Joan Sims Net Worth
Joan Sims Net Worth is
$7 Million
Joan Sims Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The First Lady of Carry On, was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, her audition was unsuccessful. She did succeed in being admitted ... | Full Name | Joan Sims |
| Date Of Birth | May 9, 1930 |
| Died | 2001-06-27 |
| Place Of Birth | Laindon, Essex, England, UK |
| Height | 5' 5" (1.65 m) |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Education | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Spouse | Never married |
| Parents | Harry Sims, Gladys Marie Sims |
| Movies | Carry On, Carry On Camping, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Doctor, Carry On Again Doctor, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Screaming!, Carry On Girls, Carry On Abroad, Carry On Constable, Carry On Up the Khyber, Carry On Regardless, Carry On Henry, Carry On Teacher, Carry On Up the Jungle, Carry O... |
| TV Shows | As Time Goes By, Martin Chuzzlewit, On the Up, Victoria Wood, In Loving Memory, Sykes, Carry On Laughing, The Howerd Confessions, The Dick Emery Show, Farrington of the F.O., Our House, Men Of Affairs, Before the Fringe, The Stanley Baxter Show, Born And Bred (1978) |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) | £2,500 |
| Carry on England (1976) | £2,000 |
| Carry on Behind (1975) | £2,000 |
| Carry on Dick (1974) | £2,000 |
| Carry on Girls (1973) | £2,500 |
| Carry on Abroad (1972) | £2,500 |
| Carry on Henry (1971) | £3,000 |
| Carry on Loving (1970) | £2,250 |
| Carry on Up the Jungle (1970) | £3,000 |
| Carry on Again Doctor (1969) | £2,500 |
| Carry on Camping (1969) | £2,500 |
| Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968) | £2,500 |
| Carry On... Follow That Camel (1967) | £150 |
| Carry on Screaming! (1966) | £175 |
| Carry on Cowboy (1965) | £1,750 |
| Carry on Cleo (1964) | £750 |
| Carry on Regardless (1961) | £2,500 |
| Carry on Constable (1960) | £2,000 |
| Carry on Teacher (1959) | £1,500 |
| Carry on Nurse (1959) | £750 |
| Will Any Gentleman...? (1953) | £25 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on making the "Carry On..." films] "It was like going back to school each time." |
| 2 | I was once mistaken for Shirley MacLaine in a fish-and-chip shop off the Edgware Road. |
| 3 | "A new Carry On is a big event in the cinema nowadays, it is not surprising that we all want to be on our toes when we get Peter Rogers call to make another one." (1961) |
| 4 | "I used to be very extravagant. Once, because I was appearing on The Kenneth Williams Show (1970) I went to Harvey Nicks and bought two outfits for £600 - which was a fortune in those days - and then took myself to the Hyde Park Hotel for tea." (2000) |
| 5 | "I was always being ticked off for making my class laugh, usually by mimicking the teacher." (2000) |
| 6 | I don't think it worked without us, dear. We were a unique formula. [on the film Carry on Columbus (1992)] |
| 7 | I had not expected to end up on my own in a small rented flat". [After 50 years in show business and in reference to her flat in Kensington] |
| 8 | "Men are put off by funny women." (2000) |
| 9 | [on the "Carry On..." films being repeated on television] "I do have deep feelings of injustice for myself and the others. The public might think we are paid residuals, but we get nothing for the films or those television compilations." (2000) |
| 10 | [In reference to Sidney James and 1990s documentaries on his life and apparent affairs and behaviour] "I think it's quite unnecessary. Why can't the poor man and his family be left alone? He gave the public a great deal of enjoyment." |
| 11 | [Speaking in 1998 about her appearance in Carry on England (1976)] There was certainly a decline in yours truly, that ated] face, which was coming out of that ated] uniform, I mean it was horrific. I thought go home and put your feet up love. |
| 12 | [In reference to the Dinner Party scene in Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)] "It was three horrendous days, there were people dropping sacks of muck from the ceiling. It was a nightmare but it was still terrific fun." (1998) |
| 13 | [In reference to Sidney James and his death in 1976] "Sid was a darling man and that's the only way I can describe him. He was always very kind to the ladies and he was always very protective about the ladies. He was a very very sad loss." (1998) |
| 14 | [In reference to Carry on Cowboy (1965) and to her character Belle Armitage and Belle's appearance on the hotel saloon's stairs during the film] I think it was one of my favourite scenes in any of the "Carry On..." films. I was really living out a lot of fantasies during that scene, because it was a gorgeous dress, I liked the way my hair was done and then I encounter Sid, playing Rumpo, and I get to say that 'my name is Belle - but my intimate friends call me Ding Dong'. Really subtle lines like that! (1998) |
| 15 | "I was always being ticked off for making the class laugh, usually by mimicking the teacher." (2000) |
| 16 | "I'm a workaholic, really, so it's hard when I'm not working. I'm not a great reader, so I do watch a lot of telly. I've actually become the most frightful cabbage potato." (2000) |
| 17 | "To be a comic woman, you have to put up with quite a bit of banter. But I didn't mind. I've got a dirty sense of humour and I never found those things really offensive." (2000) |
| 18 | "I don't think I've ever had anybody say the words, 'Will you marry me?', not even someone tight as a tick at a party." (2000) |
| 19 | "I can get quite embarrassed seeing some of the things on television. I don't know whether things have to be quite as explicit as they are nowadays. Carry On films were much more innocent." (2000) |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | She underwent a hysterectomy, including the removal of an ovarian cyst, in 1992. |
| 2 | She had a small part in The Ship Was Loaded (1957), unrelated to the later Carry On series and with no other cast members in common with the series. |
| 3 | Was offered the role of Matron in Carry on Doctor (1967), but she claimed that Hattie Jacques was the best Matron, after playing one in Carry on Nurse (1959). She took the role of Chloe Gibson instead. |
| 4 | Was supposed to play Flo Castle in Carry on Cruising (1962), but dropped out due to illness. The role went to Dilys Laye. |
| 5 | During the filming of Carry on Pimpernel (1967), Joan bought her first car - a Truimph Herald convertible - from Dove's Showroom in Streatham. She paid the full asking price, not knowing it was then customary to haggle over a discount. It turned out the showroom chairman, Geoffrey Dove, was a friend of 'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas, and Gerald got Joan a good discount from Dove, in exchange for a few publicity photos of her with the car. |
| 6 | Joan's drinking problem was said to have started in the early 1980s after several bereavements. A recent biography of Joan suggests it started as early as the late 1960s/early 1970s. |
| 7 | Daughter of John Henry Sims (1888-1964) and Gladys Marie Sims, née Ladbrook (1896-1981). |
| 8 | Although she played Terry Scott's mother in Carry on Up the Jungle (1970), she was three years his junior in real life. |
| 9 | Joan spent the last months of her life in and out of a coma. Only her closest friends and associates were aware of this and many of her former colleagues didn't even know she was seriously ill. Offers of work were still reaching her agent's office in 2001 and had to be turned down without explaining why. |
| 10 | She was offered the lead part in Nurse on Wheels (1963) by Peter Rogers but lost the part due to weight problems. Rogers was very upset about having to remove her and offered her any other female part in the film, with a higher salary. Joan accepted the part of the vicar's daughter and the lead part went to Juliet Mills. |
| 11 | Although well known as a West End revue star in the 1950s, in later years Joan disliked long theatre runs and preferred filming, as there was something new to do every day. |
| 12 | She played a teacher in both The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954) and Carry on Teacher (1959). |
| 13 | Joan was a very private person. She rarely gave interviews and did not like press attention. |
| 14 | At the time of her best friend Hattie Jacques's death in 1980 she was contracted to play Mrs Thompson in a BBC play, 'Virginia Fly is Drowning' (1981). She completed two days filming before dropping out due to ill health. |
| 15 | A lifelong smoker, in later years Joan refused to be photographed with a cigarette in her hand in case it influenced younger fans to take up the habit. |
| 16 | She did not like attending funerals. She did not attend the funeral of her good friends and 'Carry On' colleagues Hattie Jacques in 1980 and Kenneth Williams in 1988. The funeral of producer Betty E. Box in 1999 was a rare exception. |
| 17 | She was turned down for the part of Miss Crawley in Vanity Fair (1998). |
| 18 | Her funeral was held at Putney Vale Crematorium on 5 July 2001. A memorial service was held at St. Paul's, Covent Garden (commonly known as the Actors' Church) on 22 October 2001. |
| 19 | She had a part in A Village Affair (1995) but fell from a bicycle during filming and cracked a rib. She was replaced by Rosalie Crutchley. |
| 20 | She was turned down for the part of Mrs Gamp in Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) in favour of Elizabeth Spriggs but was offered the smaller part of Betsy Prig. |
| 21 | She was offered the chance to star in a spin-off series based on her character of "Gran" from Till Death Us Do Part (1965), but she turned it down, saying she thought the character was "too depressing". |
| 22 | Anthony Asquith once told her that she couldn't play a serious role because she had such a happy cheery face. |
| 23 | Her character in Carry on Henry VIII (1971), Queen Marie, is in love with garlic during the film. In rehearsals, peppermint was used for the garlic. However on one occasion, director Gerald Thomas replaced the peppermint with real garlic. This remained in the film: Joan's reaction on screen is obvious. |
| 24 | She and Frankie Howerd had difficulty working together, because they could not stop laughing. During scenes, they would have to look at one another's forehead in order to avoid eye contact and avoid more laughter. |
| 25 | She and Norah Holland were once accosted by a woman in a butcher shop who demanded to know whether Joan was looking after Carry-On film on-screen husband Sidney James. |
| 26 | Portrayed by Chrissie Cotterill in Cor, Blimey! (2000) and by Beatie Edney (daughter of former Joan Sims co-star Sylvia Syms) in Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006). |
| 27 | Became a good friend of Katharine Hepburn during the filming of Love Among the Ruins (1975). Hepburn allowed her to use her caravan during filming breaks, although she did tick her off for smoking. Sims later described working on this film as one of the high points of her whole career. |
| 28 | Went to Columbia in 1966 to promote the "Carry On..." films. |
| 29 | Spent her first salary of £25 on kitchen utensils from Selfridges. |
| 30 | In her early career she was often confused with Dora Bryan, due to their likeness. |
| 31 | Suffered with Bell's palsy in 1999, which caused depression and alcoholism. |
| 32 | Fractured her hip in 2000 and spent two weeks in the Conquest Hospital in Hastings, England. She was provided with a replacement hip and recovered well. |
| 33 | A plaque in her memory was unveiled in June 2005 at Laindon railway station in Essex. She lived in the station house for 22 years where her father Harry was station master. |
| 34 | Was cast in a new "Carry On..." due to film in 1988, "Carry On Again Nurse" along with Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Jack Douglas and Charles Hawtrey. The film centered around hospital due for closure and an oddball set of characters who went about saving the institution. Joan Sims was cast as the Matron; a role synonymous with 'Carry On...' legend Hattie Jacques, who had died in 1980. There was due to be a reminder of Hattie's performances as Matron in a small tribute. Joan Sims was due to turn a photograph of her around after the hospital had been saved and say, "Well, did I do alright?" The production was scheduled to start in June 1988, however the film was plunged into chaos following the death of "Carry On..." starts Charles Hawtrey and Kenneth Williams and was eventually cancelled. |
| 35 | She entered hospital in November 2000. However complications of a routine operation caused her to slip into a coma. Her lifelong friend Norah Holland has spoken of the doctors' amazement at her strength and courage throughout her final illness. Ten minutes before Joan died, Norah spoke to her gently about Kenny (Kenneth Williams, Hattie (Hattie Jacques), and their time on the 'Carry On...' films. Joan died with Norah holding her hand. |
| 36 | Between 1979 and 1981 Joan had to deal with the deaths of her agent and mentor Peter Eade, her best friend Hattie Jacques and her mother. In 1982 she suffered a nervous breakdown and spent two months in a psychiatric hospital. |
| 37 | Had a relationship with Anthony Baird but her parents intervened to end the relationship after they found that she was living with the actor in 'sin'. They sent her a frankly worded letter even though she was in her late 20s and she obeyed her parents command. She blamed her loneliness later in life on this experience, where she was unable to commit to a relationship without her parents approval. |
| 38 | Sold her more substantial home in Fulham several years earlier, complaining of money problems and expressing fears that she would be bankrupt. |
| 39 | While filming the wine-tasting party scene in Carry on Regardless (1961), the director Gerald Thomas switched the water in her glass for neat vodka. Her reaction to the drink is obvious during the scene, however she refused to give in to the director's practical joke. The producer Peter Rogers made Gerald Thomas cut a few times, so that she had to keep sipping on the neat vodka. |
| 40 | Daughter of a Railway Station Master, John Henry Sims (1888-1964), from Laindon, Essex, England. Known as John or Harry, he had served during WWI. |
| 41 | The only actress to appear in the only emotive scenes to be found in the "Carry On..." films. These scenes are unique as they did not rely on the usual innuendo or comedy. These scenes featuring her are found in Carry on at Your Convenience (1971) in which she discusses the morals of relationships and love with Sidney James [Filmed on 29 April 1971 as a night shoot, on location scene]; Carry on Behind (1975) with Peter Butterworth in which she discusses marriage and Carry on Emmannuelle (1978) with Victor Maddern, where she dances romantically in a laundrette. |
| 42 | Life-long friend of fellow "Carry On..." star Dilys Laye. Dilys and Joan first knew one another during childhood. They both remained close until Joan's death in 2001. |
| 43 | Her favourite character that she played in the Carry On films was 'Belle Armitage' in Carry on Cowboy (1965). |
| 44 | Good friend of David Kernan. She went on holiday with him to the south of France after the filming of Carry on Abroad (1972). |
| 45 | Her first Carry On film was Carry on Nurse (1959) and her last was Carry on Emmannuelle (1978). She also appeared in The Ship Was Loaded (1957), however this film is not considered to be a part of the Carry On series. |
| 46 | A plaque dedicated to her memory was unveiled where she lived at Thackeray Street, Kensington, London in September 2002 by Barbara Windsor. She was joined by other stars of the classic Carry On film series including Liz Fraser. A celebratory lunch followed the unveiling which included other old friends, including John Inman. |
| 47 | Lifelong friend of actress Norah Holland, who was also her stand-in in the Carry On films. Holland's appearance is obvious during Carry on Girls (1973). |
| 48 | Good friend of the Two Ronnies, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. |
| 49 | Her ashes were scattered at Putney Vale Cemetery, London. |
| 50 | The closing pages of her autobiography actually mentions her trivia page on IMDB. She complains that there is not much information, however following her death it was dramatically expanded. |
| 51 | Joan Sims and Sidney James appeared in 17 Carry on films together. This is a record in movie history. Three were as husband and wife (Up the Khyber, Henry and Abroad) and three as the main 'love interest' (Camping, Loving and At your Convenience). They were dubbed First Lady and King of Carry On respectively. |
| 52 | The roles of King and Queen of Spain in Carry on Columbus (1992) were originally offered to Sims and Frankie Howerd. The parts finally went to fellow Carry On stars June Whitfield and Leslie Phillips. |
| 53 | Slipped into a coma in the last weeks of her life while hospitalised at the Kensington and Chelsea Hospital in central London. |
| 54 | Appeared in 24 Carry On films and was the longest serving female cast member of the Carry On team. Other long serving members were Sidney James; Kenneth Williams; Charles Hawtrey; Bernard Bresslaw; Patsy Rowlands; Hattie Jacques; Kenneth Connor; Jim Dale; Peter Butterworth; Barbara Windsor; and Terry Scott. |
| 55 | In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, but one of the adjudicators was not overly keen on her rendition from Winnie the Pooh. |
| 56 | Her father was a station master, she spent much of her childhood entertaining passengers with impromptu stage routines on the station platform and befriending any poor soul who missed their train and became stranded there. Such diversions sparked an interest in pursuing showbusiness and Joan soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. |
| 57 | Won the £10 Mabel Temperley prize for grace and charm of movement while at RADA. |
| 58 | During Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) she bruised her leg during a scene after falling over a suitcase. The pain got worse during the filming of Carry on Teacher (1959), she developed thrombo-phlebitis, and had her bad leg propped up on off-camera cushions during filming. The first-aid unit were not able to treat the condition and she was then hospitalised for 10 days causing filming to be rescheduled. |
| 59 | For most of the "Carry On" movies she appeared in, she was only paid a fee of £2,500 per film. |
| 60 | Had a short relationship with Hollywood star Tyrone Power. |
| 61 | Claimed to have never married because the right person had not come along. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Howerd | 1956 | TV Mini-Series | Various Characters (episode two) |
| The Silken Affair | 1956 | Lady Barber | |
| Theatre | 1956 | TV Movie | Miss Phillips |
| Colonel March of Scotland Yard | 1956 | TV Series | Marjorie Dawson |
| Man Alive! | 1956 | TV Movie | Jubilee |
| Keep It Clean | 1956/I | Violet Tarbottom | |
| Here and Now | 1955-1956 | TV Series | |
| Tears for Simon | 1956 | Ice Cream Seller in the Park (uncredited) | |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | 1956 | TV Series | Nell |
| London Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Daffy Lovell |
| Curtains for Harry | 1955 | TV Movie | |
| Doctor at Sea | 1955 | Wendy Thomas | |
| As Long as They're Happy | 1955 | Linda | |
| The Sea Shall Not Have Them | 1954 | Hilda Tebbitt | |
| Cash on Delivery | 1954 | Telephone Operator | |
| The Belles of St. Trinian's | 1954 | Miss Dawn | |
| Chance Meeting | 1954 | Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited) | |
| What Every Woman Wants | 1954 | Doll | |
| Doctor in the House | 1954 | Rigor Mortis | |
| Trouble in Store | 1953 | Edna | |
| Meet Mr. Lucifer | 1953 | Fairy Queen | |
| Hurrah for Halloween | 1953 | TV Movie | Mrs. Grouse |
| Will Any Gentleman...? | 1953 | Beryl | |
| The Square Ring | 1953 | Bunty | |
| John of the Fair | 1951 | TV Movie | Parlourmaid |
| The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | 2000 | TV Movie | Betty |
| As Time Goes By | 1994-1998 | TV Series | Madge |
| Spark | 1997 | TV Series | Aunt Hattie |
| Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | 1997 | TV Series | Adele McCarthy |
| My Good Friend | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Miss Byron |
| The Canterville Ghost | 1996 | TV Movie | Mrs. Umney |
| Just William | 1995 | TV Series | Mrs. Miggs |
| Pie in the Sky | 1995 | TV Series | Harriet Coverly |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | 1994 | TV Mini-Series | Betsy Prig |
| Smokescreen | 1994 | TV Mini-Series | Mrs. Nash |
| Clue | 1994 | Video Game | Mrs. Blanche White |
| One Foot in the Grave | 1993 | TV Series | Lady on Plane |
| Screen One | 1993 | TV Series | Daisy Potter |
| The Princess and the Cobbler | 1993 | Mad and Holy Old Witch (voice) | |
| On the Up | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Mrs. Fiona Wembley |
| Boys from the Bush | 1992 | TV Series | Grace |
| Tonight at 8.30 | 1991 | TV Series | Mrs Rockett |
| Cluedo | 1990 | TV Series | Mrs. White |
| The Fool | 1990 | Lady Daphne | |
| Victoria Wood | 1989 | TV Series | Susan |
| Simon and the Witch | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Lady Fox-Custard |
| Only Fools and Horses.... | 1987 | TV Series | Auntie Reenie Turpin |
| Farrington of the F.O. | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Annie Begley |
| Super Gran | 1987 | TV Series | Cat Burglar |
| Drummonds | 1987 | TV Series | Mrs. Fordham |
| Tickle on the Tum | 1985-1987 | TV Series | Connie Caper |
| Doctor Who | 1986 | TV Series | Katryca |
| In Loving Memory | 1979-1986 | TV Series | Annie Potter / Hilda Pardoe |
| Deceptions | 1985 | TV Movie | Mrs. Thirkell |
| Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Miss Murgatroyd |
| Hay Fever | 1984 | TV Movie | Clara |
| Poor Little Rich Girls | 1984 | TV Series | Madge Henshawe |
| Dramarama | 1984 | TV Series | Beryl |
| Cockles | 1984 | TV Series | Gloria du Bois |
| Waters of the Moon | 1983 | TV Movie | Mrs. Ashworth |
| Hallelujah! | 1983 | TV Series | Ella Scratchitt |
| Crown Court | 1983 | TV Series | Maureen Vairey |
| Educating Marmalade | 1982 | TV Series | Signora Bandolini |
| Born and Bred | 1978-1980 | TV Series | Molly Peglar |
| Dick Turpin | 1980 | TV Series | Countess of Durham |
| Worzel Gummidge | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton |
| Carry on Emmannuelle | 1978 | Mrs. Dangle | |
| Sykes | 1972-1978 | TV Series | Madge Kettlewell |
| Lord Tramp | 1977 | TV Series | Miss Pratt |
| East Lynne | 1976 | TV Movie | Joyce (servant) |
| Carry on England | 1976 | Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe | |
| The Howerd Confessions | 1976 | TV Series | Mrs. Beachum / The Matron / Nellie |
| The Two Ronnies | 1976 | TV Series | Dowager Duchess of Arc |
| Carry on Behind | 1975 | Daphne Barnes | |
| Till Death Us Do Part | 1967-1975 | TV Series | Gran |
| Carry on Laughing! | 1975 | TV Series | Mrs. Breeches Lady Guinevere Dr. Janis Crunbitt ... |
| One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | 1975 | Emily | |
| A Journey to London | 1975 | TV Movie | Lady Headpiece |
| Love Among the Ruins | 1975 | TV Movie | Fanny Pratt |
| Carry on Dick | 1974 | Madame Desirée | |
| Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | 1974 | Birdie aka Lady 'Birdie' Mainwaring-Brown | |
| Men of Affairs | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Lady Mainwaring-Brown / Lady Mainwaring |
| Carry on Christmas | 1973 | TV Movie | Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / ... |
| Carry on Girls | 1973 | Connie Philpotts | |
| Ooh La La! | 1973 | TV Series | Amandine |
| 7 of 1 | 1973 | TV Series | Mrs. Dawkins |
| The Goodies | 1971-1973 | TV Series | Matron / Delia Capone |
| Not Now Darling | 1973 | Miss Tipdale | |
| The Cobblers of Umbridge | 1973 | TV Movie | Lilian Beverly / Carol Begorrah / Norah Pepper / ... |
| Carry on Christmas: Carry on Stuffing | 1972 | TV Movie | Lady Rhoda Cockhorse / Miss Esmerelda / Princess Yo-Yo / ... |
| Carry on Abroad | 1972 | Cora Flange | |
| Jackanory Playhouse | 1972 | TV Series | Sycamore |
| The Alf Garnett Saga | 1972 | Gran | |
| Carry on Matron | 1972 | Mrs. Tidey | |
| A Christmas Carol | 1971 | TV Short | Mrs. Cratchit (voice) |
| Carry on at Your Convenience | 1971 | Chloë Moore | |
| The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | 1971 | Policewoman (segment "Avarice") | |
| Father Dear Father | 1971 | TV Series | Miss Armitage |
| Carry on Henry VIII | 1971 | Queen Marie | |
| Decimal Five | 1971 | TV Series voice | |
| Six Dates with Barker | 1971 | TV Series | Kitty Harriman |
| Carry on Loving | 1970 | Esme Crowfoot | |
| Doctor in Trouble | 1970 | Russian Captain | |
| Tarbuck's Luck | 1970 | TV Series | |
| Carry on Up the Jungle | 1970 | Lady Evelyn Bagley | |
| The Kenneth Williams Show | 1970 | TV Series Series 1 1970 | |
| Carry on Again Doctor | 1969 | Ellen Moore | |
| The Very Merry Widow and How | 1969 | TV Series | Station Announcer |
| According to Dora | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Various |
| Carry on Camping | 1969 | Joan Fussey | |
| The Jimmy Logan Show | 1969 | TV Series | |
| Iolanthe | 1968 | TV Movie | The Fairy Queen |
| Carry On... Up the Khyber | 1968 | Lady Ruff-Diamond | |
| Beryl Reid Says Good Evening | 1968 | TV Series | Freda |
| Carry on Doctor | 1967 | Chloë Gibson | |
| Before the Fringe | 1967 | TV Series | |
| Carry On... Follow That Camel | 1967 | Zig-Zig | |
| Sam and Janet | 1967 | TV Series | Janet Marshall |
| ITV Play of the Week | 1956-1967 | TV Series | Beryl Cockburn / Grace Harman / Phyllis / ... |
| Carry On... Don't Lose Your Head | 1966 | Désirée Dubarry | |
| Carry on Screaming! | 1966 | Emily Bung | |
| Comedy Playhouse | 1966 | TV Series | Isabel 'Is' Conway |
| Carnaby, M.D. | 1966 | Matron Sweet | |
| Carry on Cowboy | 1965 | Belle Armitage | |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Jill Watson |
| The Big Job | 1965 | Mildred Gamely | |
| San Ferry Ann | 1965 | Mum | |
| The Benny Hill Show | 1964 | TV Series | Guest |
| The Dick Emery Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| Carry on Cleo | 1964 | Calpurnia | |
| Strictly for the Birds | 1964 | Peggy Blessing | |
| A Christmas Night with the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Various |
| The Stanley Baxter Show | 1963 | TV Series | Various Roles |
| Dial RIX | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Rita Haythorne / Shirley Rix |
| Nurse on Wheels | 1963 | Deborah Walcott | |
| The Swingin' Maiden | 1962 | Nellie Carter | |
| Hugh and I | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Twice Round the Daffodils | 1962 | Harriet Halfpenny | |
| A Pair of Briefs | 1962 | Gale Tornado | |
| No My Darling Daughter | 1961 | Second Typist | |
| Carry on Regardless | 1961 | Lily Duveen | |
| I Like Money | 1961 | Colette | |
| His and Hers | 1961 | Hortense | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Play | 1961 | TV Mini-Series | Mavis Hunter |
| Alice Through the Looking Box | 1960 | TV Movie | Chambermaid |
| Our House | 1960 | TV Series | Daisy Burke |
| Watch Your Stern | 1960 | Ann Foster | |
| Doctor in Love | 1960 | Dawn | |
| Carry on Constable | 1960 | WPC. Gloria Passworthy | |
| ITV Television Playhouse | 1960 | TV Series | Beatrice |
| Please Turn Over | 1959 | Beryl | |
| Upstairs and Downstairs | 1959 | Blodwen | |
| Carry on Teacher | 1959 | Sarah Allcock | |
| Life in Emergency Ward 10 | 1959 | Mrs. Pryor | |
| Carry on Nurse | 1959 | Student Nurse Stella Dawson | |
| The Captain's Table | 1959 | Maude Pritchett | |
| Room 43 | 1958 | Miriam (Phone operator in taxi office) (uncredited) | |
| BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | 1955-1958 | TV Series | Daphne Wray / Audrey Fraser |
| Theatre Night | 1958 | TV Series | Lily Thompson |
| Davy | 1958 | Waitress | |
| Your Past Is Showing | 1957 | Ethel Ransom | |
| Just My Luck | 1957 | Phoebe | |
| No Time for Tears | 1957 | Sister O'Malley | |
| The Ship Was Loaded | 1957 | Mary | |
| The Buccaneers | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Abigail |
| Stars in Your Eyes | 1956 | Walter's Secretary | |
| Dry Rot | 1956 | Beth |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| As Time Goes By | 1995-1996 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Heaven and Earth Show | 2000 | TV Series | Herself - Interviewee |
| Breakfast News | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| Open House | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| This Morning | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| What's a Carry On? | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Interviewee / Various Characters |
| Celebrity Squares | 1993-1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| Blankety Blank | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
| An Audience with Victoria Wood | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Movie Memories | 1985 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| And There's More | 1985 | TV Series | Herself (Series 3) (1987) |
| The Golden Gong | 1985 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
| Breakfast Time | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| An Audience with Kenneth Williams | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself (uncredited) |
| 3-2-1 | 1982 | TV Series | |
| Film Night | 1970 | TV Series | Herself / Lady Evelyn Bagley |
| This Is Your Life | 1963 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Juke Box Jury | 1963 | TV Series | Herself - Panellist |
| Don't Say a Word | 1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| A Touch of the Sun | 1963 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Night Before Christmas | 1957 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Film Fanfare | 1956 | TV Series | Herself - Quiz Contestant |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too Much TV | 2016 | TV Series | Mrs. Bloomsbury-Barton |
| Death in Paradise | 2013 | TV Series | Blonde |
| The Making of the Trial of a Time Lord: Part One - Mysterious Planet | 2008 | Video documentary short | Katryca |
| Comedy Connections | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Gran |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| Carry on Quizzing | 2006 | Video Game | Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Williams: In His Own Words | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself / Various Characters (uncredited) |
| Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| A Tribute to Joan Sims | 2004 | Video documentary | |
| Sykes in the Studio | 2004 | Video short | |
| The Unforgettable Joan Sims | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself / Various Characters |
| Heroes of Comedy | 1995-2002 | TV Series documentary | |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Memorial Tribute |
| The Heaven and Earth Show | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| On Location: The Carry Ons | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Various |
| A Perfect Carry On | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Carry on Darkly | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Various (uncredited) |
| The Life and Times of Alf Garnett | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Gran |
| Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams | 1996 | Video documentary | Various Characters |
| The Very Best of Sid James | 1996 | Video documentary | |
| Laugh with the Carry Ons | 1993 | TV Series | |
| What a Carry On | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond Désirée Dubarry ... |
| Carry on Laughing's Christmas Classics | 1983 | TV Special short | Various Characters |
| Carry on Laughing | 1981 | TV Series | Queen Marie Lady Evelyn Bagley Cora Flange ... |
| To See Such Fun | 1977 | Documentary | Herself |
| That's Carry On! | 1977 | Various characters | |
| Colonel March Investigates | 1955 | Marjorie Dawson |
Known for movies
Carry on Camping (1969)
as Joan Fussey
The Canterville Ghost (1996)
as Mrs. Umney
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
as Betty
Carry on Girls (1973)
as Connie Philpotts