Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Welsh actress, born 1933
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Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips (), is a Welsh actress.

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Siân Phillips was born on Sunday, 14 May 1933 in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Her full name at birth was Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips. She is best known as an actress. Phillips' country of citizenship (nationality) is Welsh. Siân attended high school at Pontardawe Grammar School. For university, she studied at University College Cardiff for English and Philosophy. She is 5' 7½" (171 cm) tall and weighs 136 lbs (62 kg) with a slim build. She has dark brown eyes and light brown hair (color). Siân Phillips is 91 years old and her zodiac star sign is Taurus.

You can find people similar to Siân Phillips by visiting our lists Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners and Welsh-speaking actors.

Full name at birth
Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips
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Claim to fame
her roles as the tarantula mother/empress Livia in the classic BBC miniseries adaptation of Robert Graves' novel, I, Claudius (1976) (for which she won a BAFTA-TV award), and as the Reverend Mother in the science fiction epic film Dune (1984)
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Date of birth
14 May 1933
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Place of birth
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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Actress, Author, Singer
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Height
5' 7½" (171 cm)
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Weight
136 lbs (62 kg)
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High school
Pontardawe Grammar School
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University
  • University College Cardiff for English and Philosophy
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
  • University of Wales in 1955
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Talent agency
Dalzell and Beresford Ltd.
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Siân Phillips is known for her role in the film A Christmas Carol (2020) as Grandmother / Narrator.

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