Person    | Female  Born 14/5/1933 

Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE

Categories: Theatre, TV & Radio

Countries: Wales

Known professionally as Siân Phillips, she was born Bettws, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Married to Peter O'Toole through the 60s. Played Livia in the BBC series "I, Claudius".

Her birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1933 in the Llandilofawr registration district, Carmarthenshire. 

She was appointed as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in 2000 and Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours list for services to drama.

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Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE

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