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"La Femme Nikita" (1997): Season 4: Episode 4 -- After being restored, Nikita returns to Section One, where she lies to Madeline about her true feelings for Michael.
Valmont (1989) -- Home Video Preview
"La Femme Nikita" (1997): Season 4: Episode 3 -- Operations and Madeline send Nikita to kill Michael, but he kidnaps her instead.
"La Femme Nikita" (1997): Season 4: Episode 2 -- Nikita has a physical confrontation with Michael when he infiltrates Section One, and she ends up bound and gagged.
"La Femme Nikita" (1997): Season 2: Episode 22 -- Nikita risks her own life to retrieve incriminating files from restricted areas within Section One to destroy it.

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Date of Birth:
14 May 1934, Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK more
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Mini Biography:
Born in Wales in 1934, veteran stage actress Sian Phillips is forever... more
Trivia:
She was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins more
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Alternate Names:
Sian Phillips
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Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Shortland Street" .... Vivienne Lindstrom (2 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode #17.217 (2008) TV episode .... Vivienne Lindstrom
        - Episode #17.216 (2008) TV episode .... Vivienne Lindstrom
  2. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Mrs Upward (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - Mrs McGinty's Dead (2008) TV episode .... Mrs Upward
  3. "Holby City" .... Lily Sinclair (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Holby (UK: informal short title)
        - Something's Gotta Give (2007) TV episode .... Lily Sinclair
  4. Kitchen (2007) (TV) .... Morag White
  5. The Gigolos (2006) .... Baroness James
  6. "Midsomer Murders" .... Lady Annabel Butler (1 episode, 2006)
        - Vixen's Run (2006) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Lady Annabel Butler
  7. The Murder Room (2004) (TV) .... Marie Strickland
  8. "The Last Detective" .... Vera Dulciman (1 episode, 2003)
        - Moonlight (2003) TV episode .... Vera Dulciman
  9. "Ballykissangel" .... Consuela Dunphy (1 episode, 2001)
        - Getting Better All the Time (2001) TV episode .... Consuela Dunphy
  10. Attila (2001/I) (TV) .... Grandmother
    ... aka Attila the Hun (UK: video title)
  11. "La Femme Nikita" .... Adrian (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
    ... aka Nikita (Canada: English title)
        - Into the Looking Glass (2000) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Adrian
        - View of the Garden (2000) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Adrian
        - There Are No Missions (2000) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Adrian
        - End Game (1998) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Adrian
        - Adrian's Garden (1998) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Adrian
  12. Cinderella (2000/II) (TV) .... The Evil Baroness
  13. The Magician's House II (2000) (TV) .... Meg Lewis
  14. Come and Go (2000) (TV) (as Sian Phillips) .... Ru

  15. "The Magician's House" (1999) TV series .... Meg Lewis
  16. "Aristocrats" (1999) TV mini-series .... Narrator/Older Lady Emily
  17. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) (TV) .... Red Queen
  18. The Scold's Bridle (1998) (TV) .... Mathilda Gillespie
  19. "Network First: Victoria and Albert" (1997) TV mini-series .... Narrator
  20. House of America (1997) .... Mam
  21. "Ivanhoe" (1997) TV mini-series .... Queen Eleanor
  22. The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995) (TV) .... Calypso
  23. "A Mind to Kill" .... Rachel Hardcastle (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Yr Heliwr (UK: Welsh title)
        - Rachel Hardcastle (1995) TV episode .... Rachel Hardcastle
  24. The Mousehole Cat (1994) (TV) .... Narrator
  25. "The Return of the Borrowers" (1993) TV series .... Mrs. Driver
  26. "Scene" .... Judge (1 episode, 1993)
        - Pig Boy (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Judge
  27. The Age of Innocence (1993) .... Mrs. Archer
  28. Heidi (1993) (TV) .... Frau Sesemann
  29. "The Borrowers" (1992) TV series .... Mrs. Driver
  30. "Tonight at 8.30" .... Barbara Faber / ... (3 episodes, 1991)
        - Ways and Means (1991) TV episode .... Olive Lloyd-Ransome
        - The Astonished Heart (1991) TV episode .... Barbara Faber
        - Hands Across the Sea (1991) TV episode .... Clare Wedderburn
  31. "Perfect Scoundrels" .... Mother Aloysius (1 episode, 1991)
        - Ah, the Sisters of Mercy (1991) TV episode .... Mother Aloysius
  32. "The Chestnut Soldier" (1991) TV mini-series .... Nain Griffiths (unknown episodes)
  33. The Black Candle (1991) (TV) .... Daisy Barnett
  34. "Freddie and Max" .... Ursula Blythe (1 episode, 1990)
        - Episode #1.6 (1990) TV episode .... Ursula Blythe
  35. Dark River (1990) (TV) .... Mrs. Blessington
  36. "Emlyn's Moon" (1990) TV mini-series .... Nain Griffiths (unknown episodes)

  37. Valmont (1989) (as Sian Phillips) .... Madame de Volanges
  38. "The Snow Spider" (1988) TV mini-series .... Nain Griffiths
  39. "Vanity Fair" .... Miss Matilda Crawley (4 episodes, 1987)
        - Widow and Mother (1987) TV episode .... Miss Matilda Crawley
        - A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon (1987) TV episode .... Miss Matilda Crawley
        - Who Played on the Piano? (1987) TV episode .... Miss Matilda Crawley
        - Arcadian Simplicity (1987) TV episode .... Miss Matilda Crawley
  40. "A Killing on the Exchange" (1987) TV mini-series .... Isobel Makepeace (unknown episodes)
  41. The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) (TV) .... Duchess of Windsor
  42. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV) .... Charal
    ... aka Ewoks and the Marauders of Endor (Australia)
    ... aka The Battle for Endor (USA: DVD box title)
  43. The Doctor and the Devils (1985) .... Annabella Rock
  44. Dune (1984) (as Sian Phillips) .... Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
  45. A Painful Case (1984) (TV) .... Emily Sinico
  46. "Smiley's People" .... Lady Ann Smiley (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #1.5 (1982) TV episode .... Lady Ann Smiley
  47. "Barriers" .... Mrs Dalgleish (2 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - Episode #2.6 (1982) TV episode .... Mrs Dalgleish
        - Episode #1.11 (1981) TV episode .... Mrs Dalgleish
  48. How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982) (TV) .... Mrs. Alicia Moore
  49. "Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years" (1981) TV mini-series .... Clementine Churchill
  50. Clash of the Titans (1981) .... Cassiopeia
  51. "Hammer House of Horror" .... Mrs. Henska (1 episode, 1980)
        - Carpathian Eagle (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Henska
  52. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Hermione (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - Back for Christmas (1980) TV episode .... Hermione
  53. Nijinsky (1980) .... Lady Ripon

  54. "Crown Court" .... Mrs. Olivia Graves QC (1 episode, 1979)
        - Caroline (1979) TV episode .... Mrs. Olivia Graves QC
  55. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" .... Ann Smiley (1 episode, 1979)
        - Flushing Out the Mole (1979) TV episode .... Ann Smiley
  56. "Crime and Punishment" .... Katerina Ivanovna (3 episodes, 1979)
        - Part 3 (1979) TV episode .... Katerina Ivanovna
        - Part 2 (1979) TV episode .... Katerina Ivanovna
        - Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Katerina Ivanovna
  57. "Oresteia" .... Leader of the Furies (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka The Serpent Son (UK: alternative title)
        - Furies (1979) TV episode .... Leader of the Furies
  58. Off to Philadelphia in the Morning (1978) (TV) .... Lina Van Elyn
  59. "Warrior Queen" .... Queen Boudicca (6 episodes, 1978)
        - Episode #1.6 (1978) TV episode .... Queen Boudicca
        - Episode #1.5 (1978) TV episode .... Queen Boudicca
        - Episode #1.4 (1978) TV episode .... Queen Boudicca
        - Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Queen Boudicca
        - Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Queen Boudicca
          (1 more)
  60. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Anna Voinitseva, widow / ... (3 episodes, 1971-1977)
        - Heartbreak House (1977) TV episode .... Hesione Hushabye
        - Lady Windermere's Fan (1972) TV episode .... The Duchesse of Berwich
        - Platonov (1971) TV episode .... Anna Voinitseva, widow
  61. "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Janet Achurch (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Achurch Letters (1977) TV episode .... Janet Achurch
  62. "I, Claudius" .... Livia (7 episodes, 1976)
        - Old King Log (1976) TV episode .... Livia
        - Queen of Heaven (1976) TV episode .... Livia
        - Some Justice (1976) TV episode .... Livia
        - Poison Is Queen (1976) TV episode .... Livia
        - What Shall We Do About Claudius? (1976) TV episode .... Livia
          (2 more)
  63. "How Green Was My Valley" .... Beth Morgan (6 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Episode #1.6 (1976) TV episode .... Beth Morgan
        - Episode #1.5 (1976) TV episode .... Beth Morgan
        - Episode #1.4 (1976) TV episode .... Beth Morgan
        - Episode #1.3 (1976) TV episode .... Beth Morgan
        - Episode #1.2 (1976) TV episode .... Beth Morgan
          (1 more)
  64. "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" .... Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1 episode, 1974)
        - His Borrowed Plumes (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Patrick Campbell
  65. "Shoulder to Shoulder" .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst (6 episodes, 1974)
        - Sylvia Pankhurst (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
        - Outrage (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
        - Christabel Pankhurst (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
        - Lady Constance Lytton (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
        - Annie Kenney (1974) TV episode .... Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
          (1 more)
  66. "The Man Outside" .... Sarah Pelow (1 episode, 1972)
        - Intruders (1972) TV episode .... Sarah Pelow
  67. Under Milk Wood (1972) .... Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard
  68. Murphy's War (1971) .... Dr. Hayden
  69. "W. Somerset Maugham" .... Martha Jones (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Vessel of Wrath (1970) TV episode .... Martha Jones

  70. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) .... Ursula Mossbank
  71. "ITV Playhouse" .... Mary (1 episode, 1969)
        - Beast in the Jungle (1969) TV episode .... Mary
  72. Laughter in the Dark (1969) .... Lady Elizabeth More
    ... aka La chambre obscure (France)
  73. "The Sex Game" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Women Can Be Monsters (1968) TV episode
  74. "Half Hour Story" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Thief (1968) TV episode
  75. "City 68'" .... Jo (1 episode, 1968)
        - It's Dearer After Midnight (1968) TV episode .... Jo
  76. Eh, Joe? (1966/I) (TV)
  77. Young Cassidy (1965) .... Ella
  78. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Lady Lavery (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Other World of Winston Churchill (1964) TV episode .... Lady Lavery
  79. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Dona Ana / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1964)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Other Man (1964) TV episode .... Kate Grant
        - Don Juan in Hell (1962) TV episode .... Dona Ana
        - Garden of Loneliness (1959) TV episode
  80. "Espionage" .... Anna (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Free Agent (1964) TV episode .... Anna
  81. Becket (1964) (as Sian Phillips) .... Gwendolen
  82. "It Happened Like This" .... Paula (1 episode, 1963)
        - Coincidence (1963) TV episode .... Paula
  83. The Longest Day (1962) (uncredited) .... WREN
  84. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Strangers in the Room (1961) TV episode

  85. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Countess Else von Dietlof (1 episode, 1959)
        - Treason (1959) TV episode .... Countess Else von Dietlof
Self:
  1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Herself

  2. "Loose Women" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2007-2009)
        - Episode #14.11 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #12.49 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "This Morning" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
        - Episode dated 14 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
  4. "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 30 January 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
  5. Togas on TV (2007) (TV) .... Herself
  6. The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka The 50 Greatest TV Dramas (UK: informal short title)
  7. Deleted 'Dune' (2006) (V) (uncredited) .... Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
  8. "Drama Connections" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - I, Claudius (2005) TV episode (as Sian Phillips) .... Herself
  9. The Guernica Children (2005) .... Narrator
  10. "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 13 June 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  11. Happy Birthday BBC Two (2004) (TV) (as Sian Phillips) .... Herself
  12. Dal: Yma/Nawr (2004)
    ... aka Still: Here/Now
  13. "Arena" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
        - Alec Guinness: A Secret Man (2003) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  14. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003 (2003) (TV) .... Herself
  15. Stalin: Inside the Terror (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
  16. I Claudius: A Television Epic (2002) (V) .... Herself
  17. "Blankety Blank" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2001)
    ... aka Lily Savage's Blankety Blank (UK: new title)
        - Episode #17.15 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode #17.9 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  18. "Ruby" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode #4.3 (2000) TV episode .... Herself

  19. The Making of 'Aristocrats' (1999) (TV) .... Herself
  20. "The Works" .... Herself - Narrator (1 episode, 1997)
        - Bloodties (1997) TV episode .... Herself - Narrator
  21. "Red Empire" (1990) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator

  22. "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" (1989) TV series .... Herself
  23. "The South Bank Show" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Under Milk Wood (1988) TV episode
  24. David Macaulay: Pyramid (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Mersyankh
  25. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Herself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode #6.6 (1982) TV episode .... Herself

  26. The Other World of Winston Churchill (1964) (TV) .... Lady Lavery
Archive Footage:
  1. Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) (V) .... From "Come and Go"

Additional Details

Other Works:
(October 2002): Plays Mathilde Giffard in "My Old Lady" play by Israel Horovitz (Promenade Theater, New York City, New York, USA). more
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