- Films
- 27
- Avg rating
- 6.87
- Peak run
- 1957’65
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Sylvia by the numbers
Average
6.87
12 rated films
Vote weighted
6.89
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.58
rating spread
Career
53y
1957 to 2009
Total votes
192K
across every film
Best
7.7
Victim
Worst
5.8
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
Newest first
Filmography
| 2009 | Bunny and the Bull | Hotelier | 6.6 | 5,334 |
| 2008 | Is Anybody There? | Lilian | 6.6 | 5,151 |
| 2006 |  The Queen | Queen Mother | 7.3 | 120K |
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Mrs. Bartz | 5.8 | 9,474 |
| 1994 | Staggered | Margaret | · | 852 |
| 1989 |  Shirley Valentine | Headmistress | 7.3 | 10,025 |
| 1974 | The Tamarind Seed | Margaret Stephenson | 6.4 | 2,911 |
| 1972 | Asylum | Ruth (segment: Frozen Fear) | 6.5 | 9,399 |
| 1969 | Hostile Witness | Sheila Larkin | · | 655 |
| 1969 | The Desperados | Laura (his wife) | · | 642 |
| 1969 | Run Wild, Run Free | Mrs. Ransome | · | 556 |
| 1968 | The Fiction-Makers | Amos Klein | · | 758 |
| 1967 | Danger Route | Barbara Canning | · | 596 |
| 1965 | The Big Job | Myrtle Robbins | 6.4 | 1,060 |
| 1964 | East of Sudan | Miss Woodville | · | 347 |
| 1963 | The Punch and Judy Man | Delia Pinner | · | 515 |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellow | Kathleen | · | 454 |
| 1961 | Flame in the Streets | Kathie Palmer | · | 489 |
| 1961 | Victim | Laura | 7.7 | 8,291 |
| 1960 | Conspiracy of Hearts | Sister Mitya | · | 623 |
Better together?
Sylvia Syms's regulars
- Anthony QuayleCo-star · 4 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.17
- John MillsCo-star · 3 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.81
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.90
- Roy Ward BakerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.50 avg▼−0.20
- Lewis GilbertDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.30 avg▲+0.43
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sylvia Syms
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.