Siân Phillips Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an NSFC Award from the National Society of Film Critics for her role in "Goodbye, Mr․ Chips․"
• Won an RTS Television Award in 1977 for her role in "I, Claudius․"
• Received the Order of the British Empire in June 2000
• Studied at the University College Cardiff, the University of Wales, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
• Her acting career began on the radio, performing on BBC Radio Wales
• Her first on-screen appearance came in the 1958 TV movie "Granite․"
• Spoke exclusively Welsh as a child until learning English by listening to the radio