Shirley Cain
Shirley Cain | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Papers | 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Cain: Pioneer of social-action television". The Independent. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Shirley Cain". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.
- ^ Fabrique. "Shirley Cain — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "Villain (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Shirley Cain at IMDb
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