Acting
Joan Sims
EN cinema · 95 credits
Born
9 May 1930
Died
27 June 2001 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
Also known as Irene Joan Marion Sims
Irene Joan Marion Sims was an English actress remembered for her roles in the Carry On films, including Carry On Nurse, Carry On Cleo, and Carry On Camping. She played Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry in On the Up, and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By.
Known for
Filmography
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's a Carry On?
as Self - Interviewee
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
as (Archive footage)
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Nurse / Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Tender Loving Care
as Daisy Potter
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
as Lady on Plane
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
The Fool
1990
The Fool
as Lady Daphne
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
as Queen Katryca
Deceptions
as Mrs. Thirkell
Hay Fever
as Clara
Waters of the Moon
1983
Waters of the Moon
as Mrs. Ashworth
Carry On Emmannuelle
as Mrs. Dangle
That's Carry On!
as Various Characters (archive footage)
Carry On England
as Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
Love Among the Ruins
as Fanny Pratt
Carry On Behind
as Daphne Barnes
Carry On Dick
as Madame Desiree
Carry On Girls
as Connie Philpotts
Carry On Christmas
as Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Not Now Darling
as Miss Tipdale
The Cobblers of Umbridge
as Lilian Beverly
Carry On Matron
as Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Abroad
as Cora Flange
Carry On Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
as Maid / Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Fiona's Mother / Madrigal Singer / Miss Esmerelda / Mephistopheles' Wife
Carry On Henry
as Queen Marie
A Christmas Carol
as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Carry On at Your Convenience
as Chloe Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
The Odd Job
as Kitty Harriman
Carry On Loving
as Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Up the Jungle
as Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor in Trouble
as Russian Captain
Carry On Again Doctor
as Mrs. Ellen Moore
Carry On Camping
as Joan Fussey
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Lady Joanie Ruff-Diamond
Iolanthe
as Queen of the Fairies
Don't Lose Your Head
as Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Doctor
as Chloe Gibson
Follow That Camel
as Zig-Zig
Carry On Screaming!
as Emily Bung
Doctor in Clover
as Matron Sweet
Carry On Cowboy
as Belle
The Big Job
as Mildred Gamely
Carry On Cleo
as Calpurnia
Strictly for the Birds
as Peggy Bennett
The Iron Maiden
as Nellie Trotter
Nurse on Wheels
as Deborah Walcott
Twice Round the Daffodils
as Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
as Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Carry On Regardless
as Lily Duveen
No, My Darling Daughter
as Miss PacPherson, a typist
His and Hers
as Hortense
Mr. Topaze
as Colette
Carry On Constable
as Policewoman Gloria Passworthy
Doctor in Love
as Dawn
Watch Your Stern
as Ann Foster
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Chambermaid
Carry On Teacher
as Miss Sarah Allcock
Please Turn Over
as Beryl
Carry On Nurse
as Student Nurse Stella Dawson
The Captain's Table
as Maude Pritchett
Life In Emergency Ward 10
as Mrs. Pryor
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Blodwen
Davy
as Tea Lady
Passport to Shame
as Miriam
Just My Luck
as Phoebe
The Naked Truth
as Ethel Ransom
Carry On Admiral
as Mary
No Time for Tears
as Sister O'Malley
Lost
as Ice Cream Seller in the Park
Dry Rot
as Beth Barton
The Silken Affair
as Lady Barber
Stars in Your Eyes
as Walter’s Secretary
Doctor at Sea
as Wendy Thomas
Doctor in the House
as Nurse Rigor Mortis
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
as Hilda Tebbitt
The Young Lovers
as Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
The Belles of St Trinian's
as Miss Dawn
To Dorothy, a Son
as Telephone Operator
What Every Woman Wants
as Dolly Winch
Meet Mr. Lucifer
as Fairy Queen
The Square Ring
as Bunty
Colonel March Investigates
as Marjorie Dawson
Trouble in Store
as Edna