ACTOR

Joan Sims

1930 - 2001

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Irene Joan Marion Sims (9 May 1930 – 27 June 2001) was an English actress, best remembered for her roles in the Carry On franchise, appearing in 24 of the films (the most for any actress). On television, she is known for playing Gran in Till Death Us Do Part (1967–1975), Madge Kettlewell in Sykes (1972–1978), an eccentric youth hostel owner in Victoria Wood (1990), Mrs Wembley, the cook with a liking for sherry, in On the Up (1990–1992), and Madge Hardcastle in As Time Goes By (1994–1998). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Sims has received more than 2,134,350 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Sims is the 8,933rd most popular actor (down from 6,933rd in 2019), the 6,024th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,923rd in 2019) and the 997th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Joan Sims by language

Over the past year Joan Sims has had the most page views in the with 227,461 views, followed by German (9,773), and Hungarian (2,590). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Irish (135.58%), Serbo-Croatian (56.59%), and Southern Azerbaijani (51.43%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joan Sims ranks 8,933 out of 13,578. Before her are Josie Bissett, Chris Rankin, Nadia Hilker, Brooke Burns, Laure Calamy, and Amir Arison. After her are Joyce Redman, Steve Valentine, Gigi Leung, Zoe Caldwell, Jsu Garcia, and Raphael Sbarge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Joan Sims ranks 620. Before her are Don Edmunds, Al Lawrence, Paul Horn, Robert Ashley, Sally Ann Howes, and Stuart Williams. After her are Bill Lienhard, Charles Correa, Indrani Rahman, Joan Mondale, Ronnie Corbett, and Dave Sexton. Among people deceased in 2001, Joan Sims ranks 344. Before her are Jim Baxter, Kamal Ranadive, Dale Evans, Ken Green, Viktor Yakushev, and Renée Schuurman. After her are Tom Kilburn, G. N. Ramachandran, Stan Cullis, Wail al-Shehri, King Moody, and Bobby Johnstone.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Sims ranks 6,024 out of 8,785. Before her are Francis Lewis (1713), Mick Mills (1949), Gary Bailey (1958), Gordon McQueen (1952), Roy Chipolina (1983), and Peter Christopherson (1955). After her are Joyce Redman (1915), Steve Valentine (1966), Lara Pulver (1980), Simon Woods (1980), Peter Ebdon (1970), and Paterson Joseph (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Joan Sims ranks 997. Before her are Jefferson Hall (1977), Peter Bowles (1936), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Tom Burke (1981), and Colin Morgan (1986). After her are Joyce Redman (1915), Steve Valentine (1966), Lara Pulver (1980), Simon Woods (1980), Paterson Joseph (1964), and Dorothy Mackaill (1903).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Thief and the Cobbler
Mad Old Holy Witch (voice)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the vast deserts, that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream, of an inward and invisible reality ... Once upon a time there was a golden city. In the center of the golden city, atop the tallest minaret, were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesied that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discord, and the city would fall to destruction and death. But... the mystics had also foretold that the city might be saved by the simplest soul with the smallest and simplest of things. In the city there dwelt a lowly shoemaker, who was known as Tack the Cobbler. Also in the city... existed a Thief, who shall be... nameless.
Sep 23o 19937.115 / 10
Carry On Abroad
Cora Flange
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.
Dec 1o 19726.4 / 10
Carry On Camping
Joan Fussey
Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and Anthea, so when they decide to take them on a holiday to Paradise Camp, they think they're off to a nudist colony—but they couldn't be more wrong, and meet up with the weirdest bunch of campers you can imagine.
May 29o 19696.646 / 10