Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019) was a British film and television actress.
Helen Shingler | |
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Born | (1919-08-29)29 August 1919 London, England |
Died | 8 October 2019(2019-10-08) (aged 100) Somerset, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1940–1985 |
Spouse | Seafield Head
(m. 1944; died 2009) |
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Shingler was born on 29 August 1919.[1] She married producer Seafield Head,[2] and was the mother of actor and singer Murray Head and actor Anthony Head, as well as the grandmother of Kathryn and Sophie Head and actresses Emily and Daisy Head.[3] Her television roles include Madame Maigret in the BBC Television series, Maigret (1960-63), in which Rupert Davies played the eponymous French detective. She died in October 2019, some five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.[4]
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