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Vinony's link graph records 308 inbound references to Sylvia Syms, and connects out to United Kingdom, London and William Shakespeare.
Vinony files it under 1934 births, 2023 deaths and 20th-century English actresses.
Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Pd James
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Film & TV
Woolwich, London, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Gentleman Jack — Mrs Rawson2019
- Together2018
- Bette and Joan — Self - Presenter2017
- Talking Pictures — Narrator2013
- Booked Out — Mrs Nicholls2012
- Run For Your Wife — Hip Operation Woman2012
- Playhouse Presents — Alice2012
- Case Histories — Binky Rain2011
- The Long Lonely Walk — Mrs. Didcott2010
- Bunny and the Bull — Hotelier2009
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1917-12-02
- Active to
- 1992-05-10
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,604
- Total plays
- 28,987
Tags
Sylvia Syms (December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a jazz singer. She was born Sylvia Blagman in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, she had polio. As a teenager, she went to jazz-oriented nightclubs on New York's 52nd Street, and received informal training from Billie Holiday. In 1941 she made her debut at a club called Billy's Stable. In 1948, performing at the Cinderella Club in Greenwich Village, she was seen by Mae West, who gave her a part in a show she was doing. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Laura
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Woolwich
- Child
- Beatie Edney
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.sylviasyms.co.uk
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-01-06
- different from
- Sylvia Syms
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-01-27
- birth name
- Sylvia May Laura Syms
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