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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1930
- Works
- 1
Top works
- High spirits
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Film & TV
Laindon, Essex, England, UK
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
- On Location: The Carry Ons — Desiree Dubarry / Chloe Moore / Cora Flange (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
- The Last of the Blonde Bombshells — Betty2000
- What's a Carry On? — Self - Interviewee1998
- Spark — Aunt Hattie1997
- Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams — (Archive footage)1996
- The Canterville Ghost — Mrs. Umney1996
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates — Adele McCarthy1996
- Pie in the Sky — Harriet Coverly1994
- Smokescreen — Mrs Nash1994
- Martin Chuzzlewit — Betsy Prig1994
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1925-10-29
- Active to
- 1985-03-23
Discography
- Swingin' With Zoot Sims1951
- Happy Minors1955
- The Brothers1956
- The Jon Eardley Seven1956
- The Modern Art of Jazz1956
- Zoot Sims avec Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley (with Henri Renaud et Son Orchestre & Jon Eardley)1956
- Zoot!1956
- Al and Zoot1957
- Plays Alto, Tenor and Baritone1957
- The Four Brothers… Together Again!1957
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 71
- Total plays
- 545
Joan Sims was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930 in Laindon, Essex, England. Best known as a star of the highly successful and long running Carry On film series, Sims released 2 singles in 1963. Hurry Up Gran / Oh Not Again Ken (Polydor) Spring Song / Men (Polydor) Both of these recordings were in the comedy genre and produced by George Martin who would become best known for his work with The Beatles. Neither single made an impact on the charts and Sims issued no further recordings u
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Irene
- Family name
- Sims
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Basildon
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1930-05-09
- date of death
- 2001-06-27
- place of burial
- Putney Vale Cemetery
- birth name
- Irene Joan Marion Sims
- cause of death
- gastrointestinal system disease
- medical condition
- alcoholism
- name in native language
- Irene Joan Marion Sims
- Commons category
- Joan Sims
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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