Prunella Scales

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When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt School Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out Â– all because he is trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate!

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Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)

Prunella Scales was born on 22 June 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Howards End (1992), Fawlty Towers (1975) and The Boys from Brazil (1978). She has been married to Timothy West since October 1963. They have two children.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Denis Lill and Prunella Scales in Mapp & Lucia (1985)

Geraldine McEwan and Prunella Scales in Mapp & Lucia (1985)

James Greene, Cecily Hobbs, Denis Lill, Geraldine McEwan, Geraldine Newman, and Prunella Scales in Mapp & Lucia (1985)

John Cleese, Trevor Adams, Prunella Scales, and April Walker in Fawlty Towers (1975)

Brian Hall and Prunella Scales in Fawlty Towers (1975)

John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, and Prunella Scales in Fawlty Towers (1975)

Prunella Scales in A Question of Attribution (1991)

John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, and Prunella Scales at an event for Fawlty Towers (1975)

Joan Sanderson, Prunella Scales, and Janine Wood in After Henry (1988)

Known for

Howards End

7.4

Aunt Juley

1992

Fawlty Towers

8.8

TV Series

Sybil Fawlty

The Boys from Brazil

7.0

Mrs. Harrington

1978

Wolf

6.2

Maude

1994

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Actress

Sub Rosa
- Madame
- Short
- 2014
The Ogre Hunters
- Grandma
- Short
- 2013
The Phone Call
- Joan
- Short
- 2013
Stranger Danger
- Violet Mangham
- Short
- 2012
Run for Your Wife
- Woman at pub
- 2012
Horrid Henry: The Movie
- Great Aunt Greta
- 2011
The Royal
- Red Admiral
- TV Series
- 2011
Seasons
- Video
- 2010
Agatha Christie's Marple
- Mrs Mackenzie
- TV Series
- 2008
Children in Need
- Sybil Fawlty
- TV Series
- 2007
Think
- Customer
- Short
- 2007
The Shell Seekers
- Dolly Keeling
- TV Mini Series
- 2006
Helix
- Gemima Barrington-Law
- Short
- 2006
Mr. Loveday's Little Outing
- Lady Moping
- TV Movie
- 2006
Where the Heart Is
- Hattie Dymchurch
- TV Series
- 2005

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Videos9

Horrid Henry - Teaser Trailer

Trailer 2:28

Howards End: 25th Anniversary

Trailer 2:29

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Trailer 1:21

Stiff Upper Lips

Trailer 2:55

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Trailer 1:45

Fawlty Towers

Trailer 2:22

4K Restoration Release

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Alternative name
- Prunella Scales CBE
Height
- 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
Born
- June 22, 1932
- Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Spouse
- Timothy WestOctober 1963 - present (2 children)
Children
Other works
One-woman stage show "An Evening with Queen Victoria", first performed 1980.
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In January 2013, she revealed that she had begun to suffer from short term memory loss and was unable to remember the years in which her sons were born or the year she married her husband, Timothy West. In March 2014, West announced that his wife was suffering from mild Alzheimer's disease, however, by August 2015, her condition had worsened to the point where she could no longer remember any details about their wedding or their married life together.

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