Sylvia Syms, ‘Ice Cold in Alex,’ and ‘The Queen’ Star, Dies

Sylvia Syms, ‘Ice Cold in Alex,’ and ‘The Queen’ Star, Dies
Sylvia Syms looks on at Buckingham after collecting her OBE from Queen Elizabeth II in London on Oct. 18, 2007. Fiona Hanson/PA via AP
The Associated Press
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LONDON—Actress Sylvia Syms, who starred in classic British films including “Ice Cold in Alex” and “Victim,” has died, her family said Friday. She was 89.

Syms’ children said she “died peacefully” on Friday at Denville Hall, a London retirement home for actors and entertainers.