Prunella Scales
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is a retired English actor. She portrayed Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers, Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award) and appeared in the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), travelling on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.
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Scales pictured in 2010 | |
| Born | Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth 22 June 1932 Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England |
| Education | Moira House Girls' School, Eastbourne; The Old Vic School; Ute Hagen, New York |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–2019 |
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| Children | 2, including Samuel West |
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