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
Carry On Cleo
(1964)
Calpurnia
The Belles of St. Trinian's
(1954)
Miss Dawn
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Belle Armitage
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Joan Fussey
Carry On Screaming!
(1966)
Emily Bung
The Canterville Ghost
(1996)
Mrs. Umney
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Ellen Moore
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Loving
(1970)
Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Abroad
(1972)
Cora Flange
Carry on Follow That Camel
(1967)
Zig-Zig
Carry On Henry
(1971)
Queen Marie
Full Filmography
Acting
Meet Mr. Lucifer
(1953)
Fairy Queen
Will Any Gentleman...?
(1953)
Beryl
The Square Ring
(1953)
Bunty
Colonel March Investigates
(1953)
Marjorie Dawson
Trouble in Store
(1953)
Edna
Doctor in the House
(1954)
Rigor Mortis
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
(1954)
Hilda Tebbitt
The Young Lovers
(1954)
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
The Belles of St. Trinian's
(1954)
Miss Dawn
To Dorothy, a Son
(1954)
Telephone Operator
What Every Woman Wants
(1954)
Dolly Winch
Doctor at Sea
(1955)
Wendy Thomas
As Long as They're Happy
(1955)
Linda
Lost
(1956)
Ice Cream Seller in the Park (Uncredited)
Dry Rot
(1956)
Beth Barton
The Silken Affair
(1956)
Lady Barber
Stars in Your Eyes
(1956)
Walter’s Secretary
Just My Luck
(1957)
Phoebe
The Naked Truth
(1957)
Ethel Ransom
Carry on Admiral
(1957)
Mary
No Time for Tears
(1957)
Sister O'Malley
Davy
(1958)
Tea Lady
Passport to Shame
(1958)
Miriam
Carry On Teacher
(1959)
Sarah Allcock
Please Turn Over
(1959)
Beryl
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
The Captain's Table
(1959)
Maude Pritchett
Life In Emergency Ward 10
(1959)
Mrs. Pryor
Upstairs and Downstairs
(1959)
Blodwen
Carry On Constable
(1960)
W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
Doctor in Love
(1960)
Dawn
Watch Your Stern
(1960)
Ann Foster
Carry On Regardless
(1961)
Lily Duveen
No, My Darling Daughter
(1961)
Miss PacPherson, a typist
His and Hers
(1961)
Hortense
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Colette
Twice Round the Daffodils
(1962)
Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
(1962)
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
The Iron Maiden
(1963)
Nellie Trotter
Nurse on Wheels
(1963)
Deborah Walcott
Carry On Cleo
(1964)
Calpurnia
Strictly for the Birds
(1964)
Peggy Bennett
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Belle Armitage
The Big Job
(1965)
Mildred Gamely
San Ferry Ann
(1965)
Mum
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head
(1966)
Désirée Dubarry
Carry On Screaming!
(1966)
Emily Bung
Doctor in Clover
(1966)
Matron Sweet
Carry On Doctor
(1967)
Chloë Gibson
Carry on Follow That Camel
(1967)
Zig-Zig
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Ellen Moore
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Joan Fussey
Carry On Loving
(1970)
Esme Crowfoot
Carry On Up the Jungle
(1970)
Lady Evelyn Bagley
Doctor in Trouble
(1970)
Russian Captain
Carry On Henry
(1971)
Queen Marie
Carry On at Your Convenience
(1971)
Chloë Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971)
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
A Christmas Carol
(1971)
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Mrs. Tidey
Carry On Abroad
(1972)
Cora Flange
The Alf Garnett Saga
(1972)
Gran
Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
(1972)
Carry On Girls
(1973)
Connie Philpotts
Carry on Christmas
(1973)
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
Not Now Darling
(1973)
Miss Tipdale
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
(1973)
Birdie
The Cobblers of Umbridge
(1973)
Lilian Beverly
Carry On Dick
(1974)
Madame Desirée
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Emily
Carry On Behind
(1975)
Daphne Barnes
Love Among the Ruins
(1975)
Fanny Pratt
Carry On England
(1976)
Private Jennifer Ffoukes-Sharpe
That's Carry On!
(1977)
Various Characters
Carry On Emmannuelle
(1978)
Mrs. Dangle
Hay Fever
(1984)
Clara
The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
(1985)
Self
Deceptions
(1985)
Mrs. Thirkell
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
(1986)
Queen Katryca
An Audience With Victoria Wood
(1988)
Herself
Hulmerist
(1991)
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
Tender Loving Care
(1993)
Daisy Potter
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
One Foot in the Algarve
(1993)
Lady on Plane
The Canterville Ghost
(1996)
Mrs. Umney
Stop Messin' About!: The Very Best of Kenneth Williams
(1996)
(Archive footage)
What's a Carry On?
(1998)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
(2000)
Betty