
Siân Phillips
- Date of Birth: 1933-05-14
- Place of Birth: Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales
Biography
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher... Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by listening to the radio. She attended Pontardawe Grammar School and later read English and Philosophy at University College Cardiff, graduating in 1955. She entered RADA in LOndon, England with a scholarship in September 1955, the same year as Diana Rigg and Glenda Jackson. She went on to win the prestigious Bancroft Gold Medal for Hedda Gabler and was offered work in Hollywood when she left RADA. While still a student she was offered three film contracts, entailing her to work for an extended period of time in the United States; but she declined, preferring to work on stage instead.

Platonov
Drama, Romance • 1971 May

The Scold's Bridle
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Mystery • 1998 July

The Achurch Letters
• 1977 January

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted
Documentary • 2011 May

Don Juan in Hell
• 1962 November

Wonders of the Celtic Deep
Documentary • 2021 October

Still: Here/Now
Documentary • 2003 November

Siân Phillips at 90
Documentary • 2023 December

Dark River
Drama, TV Movie • 1990 January

David Macaulay: Pyramid
Documentary, History • 1989 January