British actor Sylvia Syms, best known for her roles in “Ice Cold in Alex” and “Victim,” has died, her family revealed. She was 89.
In the first phase of her storied career, Syms had significant roles in British war classic “Ice Cold in Alex” and English civil war film “The Moonraker,” both of which released in 1958 and in “Victim” (1961) a film that helped towards decriminalizing homosexuality in the U.K.
Syms received the first of her three BAFTA acting nominations for “Woman in a Dressing Gown” (1957), followed by nods for “No Trees in the Street” (1959) and “The Tamarind Seed” (1974). More recently, in Stephen Frears’ “The Queen” (2006), Syms played Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Helen Mirren who played her daughter Queen Elizabeth II, won an Oscar for her performance.
The actor also enjoyed a long career in television, with highlights including portraying British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “Thatcher: The Final Days” (1991) and roles in “Casualty,” “Holby City” and “EastEnders.” From 2013 to 2019, Syms narrated the BBC’s “Talking Pictures,” which examined the lives and careers of popular actors. Most recently, Syms was in BBC series “Gentleman Jack”
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Source: Variety
