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 Screaming!
(1966)
Emily Bung
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Deceptions
(1985)
Mrs. Thirkell
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Belle Armitage
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Ellen Moore
The Canterville Ghost
(1996)
Mrs. Umney
Carry On Cleo
(1964)
Calpurnia
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Joan Fussey
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Mrs. Tidey
Full Filmography
Acting
Colonel March Investigates
(1953)
Marjorie Dawson
The Square Ring
(1953)
Bunty
Trouble in Store
(1953)
Edna
Meet Mr. Lucifer
(1953)
Fairy Queen
Will Any Gentleman...?
(1953)
Beryl
The Sea Shall Not Have Them
(1954)
Hilda Tebbitt
What Every Woman Wants
(1954)
Dolly Winch
The Belles of St. Trinian's
(1954)
Miss Dawn
Doctor in the House
(1954)
Rigor Mortis
To Dorothy, a Son
(1954)
Telephone Operator
The Young Lovers
(1954)
Telephone Operator, American Embassy (uncredited)
As Long as They're Happy
(1955)
Linda
Doctor at Sea
(1955)
Wendy Thomas
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
No Time for Tears
(1957)
Sister O'Malley
The Naked Truth
(1957)
Ethel Ransom
Carry on Admiral
(1957)
Mary
Just My Luck
(1957)
Phoebe
Davy
(1958)
Tea Lady
Passport to Shame
(1958)
Miriam
Carry On Teacher
(1959)
Sarah Allcock
Upstairs and Downstairs
(1959)
Blodwen
Life In Emergency Ward 10
(1959)
Mrs. Pryor
The Captain's Table
(1959)
Maude Pritchett
Carry On Nurse
(1959)
Student Nurse Stella Dawson
Please Turn Over
(1959)
Beryl
Doctor in Love
(1960)
Dawn
Carry On Constable
(1960)
W.P.C. Gloria Passworthy
Watch Your Stern
(1960)
Ann Foster
Carry On Regardless
(1961)
Lily Duveen
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Colette
No, My Darling Daughter
(1961)
Miss PacPherson, a typist
His and Hers
(1961)
Hortense
Twice Round the Daffodils
(1962)
Harriet Halfpenny
A Pair of Briefs
(1962)
Beryl Hoggins (aka Gale Tornado)
Nurse on Wheels
(1963)
Deborah Walcott
The Iron Maiden
(1963)
Nellie Trotter
Strictly for the Birds
(1964)
Peggy Bennett
Carry On Cleo
(1964)
Calpurnia
San Ferry Ann
(1965)
Mum
The Big Job
(1965)
Mildred Gamely
Carry On Cowboy
(1965)
Belle Armitage
Doctor in Clover
(1966)
Matron Sweet
Carry On Screaming!
(1966)
Emily Bung
Carry On Don't Lose Your Head
(1966)
Désirée Dubarry
Carry on Follow That Camel
(1967)
Zig-Zig
Carry On Doctor
(1967)
Chloë Gibson
Carry On Up the Khyber
(1968)
Lady Joan Ruff-Diamond
Carry On Camping
(1969)
Joan Fussey
Carry On Again Doctor
(1969)
Ellen Moore
Doctor in Trouble
(1970)
Russian Captain
Carry On Up the Jungle
(1970)
Lady Evelyn Bagley
Carry On Loving
(1970)
Esme Crowfoot
Carry On at Your Convenience
(1971)
Chloë Moore
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
(1971)
Policewoman (segment "Avarice")
Carry On Henry
(1971)
Queen Marie
A Christmas Carol
(1971)
Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
The Alf Garnett Saga
(1972)
Gran
Carry On Abroad
(1972)
Cora Flange
Carry On Matron
(1972)
Mrs. Tidey
Carry on Christmas (or Carry On Stuffing)
(1972)
Carry on Christmas
(1973)
Virginia's Mother / Senna Pod / Bishop's Wife / Adelle / 6th Ballerina / Salvation Army Collector / Maid Marion / Traffic Warden.
The Cobblers of Umbridge
(1973)
Lilian Beverly
Not Now Darling
(1973)
Miss Tipdale
Carry On Girls
(1973)
Connie Philpotts
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
(1973)
Birdie
Carry On Dick
(1974)
Madame Desirée
Love Among the Ruins
(1975)
Fanny Pratt
Carry On Behind
(1975)
Daphne Barnes
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Emily
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
The Fool
(1990)
Lady Daphne
Hulmerist
(1991)
Cast - Ouija Board, Ouija Board
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
Tender Loving Care
(1993)
Daisy Potter
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