Sheila Reid
British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1937 · age 88
Sheila Reid is a Scottish actress. An original member of the Royal National Theatre in 1963, she played Bianca in the National's 1965 film version of Othello, with Laurence Olivier in the title role. Her other film appearances include Brazil (1985), The Winter Guest (1997) and Containment (2015).
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Portraits of Dangerous WomenFilm, Nancy2023
BodiesSeries, Baroness Antonia Garner2021
The CleanerSeries, Maud2020
The Man in the HatFilm, Old Woman2017
Murder on the Blackpool ExpressFilm, Mildred2014
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in HeavenFilm, Gran2013
Father BrownSeries, Lady Edna Forbes-Leith2011
Case HistoriesSeries, Ms MacDonald
Demons Never DieFilm, 2011Freida2005
BonesSeries, Paige Bonham2004
Sea of SoulsSeries, Aggie the Chambermaid2002
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarFilm, Joyce1998
Still CrazyFilm, Mrs. Baggot1997
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Mrs. Metcalfe1995
Cruel TrainFilm, Vera Mussell1991
American FriendsFilm, Mrs. Weeks1985
BrazilFilm, Mrs. Buttle1983
Auf Wiedersehen, PetSeries, Patsy1982
Five Days One SummerFilm, Gillian Pierce1979
Big Wheels and SailorFilm, Mother1975
The SweeneySeries, Doreen Haskins1971
The TouchFilm, Sara Kovac1965
OthelloFilm, Bianca1964
Theatre 625Series, Mavis1937Born21 December 1937People around Sheila
Peter Capaldi Also in Dark Water (2014)
Jenna Coleman Also in Dark Water (2014)
Rachel Talalay Directed Dark Water (2014)
Johnny Vegas Also in Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
Simon Jones Also in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End and Brazil
Jason Cook Wrote Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
Siân Gibson Also in Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)
Ingmar Bergman Directed The Touch (1971)
Alan Rickman Directed The Winter Guest (1997)
Bob Hoskins Also in Brazil and Felicia's Journey
Michael Palin Also in Brazil (1985)
Michelle Gomez Also in Dark Water (2014)
Annette Crosbie Also in Lillie and Dial M for Middlesbrough
Julian Ovenden Also in A Christmas Carol (2004)
Joseph Marcell Also in The Man in the Hat (2020)
Martin Jarvis Also in Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (1985)
Frances Barber Also in Dreamland and Still Crazy
Annette Badland Also in Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
Chris Addison Also in Dark Water (2014)
Samuel Anderson Also in Dark Water (2014)Edward R. Pressman Produced The Winter Guest (1997)
Georgie Glen Also in Death on the Tyne (2018)
Charles McKeown Also in American Friends (1991)
Nicholas Briggs Also in Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (2013)
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Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor 2013
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven 2014
Brazil 1985
Still Crazy 1998
The Dresser 1983
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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In her later career, she is known for playing Madge Harvey in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2007-2016).
