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Helen Shingler was a British film and television actress. Shingler was born in August 1919. She married producer Seafield Head, and was mother of actor and singer Murray Head and actor Anthony Stewart Head, as well as the grandmother of Kathryn and Sophie Head and actresses Emily and Daisy Head. She died in October 2019, shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday.
Birth Name
Helen Margaret Shingler
Born
Friday, 29 August 1919
Died
Tuesday, 08 October 2019
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Oscar | Lady Lonsdale | 1985 |
| Bergerac | Mrs. Semple | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Chairman Magistrate | 1980 |
| Enemy at the Door | Helen Porteous / Mrs. Porteous | 1978 |
| Couples | Kathleen Shaw | 1975 |
| Softly Softly | Valerie Peto | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Madame Maigret | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mrs. Holderness | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Eve Biddersloe | 1965 |
| Love Story | Jackie | 1963 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Oscar | Lady Lonsdale | 1985 |
| Bergerac | Mrs. Semple | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Chairman Magistrate | 1980 |
| Enemy at the Door | Helen Porteous / Mrs. Porteous | 1978 |
| Couples | Kathleen Shaw | 1975 |
| Softly Softly | Valerie Peto | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Madame Maigret | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mrs. Holderness | 1965 |
| Public Eye | Eve Biddersloe | 1965 |
| Love Story | Jackie | 1963 |
| Maigret | Madame Maigret | 1959 |
| Prescription for Murder | Charlotte | 1958 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Freda Manders / Lesley Gest / Mrs. Dearth / Mrs. Gregson / Nora Brant | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Mrs. Denzil / Joan Hewson | 1955 |
| Room in the House | Ethel | 1955 |
| Edge of Divorce | Mary Wallace | 1953 |
| Laughing Anne | Susan Davidson | 1953 |
| You Are There | Mrs. O'Shea | 1953 |
| The Caretaker's Daughter | Mrs. Pentwick | 1952 |
| The Cocktail Party | Lavinia Chamberlayne | 1952 |
| Judgment Deferred | Kay Kennedy | 1952 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | Parthenope Nightingale | 1951 |
| The Rossiter Case | Liz Rossiter | 1951 |
| The Silver Darlings | Catrine | 1947 |
| Quiet Weekend | Rowena Hyde | 1946 |
