Biographies: Joan Sims - Actor

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A British actress, born in London, Essex, England, United Kingdom on May 9, 1930, as Irene Joan Marion Sims and died in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom on June 27, 2001, of liver failure and diverticular disease. Joan Sims never married because she did not find the right man. Her most important works are Carry on Girls (1973), Carry on Up the Khyber (1968), Don't Lose Your Head (1967), and Carry on Screaming (1966). Sims was the first lady of the Carry on comedy film series, which produced 31 films over 20 years, of which Sims performed in 24 films. She could perform in any accent, was good at dancing, singing, comedy, and emotional performance, and had a sense of humor and a sympathetic personality, with great talent and respect for others. Sims, daughter of an Essex railway station master, was interested in business, but she entertained passengers stuck at the railway station. She then became involved in a number of amateur theatre productions. In 1946, she applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) but failed the test. She was accepted into the academy's preparatory school and then succeeded in being accepted by RADA on her fourth attempt. She studied and trained at the academy, graduating in 1950 at the age of 19. Sims' first appearance was in the television film John of Fair in 1951. She joined the Glasgow Playhouse and performed in pantomime plays. She then became a star of the West End theatre, acting and singing, which led her to work singing on the radio, and she was spotted by producer Betty E. Box, who presented her in her first major film role in the film Doctor in the House in 1954, which is a series of comedy films, from which she presented four. Sims was spotted by producer Peter Rogers, so he presented her in the lead role in the second film of the Carry on series. Her health deteriorated in her last years, due to her excessive drinking, due to the departure of most of her colleagues, and she died in 2001 after falling into a coma as a result of liver failure, at the age of 71.

• 22 September 2021
• Toqa Hesham