Sylvia Syms

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Sylvia May Laura Syms, OBE (January 6, 1934 - January 27, 2023) was an English actress of film, television, and stage. One of the major players in films from the mid-1950s until mid-1960s, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957). She is also known for her roles in films like Ice-Cold in Alex (1958), No Trees in the Street (1959), Victim (1961), and The Tamarind Seed (1974).

Most Popular Sylvia Syms Trailers

Total trailers found: 58

Run For Your Wife Trailer (2012)

16 May 2012

John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell.

Flame in the Streets Trailer (1961)

19 June 1961

Flame in the Streets is a 1961 British drama film directed by Roy Ward Baker. Racial tensions manifest themselves at home, work and on the streets during Bonfire Night in the burgeoning West Indian community of early 1960s Britain.

The Quare Fellow Trailer (1962)

02 October 1962

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals.

Ice Cold in Alex Trailer (1958)

24 June 1958

A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war.

A Chorus of Disapproval Trailer (1989)

18 August 1989

Guy Jones (Irons) moves to a small British town and joins the local amateur dramatics society as a way to meet people.

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Trailer (2003)

14 May 2003

Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest.

The Desperados Trailer (1969)

28 February 1969

A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.

Thatcher: The Final Days Trailer (1991)

11 September 1991

The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Prime Minister.

The Tamarind Seed Trailer (1974)

11 July 1974

During a Caribbean holiday, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian agent.

Booked Out Trailer (2012)

12 March 2012

Ailidh (Mirren Burke) has two loves in this world: spying on her neighbours and writing graphic novels.

What a Girl Wants Trailer (2003)

27 March 2003

An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician.

Dirty Weekend Trailer (1993)

29 October 1993

Shortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her.

The World of Suzie Wong Trailer (1960)

10 November 1960

A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.

Conspiracy of Hearts Trailer (1960)

07 April 1960

In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp.

The Big Job Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

A gang of hapless crooks, led by Sidney James, successfully perpetrate a robbery only to be caught after the fact.

Child of Mine Trailer (2005)

13 November 2005

A child psychologist adopted two girls whose mother was murdered, but when one begins acting strangely, fear drives her to the crime scene for answer.

There Goes The Bride Trailer (1980)

07 July 1980

A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.

Run Wild, Run Free Trailer (1969)

28 March 1969

A young boy, unable to speak, befriends a wild colt with blue eyes and a falcon named "Lady".

Operation Crossbow Trailer (1965)

01 April 1965

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.

Asylum Trailer (1972)

17 November 1972

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients.

The Punch and Judy Man Trailer (1963)

08 April 1963

Walter Pinner is the titular Punch And Judy Man plying his trade in the seaside town of Piltdown. Unhappily married to his social climbing wife, who gets him to perform at the 60th Anniversary celebrations of the town in front of all the local dignitaries, his hatred of snobbery comes to a hilarious head.

East of Sudan Trailer (1964)

16 August 1964

A British soldier escapes from 1880s Khartoum and goes down the Nile river with a fellow soldier, a governess and the daughter of an emir.

No Trees in the Street Trailer (1959)

03 March 1959

Based on the play by Ted Willis, the film is set in the years just before World War II, when England hadn't completely dug itself out of the worldwide depression.

Neville's Island Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Comedy about 4 middle aged businessmen on a team building exercise in the lake district

Ferry to Hong Kong Trailer (1959)

29 October 1959

Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights.

Victim Trailer (1961)

01 August 1961

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

No Time for Tears Trailer (1957)

04 October 1957

The interwoven dramas of staff and patients in Mayfield Children's Hospital, where the doctors and nurses are in the business of restoring children's lives.

My Teenage Daughter Trailer (1956)

20 June 1956

Magazine editor Valerie Carr lives in London with her two daughters Jan, aged seventeen, and Poppet, thirteen.

Danger Route Trailer (1967)

01 October 1967

Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist.

The Moonraker Trailer (1958)

02 August 1958

After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart.

Woman in a Dressing Gown Trailer (1957)

03 July 1957

A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.

Hostile Witness Trailer (1968)

01 November 1968

Simon Crawford is a barrister whose daughter is killed in a hit-and-run accident. When his neighbor is also killed, evidence points to the barrister as the murderer.

Mr. H Is Late Trailer (1988)

15 February 1988

A team of inept undertakers attempt to get a coffin to a funeral on time. An undertaker is in charge of moving a coffin from a home to the church.

The Queen Trailer (2006)

15 September 2006

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.

Expresso Bongo Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.

Shining Through Trailer (1992)

31 January 1992

Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II.

The Laughter of God Trailer (1991)

10 November 1991

Amanda Donohoe and Peter Firth star in Tony Bicât’s unnerving thriller about a poisoned marriage r

The Poseidon Adventure Trailer (2005)

20 November 2005

A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.

Food of Love Trailer (1997)

19 October 1997

A group of ex-university students reunite to perform a Shakespeare play in a quaint English village.

The Birthday Present Trailer (1957)

31 October 1957

Returning from a business trip, toy salesman Simon Scott is caught attempting to smuggle a wristwatch bought for his wife's birthday through Customs.

Shirley Valentine Trailer (1989)

30 August 1989

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg.

Natural Lies Trailer (1992)

31 May 1992

An advertising executive investigating the death of an old girlfriend uncovers a conspiracy to cover up the spread of BSE in humans.

Mavis and the Mermaid Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A small girl, who doesn't believe in fairytales, meets an old woman who claims she is a mermaid.

The World Ten Times Over Trailer (1963)

31 October 1963

Early 1960s realist drama following a day in the lives of two London flatmates. Sylvia Syms and June Ritchie star as Billa and Ginnie, two singletons sharing a London flat who both work as night club hostesses in the same Soho club.

Give Us Tomorrow Trailer (1978)

30 November 1978

Masked intruders take the family of a bank manager hostage in order to rob his bank.

It's Your Move Trailer (1982)

18 October 1982

A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by Sykes.

Absolute Beginners Trailer (1986)

04 April 1986

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world.

The Long Lonely Walk Trailer (2010)

17 March 2010

In all walks of life, there are challenges that lie ahead.

Staggered Trailer (1994)

08 July 1994

Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island.

Together Trailer (2018)

22 June 2018

An elderly couple face separation when one of them is admitted to a care home.

Half the Picture Trailer (1996)

18 February 1996

A dramatized account of the Scott Inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.

Bette and Joan Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

Sylvia Syms looks through the BBC archives to tell the story of one of Hollywood's greatest ever feuds - the rivalry between legendary actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

Is Anybody There? Trailer (2009)

17 April 2009

A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

Amazons of Rome Trailer (1961)

24 March 1961

Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over hostages, including Clelia, the sexy leader of a clan of woman warriors.

Bunny and the Bull Trailer (2009)

27 November 2009

A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.

The Fiction Makers Trailer (1968)

08 December 1968

Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secretive recluse named Amos Klein who writes a popular (and lucrative) series of adventure novels about a manly and suave spy.

Bachelor of Hearts Trailer (1958)

12 December 1958

A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.

Doctor Who: Ghost Light Trailer (1989)

18 October 1989

The Doctor takes Ace on an initiative test to a strange Victorian old house where she is forced to confront her darkest fears.