
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.

Pride and Prejudice
Drama • 1952 February

An Audience with Alf Garnett
Comedy • 1997 April

The Apple Cart
• 1975 January

Slimming Down
• 1984 June

Theatre Night
Drama • 1985 September

What the Pythons Did Next...
• 2007 January

When We Are Married
Comedy • 1987 December

Communicators From Hell
• 1989 January

The Achurch Letters
• 1977 January

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