Dame Siân Phillips

Last updated 18 May 2024

Dame Siân Phillips
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Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips

Born: Sunday 14th May 1933 (age: 91)



Siân Phillips is a British actress from Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales.

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.