Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1933-05-14 (92 years)
- Place of BirthGwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales
- Also Known AsSian PhillipsJane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips
Siân Phillips
Biography
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
As: Narrator
- 2024
Apple Cider Vinegar
As: Voice
- 2024
Doctor Who
As: Enid Meadows
- 2022
The Chelsea Detective
As: Grandma Dix
- 2021
A Year in the Beacons
As: Narrator
- 2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
As: Mrs Utah Watkins / Polly Garter / Mrs Beyon
- 2021
Dream Horse
As: Maureen
- 2020
A Christmas Carol
As: Grandmother / narrator (voice)
2020Summerland
As: Margaret Corey
2020McDonald & Dodds
As: Agnes Gillian
2019National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
As: Madame Neilsen
2019Time & Again
As: Eleanor
2019Good Omens
As: Mr. Henderson
2018Nureyev
As: Narrator
2018Miss Dalí
As: Anna Maria Dalí
2018Voyageuse
As: Erica
2017Hochelaga, Land of Souls
As: Sarah Walker
2014Under Milk Wood
As: Mrs. Pugh
2012Lovesong
As: Maggie
2011The Mountain That Had To Be Painted
As: Narrator
2004The Murder Room
As: Marie Strickland
2003The Last Detective
As: Vera Dulciman
2003Stalin: Inside the Terror
As: Narrator
2001Attila
As: Grandmother
2000Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime
As: Evil Baroness
1999The Magician's House
As: Meg Lewis
- 1999
The Magician's House
As: Meg Lewis / Lutra the Otter (voice)
1999Aristocrats
As: Narrator/Older Lady Emily Lennox
1998Alice Through the Looking Glass
As: Red Queen
1998The Scold's Bridle
As: Mathilda
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Lady Annabel Butler
1997La Femme Nikita
As: Adrian
1997Ivanhoe
As: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
1997House of America
As: Mam
1996Silent Witness
As: Beattie Elletson
1995The Mousehole Cat
As: Narrator
1995The Vacillations of Poppy Carew
As: Calypso
- 1993
The Age of Innocence
As: Mrs. Archer
1993Heidi
As: Frau Sesemann
1992The Borrowers
As: Mrs. Driver
1991The Chestnut Soldier
As: Nain Griffiths
1991The Black Candle
As: Daisy Barnett
1990Emlyn's Moon
As: Nain Griffiths
1990Red Empire
As: Narrator (voice)
1990Dark River
As: Mrs. Blessington
1989Valmont
As: Madame de Volanges
1989Shadow of the Noose
As: Lady Scott
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
As: Mrs. Laura Upward
1989David Macaulay: Pyramid
As: Mersyankh (voice)
1988The Snow Spider
As: Nain Griffiths
1987Vanity Fair
As: Matilda Crawley
1987The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
As: Duchess of Windsor
- 1985
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
As: Charal
1985The Doctor and the Devils
As: Annabella Rock
- 1984
Dune
As: Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
1982Smiley's People
As: Lady Ann Smiley
1982How Many Miles to Babylon?
As: Mrs Alicia Moore
1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
As: Clementine Churchill
- 1981
Clash of the Titans
As: Cassiopeia
1980Carpathian Eagle
As: Mrs. Henska
1980Hammer House of Horror
As: Mrs. Henska
1980Nijinsky
As: Lady Ripon
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
As: Ann Smiley
1979Crime and Punishment
As: Katerina Ivanovna
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Hermione
1978Warrior Queen
As: Queen Boudicca
1977Heartbreak House
As: Hesione Hushabye
1977The Achurch Letters
As: Janet Achurch
1976I, Claudius
As: Livia
- 1976
I, Claudius
As: Livia Drusilla
1975How Green Was My Valley
As: Beth Morgan
1974Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
As: Mrs. Patrick Campbell
1974Shoulder to Shoulder
As: Emmeline Pankhurst
1974Playhouse
As: Janet Achurch
- 1974
Playhouse
As: Alicia Moore
1972Under Milk Wood
As: Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
1971Murphy's War
As: Hayden
1969Goodbye, Mr. Chips
As: Ursula Mossbank
1969Laughter in the Dark
As: Lady Pamela More
1968It’s Dearer After Midnight
As: Jo
1966Eh, Joe?
As: Voice
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Anna Voinitseva
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: The Duchesse of Berwich
- 1965
BBC Play of the Month
As: Hesione Hushabye
1965Young Cassidy
As: Ella
1964Becket
As: Gwendolen
- 1962
The Longest Day
As: WRNS Officer (uncredited)
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Lady Lavery