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Siân Phillips
Acting

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...

Filmography

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

movie

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

2025

Richard Burton: Wild Genius

as Self

Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

tv

Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

2024

Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

as Narrator

Apple Cider Vinegar

movie

Apple Cider Vinegar

2024

Apple Cider Vinegar

as Voice

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

movie

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

2024

Doctor Who

as Enid Meadows

CineRaya

movie

Siân Phillips at 90

2023

Siân Phillips at 90

as Self

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

movie

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

Remembers…

tv

Remembers…

2022

Remembers…

as Self

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

movie

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

2022

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self

The Chelsea Detective

tv

The Chelsea Detective

2022

The Chelsea Detective

as Grandma Dix

Wonders of the Celtic Deep

tv

Wonders of the Celtic Deep

2021

Wonders of the Celtic Deep

as Self - Narrator

A Year in the Beacons

tv

A Year in the Beacons

2021

A Year in the Beacons

as Narrator

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

movie

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

as Mrs Utah Watkins / Polly Garter / Mrs Beyon

Dream Horse

movie

Dream Horse

2021

Dream Horse

as Maureen

A Christmas Carol

movie

A Christmas Carol

2020

A Christmas Carol

as Grandmother / narrator (voice)

Summerland

movie

Summerland

2020

Summerland

as Margaret Corey

McDonald & Dodds

tv

McDonald & Dodds

2020

McDonald & Dodds

as Agnes Gillian

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

movie

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

2019

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

as Madame Neilsen

Time & Again

movie

Time & Again

2019

Time & Again

as Eleanor

Be Happy!

movie

Be Happy!

2019

Be Happy!

Good Omens

tv

Good Omens

2019

Good Omens

as Mr. Henderson

Nureyev

movie

Nureyev

2018

Nureyev

as Narrator

CineRaya

movie

To Provide All People

2018

To Provide All People

as Patient

Miss Dalí

movie

Miss Dalí

2018

Miss Dalí

as Anna Maria Dalí

Voyageuse

movie

Voyageuse

2018

Voyageuse

as Erica

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

movie

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

2017

Hochelaga, Land of Souls

as Sarah Walker

CineRaya

movie

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

Under Milk Wood

movie

Under Milk Wood

2014

Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Pugh

CineRaya

movie

A Picture of London

2012

A Picture of London

as Narrator

Playhouse Presents

tv

Playhouse Presents

2012

Playhouse Presents

as May

Lovesong

movie

Lovesong

2012

Lovesong

as Maggie

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

movie

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

2011

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

as Narrator

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

movie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

The Murder Room

movie

The Murder Room

2004

The Murder Room

as Marie Strickland

CineRaya

movie

Still: Here/Now

2003

Still: Here/Now

as Self

The Last Detective

tv

The Last Detective

2003

The Last Detective

as Vera Dulciman

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

movie

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

as Self - Ru (archive footage)

Stalin: Inside the Terror

movie

Stalin: Inside the Terror

2003

Stalin: Inside the Terror

as Narrator

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

movie

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as Self

Attila

tv

Attila

2001

Attila

as Grandmother

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

movie

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

2000

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime

as Evil Baroness

CineRaya

movie

Come and Go

2000

Come and Go

as Ru

The Magician's House

tv

The Magician's House

1999

The Magician's House

as Meg Lewis

The Magician's House

tv

The Magician's House

1999

The Magician's House

as Meg Lewis / Lutra the Otter (voice)

Aristocrats

movie

Aristocrats

1999

Aristocrats

as Narrator/Older Lady Emily Lennox

Alice Through the Looking Glass

movie

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1998

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Red Queen

The Scold's Bridle

movie

The Scold's Bridle

1998

The Scold's Bridle

as Mathilda Gillespie

The Scold's Bridle

tv

The Scold's Bridle

1998

The Scold's Bridle

as Mathilda

CineRaya

tv

Arthouse

1997

Arthouse

as Self - Commentary

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Lady Annabel Butler

La Femme Nikita

tv

La Femme Nikita

1997

La Femme Nikita

as Adrian

Ivanhoe

tv

Ivanhoe

1997

Ivanhoe

as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine

House of America

movie

House of America

1997

House of America

as Mam

Silent Witness

tv

Silent Witness

1996

Silent Witness

as Beattie Elletson

The Mousehole Cat

movie

The Mousehole Cat

1995

The Mousehole Cat

as Narrator

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

movie

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

1995

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

as Calypso

CineRaya

tv

The Return of the Borrowers

1993

The Return of the Borrowers

as Mrs. Driver

The Age of Innocence

movie

The Age of Innocence

1993

The Age of Innocence

as Mrs. Archer

Heidi

tv

Heidi

1993

Heidi

as Frau Sesemann

CineRaya

tv

The Sherman Plays

1993

The Sherman Plays

as Self - Introduction

The Borrowers

tv

The Borrowers

1992

The Borrowers

as Mrs. Driver

The Chestnut Soldier

movie

The Chestnut Soldier

1991

The Chestnut Soldier

as Nain Griffiths

The Black Candle

movie

The Black Candle

1991

The Black Candle

as Daisy Barnett

Emlyn's Moon

movie

Emlyn's Moon

1990

Emlyn's Moon

as Nain Griffiths

Perfect Scoundrels

tv

Perfect Scoundrels

1990

Perfect Scoundrels

as Mother Aloysius

CineRaya

tv

Red Empire

1990

Red Empire

as Narrator (voice)

Dark River

movie

Dark River

1990

Dark River

as Mrs. Blessington

Valmont

movie

Valmont

1989

Valmont

as Madame de Volanges

Shadow of the Noose

tv

Shadow of the Noose

1989

Shadow of the Noose

as Lady Scott

Agatha Christie's Poirot

tv

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Laura Upward

David Macaulay: Pyramid

movie

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

David Macaulay: Pyramid

as Mersyankh (voice)

The Snow Spider

movie

The Snow Spider

1988

The Snow Spider

as Nain Griffiths

Vanity Fair

tv

Vanity Fair

1987

Vanity Fair

as Matilda Crawley

A Killing on the Exchange

tv

A Killing on the Exchange

1987

A Killing on the Exchange

as Isobel Makepeace

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

tv

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

1987

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as Duchess of Windsor

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

movie

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

1985

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

as Charal

The Doctor and the Devils

movie

The Doctor and the Devils

1985

The Doctor and the Devils

as Annabella Rock

Dune

movie

Dune

1984

Dune

as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam

How Many Miles to Babylon?

movie

How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

How Many Miles to Babylon?

as Mrs Alicia Moore

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

tv

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Clementine Churchill

Clash of the Titans

movie

Clash of the Titans

1981

Clash of the Titans

as Cassiopeia

Carpathian Eagle

movie

Carpathian Eagle

1980

Carpathian Eagle

as Mrs. Henska

Hammer House of Horror

tv

Hammer House of Horror

1980

Hammer House of Horror

as Mrs. Henska

Nijinsky

movie

Nijinsky

1980

Nijinsky

as Lady Ripon

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

tv

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Ann Smiley

Crime and Punishment

tv

Crime and Punishment

1979

Crime and Punishment

as Katerina Ivánovna

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Hermione

Warrior Queen

tv

Warrior Queen

1978

Warrior Queen

as Queen Boudicca

Heartbreak House

movie

Heartbreak House

1977

Heartbreak House

as Hesione Hushabye

The Achurch Letters

movie

The Achurch Letters

1977

The Achurch Letters

as Janet Achurch

I, Claudius

tv

I, Claudius

1976

I, Claudius

as Livia

How Green Was My Valley

tv

How Green Was My Valley

1975

How Green Was My Valley

as Beth Morgan

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

movie

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Shoulder to Shoulder

tv

Shoulder to Shoulder

1974

Shoulder to Shoulder

as Emmeline Pankhurst

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Janet Achurch

Playhouse

tv

Playhouse

1974

Playhouse

as Alicia Moore

Under Milk Wood

movie

Under Milk Wood

1972

Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard

CineRaya

movie

Platonov

1971

Platonov

as Anna

Murphy's War

movie

Murphy's War

1971

Murphy's War

as Hayden

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

movie

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Ursula Mossbank

Laughter in the Dark

movie

Laughter in the Dark

1969

Laughter in the Dark

as Lady Pamela More

CineRaya

movie

Thief

1968

Thief

as Woman

It’s Dearer After Midnight

movie

It’s Dearer After Midnight

1968

It’s Dearer After Midnight

as Jo

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as May Bartram

Eh, Joe?

movie

Eh, Joe?

1966

Eh, Joe?

as Voice

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Anna Voinitseva

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as The Duchesse of Berwich

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Hesione Hushabye

Young Cassidy

movie

Young Cassidy

1965

Young Cassidy

as Ella

Becket

movie

Becket

1964

Becket

as Gwendolen

Espionage

tv

Espionage

1963

Espionage

as Anna

CineRaya

movie

Don Juan in Hell

1962

Don Juan in Hell

as Dona Ana

The Longest Day

movie

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as WRNS Officer (uncredited)

CineRaya

tv

Drama 61-67

1961

Drama 61-67

as Carole Blair

Armchair Theatre

tv

Armchair Theatre

1956

Armchair Theatre

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Lavery

CineRaya

movie

Frank and Percy

TBA

Frank and Percy

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