Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93, her family has said.

Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales has died at her home in London. She was 93.

The celebrated actress was best-known for her role as Sybil Fawlty - the long-suffering wife of John Cleese 's hotel owner Basil - in BBC comedy Fawlty Towers.

The star’s sons Samuel and Joseph said their mother had died peacefully at home in London.

Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil, the wife of John Cleese's Basil Fawlty on the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers," has died. She was 93.

LONDON - British actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing the formidable Sybil Fawlty in comedy show \"Fawlty Towers\", has died age 93, her sons said in a statement on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Prunella Scales, who will forever be remembered as Sybill in Fawlty Towers and one half of Mapp and Lucia, has passed away at the age of 93.

Her sons, Samuel and Joseph have said the actress died "peacefully at home in London yesterday"

Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had dementia. Scales’ sons, Samuel and Joseph West, said she died “peacefully at home in London” on Monday. “Although dementia forced her retirement from…

The British sitcom, created by John Cleese and Connie Booth, aired on BBC Two between 1975 and 1979.

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93.

Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has shared a heartfelt message about co-star Prunella Scales, who has tragically passed away after an acting career spanning seven decades