Helen Shingler

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

Helen Shingler
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)​
Children	Murray Head Anthony Head
Relatives	Emily Head (granddaughter) Daisy Head (granddaughter)

Biography

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; her granddaughters include 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, five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Quiet Weekend (1946)
• The Silver Darlings (1947)
• The Long Mirror (TV movie, 1948)
• The Rossiter Case (1951)
• The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
• Judgment Deferred (1952)
• Love's a Luxury (1952)
• Laughing Anne (1953)
• Background (1953)
• Room in the House (1955)
• Rx Murder (1958)