Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019) was a British film and television actress.

Biography

Shingler was born on 29 August 1919. She married producer Seafield Head, and was the mother of actor and singer

Murray Head Murray Seafield St George Head (born 5 March 1946) is an English actor and singer. Head has appeared in a number of films, including a starring role as the character Bob Elkin in the BAFTA award winning and Oscar-nominated 1971 film ''Sunday B ...

and actor

Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, ...

; her granddaughters include actresses Emily and

Daisy Head Daisy Head (born 17 March 1991) is an English actress. She played Grace in the American drama series '' Guilt'', Amy Stevenson in BBC One's drama '' The Syndicate'', Kate Bottomley in the third season of Hulu series '' Harlots'', Genya Safin i ...

. Her television roles include Madame Maigret in the BBC Television series ''

Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created ...

'' (1960–63), in which

Rupert Davies Rupert Lisburn Gwynne Davies FRSA (22 May 191622 November 1976) was a British actor best remembered for playing the title role in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of ''Maigret'', based on Georges Simenon's novels. Life and career Milit ...

played the eponymous French detective. She died in October 2019, five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.

Selected filmography

* ''

Quiet Weekend ''Quiet Weekend'' is a 1946 British comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Derek Farr, Frank Cellier, Marjorie Fielding, George Thorpe and Barbara White. A family try to relax during a weekend holiday in the country.

'' (1946) * ''

The Silver Darlings ''The Silver Darlings'' is a 1947 British film directed by Clarance Elder and starring Clifford Evans and Helen Shingler. It was written by Elder based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Neil M. Gunn. Plot The film is set in the early ...

'' (1947) * ''The Long Mirror'' (TV movie, 1948) * ''

The Rossiter Case ''The Rossiter Case'' is a 1951 British B movie, second feature ('B') crime film directed by Francis Searle and starring Helen Shingler, Clement McCallin, Sheila Burrell and Stanley Baker in a small role. It was written by John Hunter (screenwr ...

'' (1951) * '' The Lady with a Lamp'' (1951) * ''

Judgment Deferred ''Judgment Deferred'' is a 1952 British second feature drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Joan Collins, Hugh Sinclair, Helen Shingler and Abraham Sofaer. It was written by Barbara K. Emary, Walter Meade and Geoffrey Orme. The fi ...

'' (1952) * ''

Love's a Luxury ''Love's a Luxury'', also known as ''The Caretaker's Daughter'', is a 1952 British B movie, second feature comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond and Michael Medwin. It is version of the stage play of the s ...

'' (1952) * '' Laughing Anne'' (1953) * '' Background'' (1953) * '' Room in the House'' (1955) * ''

Rx Murder ''Rx Murder'' is a 1958 American crime film directed by Derek Twist and written by John W. Gossage and Derek Twist. It is based on the 1955 novel ''The Deeds of Dr. Deadcert'' by Joan Fleming. The film stars Rick Jason, Lisa Gastoni, Marius Gor ...

'' (1958)

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