Siân Phillips
Popularity:0.479
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1933-05-14
Place of Birth:Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales
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Also Known As:Sian Phillips, Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed programmes ever made, The 50 Greatest Television Dramas...

Dune (1984)
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The...

Clash of the Titans (1981)
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various...

The Mountain That Had To Be Painted (2011)
Documentary about the painters Augustus John and James Dickson Innes who, in 1911, left London for the wild Arenig Valley in North Wales. Over three...

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
The army of the Marauders, led by King Terak and the witch Charal, attack the Ewoks village, killing Cindel's family. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket...

The Age of Innocence (1993)
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's...

Emlyn's Moon (1990)
Young magician Gywn and his friend Nia have been warned to stay away from Emlyn Llewelyn, the strange boy who claims his mother lives on the moon....

The Snow Spider (1988)
On his ninth birthday, young Gwyn (Osian Roberts), who lives on a remote hill farm in Wales, receives five strange gifts from his grandmother...

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021)
A community is sleeping. If you listen closely, you can hear their dreams. The retired sea captain yearning for his lost love. The landlady living...

The Chestnut Soldier (1991)
Gwyn can feel danger coming in the wind. Somehow he knows the warnings have to do with the broken toy horse that holds the evil spirit of a prince...

Murphy's War (1971)
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up...

Under Milk Wood (1972)
The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious...

Becket (1964)
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of...

Valmont (1989)
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that...

The Murder Room (2004)
London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent...

Eh, Joe? (1966)
The first English broadcast of Eh, Joe? which aired on BBC2 on July 4th, 1966 with Jack MacGowran, for whom the play was specifically written,...

Come and Go (2000)
An adaptation of Samuel Beckett's short play from 1965. Three women meet on a bench; they reminisce about their old school days and whisper terrible...

A Picture of London (2012)
From its early years until the present day, London has provided powerful, emotional inspiration to artists. This documentary evokes the city as seen...

Young Cassidy (1965)
In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family,...

Nijinsky (1980)
A ballet dancer struggles with his homosexuality and the increasing allure of a young ballerina who seeks to draw him away from his domineering lover.

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that...

Red Empire (1990)
A thorough and intelligently summarized history of the Soviet Union, from the socio-political origins for the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917 to...

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston...

The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple...

Under Milk Wood (2014)
An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with...

The Scold's Bridle (1998)
Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling,...

It’s Dearer After Midnight (1968)
A two-hander, set in a fictional Northern city, featuring Keith Barron as a taxi driver and Sian Phillips as the customer he takes to a strip club in...

Apple Cider Vinegar (2024)
Stones are at once the most foundational and the most overlooked parts of our lifeworld. When a retired nature documentary narrator passes a kidney...

Thief (1968)
A lady catches the attention of a compulsive gambler.

Don Juan in Hell (1962)
The third act of George Bernard Shaw's philosophical comedy Man and Superman. This dream episode depicts a lively debate between Don Juan, the Devil,...

Lovesong (2012)
Lovesong intricately weaves the story of a couple in the first stages of their life together with the same couple as they approach the end of this...

The Black Candle (1991)
Lily Whitmore is the heir to a crumbling factory that she's determined to restore to its former glory. Unfortunately, Lily must instead turn her...

Siân Phillips at 90 (2023)
Acclaimed actress Dame Siân Phillips is still working at 90. The star of I, Claudius speaks openly about her marriage to Peter O'Toole and...

Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016)
A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, written by Owen Sheers and performed by a stellar cast of Wales's best-known...

Stalin: Inside the Terror (2003)
This program is an overview of the life and career of Joseph Stalin. It concentrates on describing and attempting to explain the origins of the...

The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995)
Adaptation of the novel by Mary Wesley.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland'...

Dark River (1990)
An angry father sets out to get revenge for the death of his daughter in a toxic waste accident.

House of America (1997)
"House of America" is a 1997 film directed by Marc Evans. The film, set in a depressed Welsh mining town, centres on a dysfunctional family unit of...

Heartbreak House (1977)
Captain Shotover, a retired seafarer, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends. As they indulge...

Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)
Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny engages in a search for his ancestors following a tragic terrain slump in the Percival Molson Stadium.

Voyageuse (2018)
Based on the life of my late mother-in-law, Erica Thomas, “Voyageuse” is a mix of romance, science and conspiracy theory drawn directly...

The Mousehole Cat (1995)
Told through the eyes of Mowzer, a cat, this tale -- based on a Cornish legend -- follows brave Tom Bawcock as he makes his way towards the...

Miss Dalí (2018)
Anna Maria Dalí is four years younger than her brother Salvador and they love each other. Both enjoy the great progressive atmosphere of...

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the...

To Provide All People (2018)
To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the...

David Macaulay: Pyramid (1989)
How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who...

A Christmas Carol (2020)
The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the...

How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982)
Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer...

Nureyev (2018)
An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.

Dream Horse (2021)
The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes. With very little money and no experience,...

Aristocrats (1999)
18th-century England and Ireland viewed through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters - Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox,...

Be Happy! (2019)
A contemporary love story about Peter, a Freudian psychiatrist married to the Finnish Mika, David, a young British gay who lives in Banyoles,...

Summerland (2020)
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.

The Longest Day (1962)
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the...

Time & Again (2019)
Eleanor and Isabelle meet again, sixty years after their relationship break up...

National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019)
An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Racial...

I, Claudius: A Television Epic (2002)
The cast and crew of I, Claudius (1976) discuss the making of the series.

Cinderella: The ITV Pantomime (2000)
A televised pantomime of Cinderella featuring various celebrities.

Platonov (1971)
The title character is a married provincial schoolmaster and a notorious philanderer. He is a russian Don Juan except that he himself doesn't seek to...

Carpathian Eagle (1980)
Murder victims are being found with the hearts cut out. A police detective is assigned to find and stop the killer. Originally an episode of British...

Still: Here/Now (2003)
A search for the poetic soul of Wales - a feature documentary which explores poetic responses, historical & contemporary, to the issues of social &...

Laughter in the Dark (1969)
Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman, resulting in a mutually parasitic relationship.

The Achurch Letters (1977)
1889: young Bernard Shaw falls under the spell of actress Janet Achurch. An important and highly charged relationship develops.

Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and admired him.

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021)

I, Claudius (1976)
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors -...

I, Claudius (1976)
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors -...

The Magician's House (1999)
The Magician's House is a quartet of children's fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini-series were produced in 1999 for British television, which...

La Femme Nikita (1997)
La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay...

How Green Was My Valley (1975)
Life is harsh but uncomplicated and happy for the Morgan family in their coal mining village in the Rhondda Valleys. But as the 20th century...

Perfect Scoundrels (1990)
Perfect Scoundrels first broadcast in 1990 on British television. A comedy-drama following two con-men doing their best to separate various people...

A Year in the Beacons (2021)
A Year in the Beacons follows the course of a year in the national park for the staff of the Glanusk Estate, the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, and a...

Wonders of the Celtic Deep (2021)
Documentary exploring the nature and wildlife of the Welsh coast.

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
Ann, a former chorus girl marries above herself into a rich society family, but her mother-in-law regards her with great suspicion from the start....

Good Omens (2019)
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human...

Smiley's People (1982)
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations...

Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Anthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror. These varied from witches, werewolves, ghosts, devil...

Tony Awards (1956)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The...

Arthouse (1997)
Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.

The Return of the Borrowers (1993)
The Borrowers leave their new home and find a model village just the right size for them. They find George but the village's owner also finds out...

Warrior Queen (1978)
Warrior Queen is a British television series made by Thames Television for ITV from 20 February to 27 March 1978. Set in Britain under Roman rule,...

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

The Chelsea Detective (2022)
Detective Inspector Max Arnold lives on a battered houseboat at the end of Cheyne Walk after separating from his art dealer wife Astrid. The son of a...

Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
The lives of the Pankhurst women and their role in the Suffragette Movement.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level...

Heidi (1993)
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where...

Attila (2001)
Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in particular during the invasions of the Huns in Europe.

Ivanhoe (1997)
The epic tale of the idealistic young knight Ivanhoe and his battle against the evil Templar Bois-Guilbert. Caught between the rivalries and...

McDonald & Dodds (2020)
Two detectives, DCI McDonald and DS Dodds, who seemingly have nothing in common, are thrown together and forge a rumbustious friendship and...

The Last Detective (2003)
"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged...

The Scold's Bridle (1998)
Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

Doctor Who (2024)
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

Silent Witness (1996)
Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.

Midsomer Murders (1997)
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule...

Crime and Punishment (1979)
A three-part adaptation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, where a young student commits a murder and is forced into incriminating himself.

Shadow of the Noose (1989)
Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward Marshall Hall.

Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty (2024)
How ruthless women pulled the strings in the Roman Empire.

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced...

The Borrowers (1992)
The Borrowers are small, 15cm high humans who live in the English hinterland. They live out their lives in mouse-hole sized nooks in human homes, and...