Joy Winstanley Shelton (3 June 1922 – 28 January 2000) was an

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actress who performed in films, radio and television.

Biography

Joy Shelton was born in

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, and trained at

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. She appeared in a number of British films in the 1940s and '50s, including two by

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: ''

Millions Like Us ''Millions Like Us'' is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. It stars Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford, Basil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Moore Marriott and Eric Portman. ...

'' (1943), which traced the wartime life of an ordinary London family, and '' Waterloo Road'' (1945), in which she was fought over by

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and

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. Shelton was a radio personality and played the part of Joan Carr in ''The Adventures of PC 49'' for the

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. This series ran from 1947 until 1953, totalling 112 episodes. She also appeared in the film version, ''

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'' (1950). In 1944, Shelton married the actor

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; the couple's marriage lasted until he died in 1979 and they had three children, Jennifer, Jeremy and Jonathan. Shelton and Tafler acted together in six films. Jennifer Tafler acted as a child and appeared with both her parents in the film ''

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'' (1952), directed by Shelton's brother-in-law,

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. Jonathan has been a member of the

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and the BBC Radio Drama Company and features in the

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film '' Yentl'' (1983). Joy Shelton died on 28 January 2000 at the age of 77.

Major films

* ''

'' (1943) – Phyllis Crowson * ''

Bees in Paradise ''Bees in Paradise'' is a 1944 British musical comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton and Peter Graves. It was produced by Edward Black at Gainsborough Pictures. Co-written by Guest and comic Marriott Edgar, ...

'' (1944) – Almura * '' Waterloo Road'' (1945) – Tillie Colter * ''

Send for Paul Temple ''Send for Paul Temple'' is a 1946 British crime film directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme, Joy Shelton and Tamara Desni. Paul Temple is called in by Scotland Yard after a major diamond theft. It was the first of four film adap ...

'' (1946) – Steve Trent * '' Uneasy Terms'' (1948) – Effie * ''

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'' (1948) – Judith Drave * ''

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'' (1950) – Vera Lamb * '' Midnight Episode'' (1950) – Mrs. Arnold * ''

'' (1951) – Joan Carr * ''

'' (1952) – Laura Bishop * ''

Park Plaza 605 ''Park Plaza 605'' (U.S. title: ''Norman Conquest'') is a 1953 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Bernard Knowles and starring Tom Conway, Eva Bartok, and Joy Shelton. It was written by Bertram Oster, Albert Fennell, Knowles ...

'' (1953) – Pixie Everard * ''

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'' (1954) – Elizabeth Curtiss * '' No Kidding'' (''Beware of Children'' in USA) (1960) – Mrs Rockbottom * ''

Five Golden Hours ''Five Golden Hours'' (also known as ''Cinque Ore in Contanti'') is a 1961 Italian-British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse, George Sanders, Dennis Price and John Le Mesurier. It was written by Hans W ...

'' (1961) – Lady Guest * ''

The Greengage Summer ''The Greengage Summer'' (called ''Loss of Innocence'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel ''The Greengage Sum ...

'' (1961) – Mrs. Grey * '' H.M.S. Defiant'' (1962) – Mrs Crawford – ''Damn the Defiant'' in USA

TV series

* '' My Wife Jacqueline'' (1952) – BBC * ''Roots'' (1979) – British TV series, not to be confused with the 1977 American miniseries ''

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'' * ''

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'' and ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...

'' – single episodes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, Joy 1922 births 2000 deaths 20th-century English actresses Actors from the City of Westminster Actresses from London Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Deaths from emphysema English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses People from Marylebone