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Sylvia Syms

(1934-2023), Actress, director and producer

Sitter in 10 portraits
Syms studied at RADA and appeared in her first film aged nineteen. My Teenage Daughter (1954), in which she starred alongside Anna Neagle, was followed by nine more films in the 1950s, including Ice-Cold in Alex (1958) and the English civil war story Moonraker (1958). Syms's long career encompassed notable radio and screen performances, including her role as the Queen Mother in the Oscar-winning film The Queen (2006) as well as directing her own company.

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Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134800

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134800

Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134801

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134801

Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134802

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134802

Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134803

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134803

Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134804

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134804

Sylvia Syms, by Ida Kar - NPG x134805

Sylvia Syms

by Ida Kar
quarter-plate film negative, 1953
NPG x134805

Stars of the British Screen, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x126889

Stars of the British Screen

by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 11 December 1985
NPG x126889

Stars of the British Screen, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x126895

Stars of the British Screen

by Norman Parkinson
bromide fibre print, 11 December 1985
NPG x126895

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