Siân Phillips

Born: 1933-05-14

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.


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as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Released: 1984-12-14

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice...

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Clash of the Titans

as Cassiopeia
Released: 1981-06-12

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny,...

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Valmont

as Madame de Volanges
Released: 1989-11-17

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a...

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The Age of Innocence

as Mrs. Archer
Released: 1993-09-10

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from...

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as WRNS Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1962-09-25

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and...

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Summerland

as Margaret Corey
Released: 2020-07-24

A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to...

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Dream Horse

as Maureen
Released: 2021-05-21

The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender,...

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as Charal
Released: 1985-11-24

The army of the Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewoks village,...

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Becket

as Gwendolen
Released: 1964-03-11

King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he...

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Murphy's War

as Hayden
Released: 1971-01-27

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the...

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Ursula Mossbank
Released: 1969-11-05

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English...

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

as Red Queen
Released: 1998-12-26

A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which...

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Nijinsky

as Lady Ripon
Released: 1980-03-20

A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina...

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A Christmas Carol

as Grandmother / narrator (voice)
Released: 2020-12-04

The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty...

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The Doctor and the Devils

as Annabella Rock
Released: 1985-10-04

In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy...

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Young Cassidy

as Ella
Released: 1965-02-25

In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are...

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Nureyev

as Narrator
Released: 2018-09-25

An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.

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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self
Released: 2022-11-26

Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four...

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Aristocrats

as Narrator/Older Lady Emily Lennox
Released: 1999-06-20

18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters -...

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Hochelaga, Land of Souls

as Sarah Walker
Released: 2017-09-09

Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic...

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self
Released: 2007-02-03

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed...

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The Black Candle

as Daisy Barnett
Released: 1991-01-01

Lily Whitmore is the heir to a crumbling factory that she's determined to restore to its former...

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Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
Released: 1972-01-27

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called...

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Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Pugh
Released: 2014-06-01

An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan...

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Apple Cider Vinegar

as Voice
Released: 2024-10-31

Stones are at once the most foundational and the most overlooked parts of our lifeworld. When a...

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The Murder Room

as Marie Strickland
Released: 2004-10-31

London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money...

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The Chestnut Soldier

as Nain Griffiths
Released: 1991-11-20

Gwyn can feel danger coming in the wind. Somehow he knows the warnings have to do with the...

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Heartbreak House

as Hesione Hushabye
Released: 1977-05-19

Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two...

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Dark River

as Mrs. Blessington
Released: 1990-01-01

An angry father sets out to get revenge for the death of his daughter in a toxic waste accident.

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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Released: 1974-11-05

Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady...

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David Macaulay: Pyramid

as Mersyankh (voice)
Released: 1989-01-04

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy...

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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self
Released: 2022-05-03

On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in...

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National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

as Mrs Utah Watkins / Polly Garter / Mrs Beyon
Released: 2021-06-16

A community is sleeping. If you listen closely, you can hear their dreams. The retired sea...

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How Many Miles to Babylon?

as Mrs Alicia Moore
Released: 1982-02-26

Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find...

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Laughter in the Dark

as Lady Pamela More
Released: 1969-05-11

Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young...

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Carpathian Eagle

as Mrs. Henska
Released: 1980-11-08

Murder victims are being found with the hearts cut out. A police detective is assigned to find...

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Be Happy!

as uncredited
Released: 2019-06-16

A contemporary love story about Peter, a Freudian psychiatrist married to the Finnish Mika,...

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Emlyn's Moon

as Nain Griffiths
Released: 1990-09-06

Young magician Gywn and his friend Nia have been warned to stay away from Emlyn Llewelyn, the...

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Miss Dalí

as Anna Maria Dalí
Released: 2018-04-06

Anna Maria Dalí is four years younger than her brother Salvador and they love each other. Both...

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Stalin: Inside the Terror

as Narrator
Released: 2003-01-08

This program is an overview of the life and career of Joseph Stalin. It concentrates on...

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The Mousehole Cat

as Narrator
Released: 1995-12-24

Told through the eyes of Mowzer, a cat, this tale -- based on a Cornish legend -- follows brave...

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House of America

as Mam
Released: 1997-01-01

"House of America" is a 1997 film directed by Marc Evans. The film, set in a depressed Welsh...

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Eh, Joe?

as Voice
Released: 1966-07-04

The first English broadcast of Eh, Joe? which aired on BBC2 on July 4th, 1966 with Jack...

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The Achurch Letters

as Janet Achurch
Released: 1977-01-12

1889: young Bernard Shaw falls under the spell of actress Janet Achurch. An important and highly...

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Lovesong

as Maggie
Released: 2012-02-01

Lovesong intricately weaves the story of a couple in the first stages of their life together...

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The Mountain That Had To Be Painted

as Narrator
Released: 2011-05-18

Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes who, in 1911, left London...

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Time & Again

as Eleanor
Released: 2019-07-21

Eleanor and Isabelle meet again, sixty years after their relationship break up...

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The Snow Spider

as Nain Griffiths
Released: 1988-11-26

On his ninth birthday, young Gwyn (Osian Roberts), who lives on a remote hill farm in Wales,...

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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs

as Madame Neilsen
Released: 2019-09-01

An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its...

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I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as Self
Released: 2002-09-30

The cast and crew of I, Claudius (1976) discuss the making of the series.

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Voyageuse

as Erica
Released: 2018-03-01

Based on the life of my late mother-in-law, Erica Thomas, “Voyageuse” is a mix of romance,...

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Red Empire

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1990-01-02

A thorough and intelligently summarized history of the Soviet Union, from the socio-political...

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Midsomer Murders

as Lady Annabel Butler
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Silent Witness

as Beattie Elletson
First aired: 1996-02-21

Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Laura Upward
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Doctor Who

as Enid Meadows
First aired: 2024-05-11

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

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La Femme Nikita

as Adrian
First aired: 1997-01-13

La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Hermione
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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The Chelsea Detective

as Grandma Dix
First aired: 2022-02-07

Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after...

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Good Omens

as Mr. Henderson
First aired: 2019-05-31

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.

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I, Claudius

as Livia
First aired: 1976-09-20

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies,...

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I, Claudius

as Livia Drusilla
First aired: 1976-09-20

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies,...

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McDonald & Dodds

as Agnes Gillian
First aired: 2020-03-01

Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown...

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Hammer House of Horror

as Mrs. Henska
First aired: 1980-09-13

Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror....

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Attila

as Grandmother
First aired: 2001-01-30

Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in...

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as Ann Smiley
First aired: 1979-09-10

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is...

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The Last Detective

as Vera Dulciman
First aired: 2003-02-07

"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he...

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The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

as Duchess of Windsor
First aired: 1987-02-08

Ann, a former chorus girl marries above herself into a rich society family, but her...

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Smiley's People

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-20

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization,...

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Ivanhoe

as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
First aired: 1997-01-12

The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar...

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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as Clementine Churchill
First aired: 1981-09-06

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Lavery
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Shoulder to Shoulder

as Emmeline Pankhurst
First aired: 1974-04-03

The lives of the Pankhurst women and their role in the Suffragette Movement.

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Heidi

as Frau Sesemann
First aired: 1993-07-18

After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he...

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How Green Was My Valley

as Beth Morgan
First aired: 1975-12-29

Life is harsh but uncomplicated and happy for the Morgan family in their coal mining village in...

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Crime and Punishment

as Katerina Ivanovna
First aired: 1979-05-22

A three-part adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, where a young student commits a...

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Vanity Fair

as Miss Matilda Crawley
First aired: 1987-09-06

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Wonders of the Celtic Deep

as Self - Narrator
First aired: 2021-10-12

Documentary exploring the nature and wildlife of the Welsh coast.

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A Year in the Beacons

as Narrator
First aired: 2021-07-29

A Year in the Beacons follows the course of a year in the national park for the staff of the...

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Shadow of the Noose

as Lady Scott
First aired: 1989-02-28

Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward...

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Warrior Queen

as Queen Boudicca
First aired: 1978-02-20

Warrior Queen is a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV from 20 February...

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The Scold's Bridle

as Mathilda
First aired: 1998-07-01

Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who...

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Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty

as Narrator
First aired: 2024-11-23

How ruthless women pulled the strings in the Roman Empire.

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