Prunella Scales
- Cast
- Born
- 22 June 1932 (died 27 October 2025)
- Place of birth
- Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
- Known for
- Acting · Wolf, Howards End, The Boys from Brazil, Hobson's Choice
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Question of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West.
Filmography
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