Acting

Shirley Cain

Born April 30, 1935 · Rochford, Essex, England, UK (age 91)

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Known For

HaremHarem · 1986
Harem
★ 5.41986
MovieRomanceDrama
A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she frantically tries to escape, but as they slowly get to know and appreciate each other the difference between captor and captive dissolves.
VillainVillain · 1971
Villain
★ 6.11971
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
The UninvitedThe Uninvited · 1971
The Uninvited
★ 9.01971
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A Middle-aged couple are disturbed during the night by a series of unwelcome visitations.
The LieThe Lie · 1970
The Lie
★ 6.51970
MovieDramaTV Movie
Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Commissioned by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation on behalf of European members participating in ‘The Largest Theatre in the World’. This, the Radio Times explained, was ‘a project which enabled a play to be broadcast simultaneously in several languages across Europe.’ This UK Play For Today version was directed by Alan Bridges, whilst an American version was put out on CBS, directed by Alex Segal
Return of a StrangerReturn of a Stranger · 1961
Return of a Stranger
★ 5.51961
MovieThrillerCrime
An obsessed man returns to claim the woman he loves.
K Is for KillingK Is for Killing · 1974
K Is for Killing
★ 8.01974
MovieCrimeDrama
A husband and wife team are hired to protect an eccentric millionaire from an assassin but a series of murders follows.
BelovedBeloved · 1976
Beloved
1976
Movie
When Henry James Prince is dismissed from his post as a curate, he decides to found his own religion, called the Abode of Love.
Victoria Wood's All Day BreakfastVictoria Wood's All Day Breakfast · 1992
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
★ 6.01992
MovieTV MovieComedy
A television comedy special broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 1992. Sketches, stand-up comedy and songs combine to create the latest daytime show to be hosted by a popular husband-and-wife team. There are tips on female problems like seriously split ends, calorie reports, keep-fit with Jolly Polly, Agony Uncle Gerard's phone-in and Britain's first four times daily soap, set in a cosy corner of a shopping mall.

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Victoria WoodVictoria Wood · 1989
Victoria Wood
★ 8.01989
SeriesComedy
Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria Wood in 1989, who took a break from sketches, two years after her very successful and award winning series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. Wood appeared as "Victoria", a fictionalised version of herself, in all six episodes - in The Library it was said that she "worked in TV" and in Over To Pam characters appeared to recognise her celebrity and in the final episode, Staying In, she was taken to a party to perform as a comedienne and was expected to go through her stand-up 'routine'. Her character often broke the 'fourth wall' of TV and spoke directly to the camera, but not in every episode. Bored with the sketch format and with a yearning to recapture previous success as a playwright, Wood came up with six individual sitcoms as a compromise. She admitted to finding the writing difficult. Though Wood was written as the central character, other lead parts were written with specific actresses in mind, like Julie Walters and Una Stubbs. "I want people to like me and the people who play my friends, and not everybody else" she said. Screenonline says of the shows "Modest in ambition and scale but rich in wit and acuity, the six playlets showcase Wood's eye for human foibles and her distinctively eccentric characters.".

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