Sylvia Syms

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Film & TV

Woolwich, London, England, UK

Sylvia May Laura Syms, OBE (January 6, 1934 - January 27, 2023) was an English actress of film, television, and stage. One of the major players in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957). She is also known for her roles in films like Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), and The…

Known for

• Gentleman Jack — Mrs Rawson2019
• Together2018
• Bette and Joan — Self - Presenter2017
• Talking Pictures — Narrator2013
• Booked Out — Mrs Nicholls2012
• Run For Your Wife — Hip Operation Woman2012
• Playhouse Presents — Alice2012
• Case Histories — Binky Rain2011
• The Long Lonely Walk — Mrs. Didcott2010
• Bunny and the Bull — Hotelier2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1917-12-02

Active to

1992-05-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

6,604

Total plays

28,987

Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a jazz singer. She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, she had polio. As a teenager, she went to jazz-oriented nightclubs on New York's 52nd Street, and received informal training from Billie Holiday. In 1941 she made her debut at a club called Billy's Stable. In 1948, performing at the Cinderella Club in Greenwich Village, she was seen by Mae West, who gave her a part in a show she was doing. <a href="https://www.last.fm

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Laura

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Woolwich

Child

Beatie Edney

Occupation

director

Educated at

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Official website

www.sylviasyms.co.uk

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