Shirley Cain

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Shirley Cain
Born
Shirley Roberts

(1935-04-30) 30 April 1935 (age 90)
West Midlands, England
Nationality British
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1994
Height1.64 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]

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Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleNote
1986 Harem Embassy Hostess
1982The Last VisitorEvalie Hobson
1971 Villain [4] Mrs. MatthewsSupporting
1962Son of the HouseJudith
1961 Return of a Stranger Dorothy
1960 An Honourable Murder
1957Wishing WellIrene Jennings
1956Plaintiff in a Pretty HatLady Susan Creel
Television
YearTitleRoleNote
1994 Ruth Rendell Mysteries Doctor's ReceptionistEpisode: Vanity Dies Hard: Part 1
1992 Crime Story Johanna van HaarlemEpisode: A Question of Identity
1991 The Darling Buds of May Mrs. HallEpisodes: When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1,

The Darling Buds of May: Part 2

1991 EastEnders Mrs. CollinsEpisode 1.631
1990StolenMiss. BrasherEpisode 1.3
1989 Victoria Wood MargeEpisode: Over to Pam
1984–1989 The Bill Mrs. Viggers / Mrs. TaylorEpisode: Duplicates, Long Odds
1988 Sophia and Constance French saleswomanEpisode 1.3
1988 Tales of the Unexpected Sister WymanEpisode: The Surgeon
1987 A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery Miss. ClimpsonEpisode: Strong Poison: Episode One,

Strong Poison: Episode Three

1985Them and UsMrs. MortonEpisode: Caesar's Snarl
1985 Drummonds Miss. FentonEpisode: A Woman Lost and Found
1985 The Pickwick Papers Miss. WhiterfieldEpisode 1.6, 1.7
1984Love and MarriageMrs. MurphyEpisode: A Matter of Will
1983 Dombey & Son Miss. Tox
1982 Jackanory Sister Monica
1981 Diamonds Catherine Coleman
1980–1981Brendon ChaseMrs. Bowers
1980 God's Wonderful Railway Jane Grant
1980 Pride & Prejudice Mrs. PhillipsEpisode 1.2, 1.4
1979Mistery!: Malice AforethoughtMiss. Peavy
1979 Thomas and Sarah Mrs. HughesEpisode: Return to Gethym
1978 People Like Us Edith Clegg
1978Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMiss. Dearborn
1977 Love for Lydia Nurse Simpson
1976 Crown Court Dr. Joan ReedmanEpisode: Operation Happiness: Part 1
1976Victorian ScandalsJulia StarkyEpisode: Beloved
1976 BBC2 Playhouse Mrs. NevinsonEpisode: The Mind Beyond: Double Echo
1976 Warship EdithEpisode: Fist Turn of the Screw
1975 North & South Mrs. HepworthEpisode 1.4
1975 Upstairs, Downstairs Miss. Treadwell
1975 Late Call Renee CranstonEpisode 1.2
1975 Churchill's People AliceEpisode: On the Anvil
1974Seven Faces of WomanAnne KingdomEpisode: Cherryripe and the Lugworm Digger
1974 Thriller Mrs. TerrillEpisode: Color Him Dead
1973Murder Must AdvertiseMiss Rossiter
1972 New Scotland Yard Mary TyrellEpisode: 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 BrentonEpisode: The Lie
1969 Not in Front of the Children Hilary
1969 ITV Playhouse Miss Kindle
1965–1967 ITV Play of the Week Kath / HerbyEpisodes: Top of the Ladder, The Fall of the Sparrow
1967The GamblersMiss PinockEpisode: My Dear Sirs
1967Boy Meets GirlKhaddoujEpisode: Love with a Few Harris
1967 Great Expectations Mrs. Gargery
1966BlackmailManuela Moot
1966 The Rat Catchers Nancy DowdeswellEpisode: Showdown Vienna
1966 Our Man at St.Mark's Mary DexterEpisode: Are You There?
1960–1966 No Hiding Place Susan Parson / Janet Grantley
1966 The Idiot VarvaraEpisode: The Prince's Return
1965Ways with Words
1964You and the WorldBrendaEpisode: Off to Work
1962–1963CompactVendeuse / Fashion expert
1963MaigretJeanne VernouxEpisode: The Fontenay Murders
1963 First Night DeniseEpisode: The Intitation
1963The Desperate PeopleClaire Seldon
1963It Happened Like ThisMiss TurnerEpisode: The Hidden Witness
1961BBC Sunday-Night PartyMadgeEpisode: Marriage Lines
1958–1960 Saturday Playhouse Betty Bryan / Susan Lashwood
1960A Matter of DegreeRosamund
1959 The Vise CarolEpisode: Dilemma for Harry
1959 ITV Television Playhouse Valerie
1958–1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Ellen Ford / BerylEpisodes: The Driving Force, The Uninvited

References

  1. 1 2 "John Cain: Pioneer of social-action television". The Independent. 7 May 2013.
  2. "Shirley Cain". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.
  3. Fabrique. "Shirley Cain — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  4. "Villain (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.