Shirley Cain | |
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Born | Shirley Roberts 30 April 1935 West Midlands, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1956–1994 |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Shirley Cain (born Shirley Roberts, 30 April 1935) is a British actress of film and television. [1] [2] She graduated from RADA in 1954. Cain was married to television executive John Cain until his death, on 12 April 2013, at the age of 88. [3] [1]
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1986 | Harem | Embassy Hostess | |
1982 | The Last Visitor | Evalie Hobson | |
1971 | Villain [4] | Mrs. Matthews | Supporting |
1962 | Son of the House | Judith | |
1961 | Return of a Stranger | Dorothy | |
1960 | An Honourable Murder | ||
1957 | Wishing Well | Irene Jennings | |
1956 | Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat | Lady Susan Creel |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1994 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Doctor's Recepsionist | Episode: Vanity Dies Hard: Part 1 |
1992 | Crime Story | Johanna van Haarlem | Episode: A Question of Identity |
1991 | The Darling Buds of May | Mrs. Hall | Episodes: When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1, The Darling Buds of May: Part 2 |
1991 | EastEnders | Mrs. Collins | Episode 1.631 |
1990 | Stolen | Miss. Brasher | Episode 1.3 |
1989 | Victoria Wood | Marge | Episode: Over to Pam |
1984–1989 | The Bill | Mrs. Viggers / Mrs. Taylor | Episode: Duplicates, Long Odds |
1988 | Sophia and Constance | French saleswoman | Episode 1.3 |
1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Sister Wyman | Episode: The Surgeon |
1987 | A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Miss. Climpson | Episode: Strong Poison: Episode One, Strong Poison: Episode Three |
1985 | Them and Us | Mrs. Morton | Episode: Caesar's Snarl |
1985 | Drummonds | Miss. Fenton | Episode: A Woman Lost and Found |
1985 | The Pickwick Pappers | Miss. Whiterfield | Episode 1.6, 1.7 |
1984 | Love and Marriage | Mrs. Murphy | Episode: A Matter of Will |
1983 | Dombey & Son | Miss. Tox | |
1982 | Jackanory | Sister Monica | |
1981 | Diamonds | Catherine Coleman | |
1980–1981 | Brendon Chase | Mrs. Bowers | |
1980 | God's Wonderful Railway | Jane Grant | |
1980 | Pride & Prejudice | Mrs. Phillips | Episode 1.2, 1.4 |
1979 | Mistery!: Malice Aforethought | Miss. Peavy | |
1979 | Thomas and Sarah | Mrs. Hughes | Episode: Return to Gethym |
1978 | People Like Us | Edith Clegg | |
1978 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Miss. Dearborn | |
1977 | Love for Lydia | Nurse Simpson | |
1976 | Crown Court | Dr. Joan Reedman | Episode: Operation Happiness: Part 1 |
1976 | Victorian Scandals | Julia Starky | Episode: Beloved |
1976 | BBC2 Playhouse | Mrs. Nevinson | Episode: The Mind Beyond: Double Echo |
1976 | Warship | Edith | Episode: Fist Turn of the Screw |
1975 | North & South | Mrs. Hepworth | Episode 1.4 |
1975 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Miss. Treadwell | |
1975 | Late Call | Renee Cranston | Episode 1.2 |
1975 | Churchill's People | Alice | Episode: On the Anvil |
1974 | Seven Faces of Woman | Anne Kingdom | Episode: Cherryripe and the Lugworm Digger |
1974 | Thriller | Mrs. Terrill | Episode: Color Him Dead |
1973 | Murder Must Advertise | Miss Rossiter | |
1972 | New Scotland Yard | Mary Tyrell | Episode: Point of Impact |
1965, 1971 | Out of the Unknown | Frances Mervyn / Miss Clements | |
1970 | Man at the Top | Lottie Dromgan | |
1970 | Play for Today | Lady Emma Brenton | Episode: The Lie |
1969 | Not in Front of the Children | Hilary | |
1969 | ITV Playhouse | Miss Kindle | |
1965–1967 | ITV Play of the Week | Kath / Herby | Episodes: Top of the Ladder, The Fall of the Sparrow |
1967 | The Gamblers | Miss Pinock | Episode: My Dear Sirs |
1967 | Boy Meets Girl | Khaddouj | Episode: Love with a Few Harris |
1967 | Great Expectations | Mrs. Gargery | |
1966 | Blackmail | Manuela Moot | |
1966 | The Rat Catchers | Nancy Dowdeswell | Episode: Showdown Vienna |
1966 | Our Man at St.Mark's | Mary Dexter | Episode: Are You There? |
1960–1966 | No Hiding Place | Susan Parson / Janet Grantley | |
1966 | The Idiot | Varvara | Episode: The Prince's Return |
1965 | Ways with Words | ||
1964 | You and the World | Brenda | Episode: Off to Work |
1962–1963 | Compact | Vendeuse / Fashion expert | |
1963 | Maigret | Jeanne Vernoux | Episode: The Fontenay Murders |
1963 | First Night | Denise | Episode: The Intitation |
1963 | The Desperate People | Claire Seldon | |
1963 | It Happened Like This | Miss Turner | Episode: The Hidden Witness |
1961 | BBC Sunday-Night Party | Madge | Episode: Marriage Lines |
1958–1960 | Saturday Playhouse | Betty Bryan / Susan Lashwood | |
1960 | A Matter of Degree | Rosamund | |
1959 | The Vise | Carol | Episode: Dilemma for Harry |
1959 | ITV Television Playhouse | Valerie | |
1958–1959 | BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | Ellen Ford / Beryl | Episodes: The Driving Force, The Uninvited |
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