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A look at TV appearances made over the years by actor Sean Connery, capturing the milestones and highlights of his life and career. Narrated by Sylvia Syms
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Sylvia Syms
(Narrator)
Born:
January 06, 1934
in
London
Best Known For:
At Home with the Braithwaites and her 1950s movie roles.
Early-life:
Sylvia Syms was born on January 6, 1934, in London. Not to be confused with the Broadway singer of the same name, this Sylvia Syms was an evacuee and was educated at various convent schools and a grammar school. She honed her acting craft at Rada where she received The Gerald Lawrence Scholarship and an HM Tenants Award.
Career:
Syms' first film role came in 1953's It Happens Every Thursday. Three years later, her big break came in My Teenage Daughter. She was a highly popular star for the next 15 years thanks to such movies as Ice-Cold in Alex, Expresso Bongo, Victim, and The Quare Fellow, featuring arguably her best performance. She was also nominated for a Bafta for The Tamarind Seed in 1974. Since then, her most memorable work has largely been on TV, although she did have a small role in 1989's Shirley Valentine. She had a regular role in Peak Practice in the mid-1990s and became a familiar face again thanks to At Home with the Braithwaites.
Quote:
"I quite like my own company. I've never really been worried about getting older or being alone."
Simon Goretzki
(Series producer)
