Scales, Prunella (1932–)
Scales, Prunella (1932–)
English actress. Born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth, June 22, 1932, in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England; trained at the Old Vic and HB Studios in NY; m. Timothy West (actor), 1963; children: Joseph and Samuel West (actor).
Appeared as Eileen Hughes on "Coronation Street" (1961); came to prominence as Sybil Fawlty on "Fawlty Towers" (1975–79), then starred on "Mapp & Lucia" (1985) and "After Henry" (1987); films include The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987), Consuming Passions (1988), Howard's End (1992), An Ideal Husband (1998) and Mad Cows (1999); received Patricia Rothermere Award (2001).
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