- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHelen Margaret Shingler
- Helen Shingler was born on August 29, 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 October 8, 2019.
- SpouseSeafield Head(1944 - March 22, 2009) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesDaisy Head(Grandchild)Emily Head(Grandchild)
- Mother of Murray Head and Anthony Head. Mother-in-law of Sarah Fisher. Grandmother of Emily Head, Daisy Head, Kate Head, and Sophie Head.
- In the 1940s, Shingler and her husband, British director Seafield Head, were neighbors of Basil Dearden and Melissa Stribling.
- She died in October 2019, some five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.
- Her television roles include Madame Maigret in the BBC Television series, Maigret (1960-63), in which Rupert Davies played the eponymous French detective.
- She was a British film and television actress.
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