Biography
Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, known professionally as Siân Phillips, is a Welsh actress. Her early career consisted primarily of stage roles, including the title roles in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan. In the 1960s, she started taking on more roles in television and film. She is particularly known for her performance as Livia in the 1976 BBC television series I, Claudius, for which she was awarded a BAFTA and a Royal Television Society award. She was nominated for a Tony Award and Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Marlene Dietrich in Marlene.
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Awards & recognition
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1999 · nominated
Filmography35 titles
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Good Omens
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
The Last Detective
I, Claudius
McDonald & Dodds
Inspector Lewis
Silent Witness
The Longest Day
Summerland
A Christmas Carol
Midsomer Murders
La Femme Nikita
Nureyev
Becket
Ivanhoe
Heidi
Hammer House of Horror
Dream Horse
Stalin: Inside the Terror
The Age of Innocence
Clash of the Titans
Tales of the Unexpected
Valmont
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Doctor Who
The Chelsea Detective
Dune
Murphy's War
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Miss Dalí
Be Happy!
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
The Black Candle
Nijinsky