

Siân Phillips
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
14 May 1933
Age
93 Years
Born In
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales
Total Projects
118
Years Active
74 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of...
Known For
Filmography

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Richard Burton: Wild Genius
Richard Burton: Wild Genius
as Self

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Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
as Narrator

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Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
as Voice

movie
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self

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Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Enid Meadows

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Siân Phillips at 90
Siân Phillips at 90
as Self

movie
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self

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Remembers…
Remembers…
as Self

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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self

tv
The Chelsea Detective
The Chelsea Detective
as Grandma Dix

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Wonders of the Celtic Deep
Wonders of the Celtic Deep
as Self - Narrator

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A Year in the Beacons
A Year in the Beacons
as Narrator

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National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
as Mrs Utah Watkins / Polly Garter / Mrs Beyon

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Dream Horse
Dream Horse
as Maureen

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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Grandmother / narrator (voice)

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Summerland
Summerland
as Margaret Corey

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McDonald & Dodds
McDonald & Dodds
as Agnes Gillian

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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
as Madame Neilsen

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Time & Again
Time & Again
as Eleanor

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Be Happy!
Be Happy!

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Good Omens
Good Omens
as Mr. Henderson

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Nureyev
Nureyev
as Narrator

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To Provide All People
To Provide All People
as Patient

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Miss Dalí
Miss Dalí
as Anna Maria Dalí

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Voyageuse
Voyageuse
as Erica

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Hochelaga, Land of Souls
Hochelaga, Land of Souls
as Sarah Walker

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Aberfan: The Green Hollow
Aberfan: The Green Hollow

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Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Pugh

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A Picture of London
A Picture of London
as Narrator

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Playhouse Presents
Playhouse Presents
as May

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Lovesong
Lovesong
as Maggie

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The Mountain That Had To Be Painted
The Mountain That Had To Be Painted
as Narrator

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self

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The Murder Room
The Murder Room
as Marie Strickland

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Still: Here/Now
Still: Here/Now
as Self

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The Last Detective
The Last Detective
as Vera Dulciman

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Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
as Self - Ru (archive footage)

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Stalin: Inside the Terror
Stalin: Inside the Terror
as Narrator

movie
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as Self

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Attila
Attila
as Grandmother

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Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime
Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime
as Evil Baroness

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Come and Go
Come and Go
as Ru

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The Magician's House
The Magician's House
as Meg Lewis

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The Magician's House
The Magician's House
as Meg Lewis / Lutra the Otter (voice)

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Aristocrats
Aristocrats
as Narrator/Older Lady Emily Lennox

movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Red Queen

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The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle
as Mathilda Gillespie

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The Scold's Bridle
The Scold's Bridle
as Mathilda

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Arthouse
Arthouse
as Self - Commentary

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Lady Annabel Butler

tv
La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita
as Adrian

tv
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

movie
House of America
House of America
as Mam

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Silent Witness
Silent Witness
as Beattie Elletson

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The Mousehole Cat
The Mousehole Cat
as Narrator

movie
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
as Calypso

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The Return of the Borrowers
The Return of the Borrowers
as Mrs. Driver

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The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
as Mrs. Archer

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Heidi
Heidi
as Frau Sesemann

tv
The Sherman Plays
The Sherman Plays
as Self - Introduction

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The Borrowers
The Borrowers
as Mrs. Driver

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The Chestnut Soldier
The Chestnut Soldier
as Nain Griffiths

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The Black Candle
The Black Candle
as Daisy Barnett

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Emlyn's Moon
Emlyn's Moon
as Nain Griffiths

tv
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Mother Aloysius

tv
Red Empire
Red Empire
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Dark River
Dark River
as Mrs. Blessington

movie
Valmont
Valmont
as Madame de Volanges

tv
Shadow of the Noose
Shadow of the Noose
as Lady Scott

tv
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs. Laura Upward

movie
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid
as Mersyankh (voice)

movie
The Snow Spider
The Snow Spider
as Nain Griffiths

tv
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
as Matilda Crawley

tv
A Killing on the Exchange
A Killing on the Exchange
as Isobel Makepeace

tv
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
as Duchess of Windsor

movie
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
as Charal

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The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils
as Annabella Rock

movie
Dune
Dune
as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

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How Many Miles to Babylon?
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Mrs Alicia Moore

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Clementine Churchill

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Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
as Cassiopeia

movie
Carpathian Eagle
Carpathian Eagle
as Mrs. Henska

tv
Hammer House of Horror
Hammer House of Horror
as Mrs. Henska

movie
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
as Lady Ripon

tv
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Ann Smiley

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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
as Katerina Ivánovna

tv
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Hermione

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Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
as Queen Boudicca

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Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House
as Hesione Hushabye

movie
The Achurch Letters
The Achurch Letters
as Janet Achurch

tv
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
as Livia

tv
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley
as Beth Morgan

movie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
as Mrs. Patrick Campbell

tv
Shoulder to Shoulder
Shoulder to Shoulder
as Emmeline Pankhurst

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Janet Achurch

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Alicia Moore

movie
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard

movie
Platonov
Platonov
as Anna

movie
Murphy's War
Murphy's War
as Hayden

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Ursula Mossbank

movie
Laughter in the Dark
Laughter in the Dark
as Lady Pamela More

movie
Thief
Thief
as Woman

movie
It’s Dearer After Midnight
It’s Dearer After Midnight
as Jo

tv
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse
as May Bartram

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Eh, Joe?
Eh, Joe?
as Voice

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Anna Voinitseva

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as The Duchesse of Berwich

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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Hesione Hushabye

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Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy
as Ella

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Becket
Becket
as Gwendolen

tv
Espionage
Espionage
as Anna

movie
Don Juan in Hell
Don Juan in Hell
as Dona Ana

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as WRNS Officer (uncredited)

tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Carole Blair

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lady Lavery

movie
Frank and Percy