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Prunella Scales

Acting

June 22, 1932

— October 27, 2025(93 years old)

Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK

Popularity: 1

Biography

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.

Also Known As

Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales • Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth • پرونلا اسکیلز

Known For

Midsomer Murders series poster (1997)

Midsomer Murders

Eleanor Bunsall

Agatha Christie's Marple series poster (2004)

Agatha Christie's Marple

Mrs Mackenzie

Casualty series poster (1986)

Casualty

Jocelyn Anderson

Silent Witness series poster (1996)

Silent Witness

Anne Parker

Playhouse series poster (1974)

Playhouse

Florence Farr

Bergerac series poster (1981)

Bergerac

Gloria Gibbins

BBC Play of the Month series poster (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

Queen Jemima

Dalziel & Pascoe series poster (1996)

Dalziel & Pascoe

Fawlty Towers series poster (1975)

Fawlty Towers

Sybil Fawlty

Thirty-Minute Theatre series poster (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Marie

Target series poster (1977)

Target

Diana Blake

After Henry series poster (1988)

After Henry

Sarah France

Photos of Prunella Scales

Filmography

2020s

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers movie poster (2025)

The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers

2010s

Sub Rosa movie poster (2014)

Sub Rosa

Madame

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy movie poster (2014)

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Self

The Phone Call movie poster (2013)

The Phone Call

Joan

Run For Your Wife movie poster (2012)

Run For Your Wife

Woman in Pub

Horrid Henry: The Movie movie poster (2011)

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Great Aunt Greta

2000s

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened movie poster (2009)

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

Self / Sybil Fawlty

The Shell Seekers movie poster (2007)

The Shell Seekers

Dolly Keeling

What the Pythons Did Next... movie poster (2007)

What the Pythons Did Next...

Self

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing movie poster (2006)

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Lady Moping

Fawlty Towers Revisited movie poster (2005)

Fawlty Towers Revisited

Herself

The Ghost of Greville Lodge movie poster (2000)

The Ghost of Greville Lodge

Sarah

1990s

Mad Cows movie poster (1999)

Mad Cows

Dr. Minny Stinkler

An Ideal Husband movie poster (1999)

An Ideal Husband

Lady Markby

Stiff Upper Lips movie poster (1998)

Stiff Upper Lips

Aunt Agnes

An Audience with Alf Garnett movie poster (1997)

An Audience with Alf Garnett

Emma movie poster (1996)

Emma

Miss Bates

Breaking the Code movie poster (1996)

Breaking the Code

Sara Turing

An Awfully Big Adventure movie poster (1995)

An Awfully Big Adventure

Rose

Wolf movie poster (1994)

Wolf

Maude Waggins

Second Best movie poster (1994)

Second Best

Margery

Fair Game movie poster (1994)

Fair Game

Marjorie

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher movie poster (1994)

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (voice)

Howards End movie poster (1992)

Howards End

Aunt Juley

Freddie As F.R.O.7. movie poster (1992)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Queen (voice)

My Friend Walter movie poster (1992)

My Friend Walter

Aunt Ellie

A Question of Attribution movie poster (1991)

A Question of Attribution

H.M.Q.

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson movie poster (1990)

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Fleecy Flock

Revolting Rhymes movie poster (1990)

Revolting Rhymes

Narrator

Dirty Beasts movie poster (1990)

Dirty Beasts

Narrator

1980s

Bosses From Hell movie poster (1989)

Bosses From Hell

A Chorus of Disapproval movie poster (1989)

A Chorus of Disapproval

Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Beyond The Pale movie poster (1989)

Beyond The Pale

Milly

Communicators From Hell movie poster (1989)

Communicators From Hell

Consuming Passions movie poster (1988)

Consuming Passions

Ethel

Natural Causes movie poster (1988)

Natural Causes

Celia Bryce

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne movie poster (1987)

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Moira O'Neill

When We Are Married movie poster (1987)

When We Are Married

Annie Parker

What the Butler Saw movie poster (1987)

What the Butler Saw

Mrs Prentice

Home Cooking movie poster (1986)

Home Cooking

Judith

Absurd Person Singular movie poster (1985)

Absurd Person Singular

Marion Brewster-Wright

Slimming Down movie poster (1984)

Slimming Down

Mrs. Shrigley

The Wicked Lady movie poster (1983)

The Wicked Lady

Lady Kingsclere

The Merry Wives of Windsor movie poster (1982)

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Mistress Page

Outside Edge movie poster (1982)

Outside Edge

Miriam

1970s

The Boys from Brazil movie poster (1978)

The Boys from Brazil

Mrs. Harrington

The Hound of the Baskervilles movie poster (1978)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Glynis

Doris and Doreen movie poster (1978)

Doris and Doreen

Doris Rutter

The Achurch Letters movie poster (1977)

The Achurch Letters

Florence Farr

The Littlest Horse Thieves movie poster (1976)

The Littlest Horse Thieves

Mrs. Sandman

1960s

Waltz of the Toreadors movie poster (1962)

Waltz of the Toreadors

Estella Fitzjohn

1950s

Room at the Top movie poster (1958)

Room at the Top

Council Office Worker (uncredited)

Hobson's Choice movie poster (1954)

Hobson's Choice

Vicky Hobson

The Crowded Day movie poster (1954)

The Crowded Day

Customer

What Every Woman Wants movie poster (1954)

What Every Woman Wants

Mary