Siân Phillips

Birth Name:

Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips

Birth Place:

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, West Glamorgan, Wales

Profession

Actress

Received the Order of the British Empire in June 2000
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․"
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

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