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Shirley Stelfox | |
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Born | Dukinfield, Cheshire, England | 11 April 1941
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1954, 1964–present |
Spouse(s) | Keith Edmundson (1962–1965) (divorced) Don Henderson (1979–1997) (his death) |
Shirley Stelfox (born 11 April 1941) is an English actress, who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She is best known as Edna Birch in the British soap opera Emmerdale.
She played the first "Rose" in Keeping Up Appearances, but was later replaced by Mary Millar. She has appeared in several other well-known television series, including Making Out, Juliet Bravo, Coronation Street, The Bill, and Crossroads.
She played Jane Healy, Melanie Healy's mother, in an episode of EastEnders, and as the mother of Julie Walters and Victoria Wood in the TV movie Pat and Margaret (1994). She played the role of the "$2.00 Prostitute" in 1984, a movie adaptation of the George Orwell novel, starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
Personal life
She was married to the actor Don Henderson from 1979 until his death in 1997.
TV and filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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1968 | Corruption | Girl at Party |
1971 | Nearest and Dearest | Clara |
1971 | Carry On at Your Convenience | Bunny Girl Waitress |
1972 | Budgie | The Barmaid |
1972 | Nearest and Dearest | Det. Constable Gloria Simpkins |
1973 | Pathfinders | Grete |
1973 | Crown Court | Mrs. Catherine Barnes |
1981 | Play for Today | Mrs. Smith |
1981 | Chinese Detective | Arlene |
1984 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Whore |
1984 | Bergerac | Pam Lewis |
1984 | Bootle Saddles | Rita Henderson |
1986–1987 | Brookside | Madge Richmond |
1987 | Knights of God | Beth Edwards |
1987 | Personal Services | Shirley |
1988 | Inspector Morse | Mrs. Kane |
1989–1991 | Making Out | Carol May |
1990 | Keeping Up Appearances | Rose |
1992 | Heartbeat | Mrs. Parkin |
1993–1994 | Three Seven Eleven | Julie Clegg |
1994–1997 | Common As Muck | Jean |
1995 | Harry's Mad | Mrs. Turtle |
1999 | The Bill | Mrs Fowler |
1999–2000 | Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | Mrs. Nolan |
2000–present | Emmerdale | Edna Birch |
External links
- Articles sourced only by IMDb from May 2009
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Dukinfield
- 20th-century English actresses
- 21st-century English actresses
- English television actresses
- English soap opera actresses
- English film actresses
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- British television actor, 1940s birth stubs