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Sheila Reid

Sheila Reid

Actor · Born December 21, 1937 (88) · Glasgow, Scotland

Sheila Reid (born 1937) is a Scottish actress, best known for her performance as Madge Barron in Benidorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sheila Reid, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 21, 1937 (88)
From
Glasgow, Scotland
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 44% in 30 days

What are Sheila Reid's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 10

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
11
Dread
7
Warm
4
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sheila Reid's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sheila Reid's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Portraits of Dangerous Women(2024)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales of the Tardis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Etta

  • Bodies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Baroness Antonia Garner

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Power of Parker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gladys

  • Love Without Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jeanie Binks

  • Dreamland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nan

  • Big Boys(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Iris

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Somewhere I've Been (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mary

  • The Cleaner(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Maud

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Coldest Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mrs. Evans

  • The Man in the Hat(2020)

    as Old Woman

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dial M for Middlesbrough(2019)

    as Mildred

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: All About Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Birdie

  • Death on the Tyne(2018)

    as Mildred

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Elderflower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Maureen

  • Murder on the Blackpool Express(2017)

    as Mildred

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Education Movie(2015)

    as Margot

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Containment(2015)

    as Enid

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gran

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Mollie

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gran

  • Psychobitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Ford · as Margot Fonteyn · as Shirley Temple

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Edna Forbes-Leith

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Ford · as Mother Theresa

  • Demons Never Die(2011)

    as Freida

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Case Histories(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ms MacDonald

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Place of Execution(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ma Lomas

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hush(2008)

    as Mrs. Coates

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • A Room with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miss Alan

  • Benidorm(2007)

    Show 33 episodes · as Madge · as Madge Harvey

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • What We Did on Our Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mrs. Piscopo

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Paige Bonham

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gran

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Carol: The Musical(2004)

    as Mrs. Mops

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sea of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Aggie the Chambermaid

  • Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War(2002)

    as Joyce

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Afternoon Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith

  • Monarch of the Glen(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Reverend Alice

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Felicia's Journey(1999)

    as Iris

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Still Crazy(1998)

    as Mrs. Baggot

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Winter Guest(1997)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Woman in SS Cap

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Metcalfe

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Cruel Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Vera Mussell

  • The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hilda

  • 15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight(1993)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Perry

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • American Friends(1991)

    as Mrs. Weeks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Vroom(1988)

    as Jake's Mother

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne(1987)

    as Mrs Friel

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Raspberry Ripple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alice

  • Brazil(1985)

    as Mrs. Buttle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Etta

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Aerodrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bess's Mother

  • The Dresser(1983)

    as Lydia Gibson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Patsy

  • Taggart(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Black Room(1982)

    as Female Lover

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Five Days One Summer(1982)

    as Gillian Pierce

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Fame Is the Spur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs Ryerson

  • Get Lost! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Miss Langley

  • Somewhere More Central (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Pat

  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lady Florrie Rawlinson

  • Flickers(1980)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lily Brewer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Big Wheels and Sailor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mother

  • All Creatures Great & Small(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Donovan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Emigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · as May Parker

  • Brassneck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Doreen Haskins

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Planet(1972)

    as Mary Herrick

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • I Want What I Want(1972)

    as June

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Madge

  • The Touch(1971)

    as Sara Kovac

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Maria

  • Three Sisters(1970)

    as Natasha

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Alphabet Murders(1965)

    as Mrs. Fortune

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Othello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Bianca

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Mavis

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 2 episodes · as Etta

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1963 to 2024; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Dresser (1983)

$5.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dresser (1983)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Benidorm (2007)

Film career

19632024

Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1960s4 · acting1970s11 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
658505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sheila Reid's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Portraits of Dangerous Women (2024)

94th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brazil (1985)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sheila Reid's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sheila Reid work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sheila Reid's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason Cook shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers