Evacuated in 1939, she finished
her education at grammar school. British leading lady Sylvia Syms trained
for her craft at RADA where she received The Gerald Lawrence Scholarship
and an HM Tenants Award. Her first major film role came in 'My Teenage
Daughter' in 1956 and she has graced our stage and screen ever since,
receiving nominations for 'Best Actress' both home and abroad and
a British Film Academy nomination for The Tamarind Seed. In a career
that has spanned more than half a century the films, plays and TV
appearances
are just too numerous to mention, although the link at
the bottom of the page will take you to her web site where you may
browse at will.
The shows involving words and music go back to 1984 and have toured all over the UK and even ventured into Europe. TV shows for 2006 alone include Judge John Deed, The Poseidon Adventure (Hallmark/Sky One) and a not yet seen rôle as The Queen Mother with Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth The Second.
