle' Elmore Episode: Miss Elmore
1982 Educating Marmalade Signora Bandolini Episode: Marmalade in Venice
1983 Crown Court Maureen Vairey Episode: Night Fever: Part 1
Hallelujah! Ella Scratchitt Episode: A Goose for Mrs. Scratchitt
Waters of the Moon Mrs. Ashworth TV movie
1984 Cockles Gloria du Bois 1 Episode
Dramarama Beryl Episode: Fowl Pest
Poor Little Rich Girls Madge Henshawe Episode: Rainbows
Hay Fever Clara TV movie
1984-1987 Tickle on the Tum Connie Caper 8 episodes
1985 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple:
A Murder Is Announced
Miss Murgatroyd TV mini-series
Deceptions Mrs. Thirkell TV movie
1986 In Loving Memory Annie Potter
Hilda Pardoe
Episode: The Second Time Around
Episode: King of the Mountains
Doctor Who Katryca 4 episodes
1986-1987 Farrington of the F.O. Annie Begley 14 episodes
1987 Drummonds Mrs. Fordham Episode: Fathers and Sons
Super Gran Cat Burglar Episode: Supergran Snookered
Only Fools and Horses Auntie Reenie Turpin Episode: The Frog's Legacy
1987-1988 Simon and the Witch Lady Fox-Custard 23 episodes
1989 Victoria Wood Susan Episode: Val De Ree (Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha)
1990 Cluedo Mrs. White (II) Episode: Christmas Past, Christmas Present
1990-1992 On the Up Mrs. Fiona Wembley 19 episodes
1991 Tonight at 8.30 Mrs Rockett Episode: Fumed Oak
1992 Boys from the Bush Grace 3 episodes
1993 Screen One Daisy Potter Episode: Tender Loving Care
One Foot in the Grave Lady on Plane Episode: One Foot in the Algarve
1994 Smokescreen Mrs. Nash 6 episodes
Martin Chuzzlewit Betsy Prig 3 episodes
1994-1998 As Time Goes By Madge 9 episodes
1995 Pie in the Sky Harriet Coverly Episode: The Mild Bunch
Just William Mrs. Miggs Episode: William Clears the Slums
1995-1996 My Good Friend Miss Byron 3 episodes
1996 The Canterville Ghost Mrs. Umney TV movie
1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Adele McCarthy Episode: A Rose by Any Other Name
Spark Aunt Hattie Episode: Fourth Cousin Kimberley
2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Betty TV movie, (final film role)

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Cluedo Mrs. Blanche White
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