
Prunella Scales
- Date of Birth: 1932-06-22
- Place of Birth: Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fa... Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.

Beyond The Pale
Drama, TV Movie • 1989 August

Doris and Doreen
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie • 1978 December

Natural Causes
TV Movie, Comedy • 1988 September

My Friend Walter
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie • 1992 April

Home Cooking
Drama, TV Movie • 1986 November

Signs and Wonders
Drama • 1995 January

Fawlty Towers Revisited
Documentary, TV Movie • 2005 December

The Apple Cart
• 1975 January

Bosses From Hell
• 1989 January

An Audience with Alf Garnett
Comedy • 1997 April