Helen Shingler(1919-2019)

Actress
Writer

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Helen Shingler was born on 29 August 1919 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Portrait of Alison (1955), Love's a Luxury (1952) and Enemy at the Door (1978). She was married to Seafield Head. She died on 8 October 2019.

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Known for

Portrait of Alison

TV Series

Alison Ford

Love's a Luxury (1952)

Love's a Luxury

5.7

Mrs. Pentwick

1952

Alfred Burke, Simon Cadell, Adolf Hitler, Bernard Horsfall, and Martin Jarvis in Enemy at the Door (1978)

Enemy at the Door

7.9

TV Series

Helen Porteous
Mrs. Porteous

The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

The Lady with a Lamp

6.4

Parthenope Nightingale

1951

Credits

Actress

Oscar
6.8
TV Series
- Lady Lonsdale
- 1985
Celebrity Playhouse
TV Series
- Mrs. Higgins
- 1981
Bergerac
6.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Semple
- 1981
Juliet Bravo
6.7
TV Series
- Chairman Magistrate
- 1981
The Walls of Jericho
TV Mini Series
- Mrs. Jex-Blake
- 1981
Enemy at the Door
7.9
TV Series
- Helen Porteous
- Mrs. Porteous
- 1978–1980
Couples
4.8
TV Series
- Kathleen Shaw
- 1975–1976
Love Story
7.1
TV Series
- Jackie
- 1972
Public Eye
8.5
TV Series
- Eve Biddersloe
- 1971
Thirty-Minute Theatre
7.2
TV Series
- Mrs. Holderness
- 1970
Softly Softly
7.0
TV Series
- Valerie Peto
- 1969
BBC Play of the Month
6.8
TV Series
- Madame Maigret
- 1969
Dixon of Dock Green
6.9
TV Series
- Mrs. Denzil
- Joan Hewson
- 1959–1968
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV Series
- Mrs. Sheldrake
- 1967
Story Parade
5.4
TV Series
- Connie Hadley
- 1964

Writer

Personal details

Born
- August 29, 1919
- Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
Died
- October 8, 2019
Spouse
- Seafield Head1944 - March 22, 2009 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Relatives
Other works
1950: "Ivanov" by Anton Chekhov. The Arts Theatre Club, 50 Frith Street, London, W1. Cast list also included Michael Hordern, Richard Warner, Hugh Pryse, David Phethean, Eve Watkinson, Helena Pickard, Leslie Wright, Alec McCowen, John Mangus, Gordon West, Empsie Bowman, Wolfe Morris, Frederick Leister and Natalie Jordan.

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Trivia
Mother of Murray Head and Anthony Head. Mother-in-law of Sarah Fisher. Grandmother of Emily Head, Daisy Head, Kate Head, and Sophie Head.

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