Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Age93
Birth DateJune 22, 1932
Place of BirthSutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Prunella Margaret Rumney West ScalesPrunella Margaret Rumney Illingworthپرونلا اسکیلز
Prunella Scales
June 22, 1932 – 2025
Biography
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.
