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2, including Kate O'Toole. Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips ( / ʃɑːn / SHAHN ), is a British actress from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales. Her early career consisted primarily of stage roles, including the title roles in Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler and George Bernard Shaw 's ...
- Actress
- 2, including Kate O'Toole
- 1944–present
Siân Phillips. Actress: Dune. Welsh-born stage veteran Dame Siân Phillips is forever identified on television as the tarantula mother/empress Livia in the classic BBC miniseries I, Claudius (1976) (for which she won a BAFTA-TV award), and as the Reverend Mother in the science fiction epic film Dune (1984).
- Actress, Additional Crew, Soundtrack
- May 14, 1933
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Siân Phillips. Actress: Dune. Welsh-born stage veteran Dame Siân Phillips is forever identified on television as the tarantula mother/empress Livia in the classic BBC miniseries I, Claudius (1976) (for which she won a BAFTA-TV award), and as the Reverend Mother in the science fiction epic film Dune (1984). Her broad range of roles went from endearing to downright deadly. She was born Jane ...
- May 14, 1933
Feb 11, 2023 · Siân Phillips began her remarkable career at the BBC Home Service in Wales, aged 11, alongside such countrymen as Dylan Thomas and Richard Burton. The only daughter of a West Glamorgan ...
Years active. 1944–present. Spouse (s) Don Roy (1956–1959) Peter O'Toole (1959–1979; 2 daughters) Robin Sachs (1979–1991) Dame Siân Phillips DBE ( / ˈʃɑːn /; born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, 14 May 1933) [3] is a Welsh actress. She was married to actor Peter O'Toole. She is also known for her roles in Becket and in Goodbye, Mr ...
- Actress, Author, Singer
- 1944–present
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Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips DBE (born 14 May 1933), known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress, author and singer. Phillips was the daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker and in the first volume of her autobiography, "Private Faces", she notes that she spoke only Welsh for much of her ...
Dec 29, 2023 · Siân Phillips. Iconic Welsh actor Dame Siân Phillips is to be honoured in a new, star-studded documentary film to be broadcast on S4C tonight (Friday 29 December) to mark her 90th birthday this year. She said: “To be honest, it’s rather daunting thinking about looking back over a whole life! It’s been eventful to say the least!”