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Shirley Rosemary Stelfox was an English actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, moralising busybody in a Yorkshire village in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, and as Rose, sister of the snobby and overbearing Hyacinth Bucket in the first series of the comedy series Keeping Up Appearances.
Birth Name
Shirley Rosemary Stelfox
Born
Friday, 11 April 1941
Died
Monday, 07 December 2015
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Rose | 2023 |
| Hope & Glory | Jean Bryan | 1999 |
| The Broker's Man | Joyce Shawcross | 1997 |
| Coogan's Run | Shop Assistant | 1995 |
| Common As Muck | Jean | 1994 |
| Age of Treason | Cornelia | 1993 |
| Harry's Mad | Mrs. Turtle | 1993 |
| Get Back | Lucy | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Mrs. Parkin | 1992 |
| Civvies | Helen / Helen Bunning | 1991 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Keeping Up Appearances: 30 Years of Laughs | Rose | 2023 |
| Hope & Glory | Jean Bryan | 1999 |
| The Broker's Man | Joyce Shawcross | 1997 |
| Coogan's Run | Shop Assistant | 1995 |
| Common As Muck | Jean | 1994 |
| Age of Treason | Cornelia | 1993 |
| Harry's Mad | Mrs. Turtle | 1993 |
| Get Back | Lucy | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Mrs. Parkin | 1992 |
| Civvies | Helen / Helen Bunning | 1991 |
| Keeping Up Appearances | Rose | 1990 |
| Stay Lucky | Judy Finch | 1989 |
| Screen One | Vera | 1989 |
| Great Expectations | Mrs. Camilla | 1989 |
| Making Out | Carol May | 1989 |
| Knights of God | Beth Edwards | 1987 |
| Personal Services | Shirley | 1987 |
| Inspector Morse | Mrs. Kane | 1987 |
| Casualty | Beth Jenkins / Vivienne Harding | 1986 |
| 1984 | The Whore | 1984 |
| Bootle Saddles | Rita Henderson | 1984 |
| The Brief | Mrs. Mitchell / Mrs. Larch / Mrs. Fowler / Gill Gibson | 1984 |
| Struggle | Second Woman | 1983 |
| Live from Pebble Mill | Linda / Jenny | 1983 |
| Brookside | Madge Richmond | 1982 |
| Murphy's Mob | Mrs. Reed | 1982 |
| It Takes a Worried Man | Mrs. Denzil | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Pam Lewis / Anna Ackerman | 1981 |
| Kinvig | Mrs. Bird | 1981 |
| The Chinese Detective | Arlene | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Mrs. Collis / Mavis 'Colette' Newby | 1980 |
| The Enigma Files | Monica Swain | 1980 |
| Grange Hill | Secretary | 1978 |
| A Pin to See the Peepshow | Ruby Safford | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Mrs. Catherine Barnes | 1972 |
| Doctor in Charge | Miss Rogers | 1972 |
| Carry on at Your Convenience | Bunny Waitress / Waitress | 1971 |
| Budgie | Barmaid (as Shirley Stellfox) | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Mrs. Smith | 1970 |
| Wicked Women | Elaine | 1970 |
| How We Used to Live | Hannah | 1968 |
| Nearest and Dearest | Clara / Det. Constable Gloria Simpkins | 1968 |
| Corruption | Girl at the Party | 1968 |
| Pardon the Expression | Sales Assistant | 1965 |
| Drama 61-67 | Eleanor | 1961 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Passerby | 1955 |
| Hobson's Choice | (unconfirmed) | 1954 |
