Sylvia Syms: Actress / Director / Producer

Born: January 1934

Birth Place: London, England

Nationality: British

Evacuated in 1939, she finished her education at grammar school. British leading lady Sylvia Syms trained for her craft at RADA where she received The Gerald Lawrence Scholarship and an HM Tenants Award. Her first major film role came in 'My Teenage Daughter' in 1956 and she has graced our stage and screen ever since, receiving nominations for 'Best Actress' both home and abroad and a British Film Academy nomination for The Tamarind Seed.

Often confused with the Brooklyn-born nightclub entertainer, Sylvia Syms, who sadly died in 1992 at the age of 79.