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May 20, 2024 · 20/05/24. Probably best known for her role as long-suffering Sybil in the iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers; veteran British actress Prunella Scales is living with the challenges of dementia. The 91-year-old actress was diagnosed with the condition in 2014, although her husband, actor Timothy West, had realised something was wrong as long ago as 2001.
At their Wandsworth home, actor Prunella Scales, 91, offers a kiss on the cheek to her husband of 60 years Timothy West in an interview to mark their wedding anniversary on BBC Breakfast.
Born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth on 22 June 1932, she was the daughter of actress Catherine Scales, and trained at the Old Vic Theatre School, then with Uta Hagen in New York. She is of the generation that learned its craft in repertory theatre playing a wide variety of parts, which has stood her in good stead in her subsequent career.
Prunella Scales, 91, and Timothy West, 89, marked 60 years of marriage on October 26th; their son Samuel West, 57, told his X followers this week that the couple had now had 'a little do' to ...
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Nov 15, 2023 · Timothy West has said that things won't get better for his wife Prunella Scales following her dementia diagnosis. The actress received a diagnosis of the condition in 2014, but Timothy had observed signs as early as 2001, during the opening night of a theatre production.
Born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth on 22 June 1932, she was the daughter of actress Catherine Scales, and trained at the Old Vic Theatre School, then with Uta Hagen in New York. She is of the generation that learned its craft in repertory theatre playing a wide variety of parts, which has stood her in good stead in her subsequent career.
