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Joan Sims

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Actress

The Resume

    (May 9, 1930-June 28, 2001)
    Born in Laindon, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Irene Joan Marion Sims
    Appeared in 23 'Carry On' films (1959-78)
    Also appeared in 'Doctor in the House' (1954), 'The Belles of St. Trinian's' (1954), 'Keep It Clean' (1956), 'Just My Luck' (1957), 'Upstairs and Downstairs' (1959), 'His and Hers' (1961), 'Doctor in Clover' (1966), 'Doctor in Trouble' (1970), 'Love Among the Ruins' (1975), 'One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing' (1975), 'A Murder Is Announced' (1985) and 'The Last of the Blonde Bombshells' (2000)
    Had recurring roles in the TV series 'Til Death Do Us Part,' 'On the Up' and 'As Time Goes By'
    Wrote the autobiography 'High Spirits' (2000)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was rejected by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts three times before being admitted.
    She lived for three years with actor Anthony Baird, but whenever her parents visited she had Baird remove his things from her apartment.
    She later broke up with Baird at her father's insistence.
    She was depressed and alcoholic.
    In her autobiography, she complained about a lack of information on her imdb page.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was the daughter of a railway station master and became interested in acting while putting on performances for waiting train passengers.
    Her 'Carry On' salary, 2,500 pounds per film, remained the same over 20 years.
    She said one of the high points of her career was becoming good friends with Katharine Hepburn during the filming of 'Love Among the Ruins.'
    Fellow Carry On star Barbara Windsor said, 'Her talent was wonderful. She could do any accent, dialect, she could dance, sing, play dowdy and glam.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 63.33% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 83 Votes: 51.81% Annoying