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Helen Shingler

Helen Shingler

Actor · Died October 8, 2019, aged 100 · London, England, UK

Helen Shingler was born on 29 August 1919 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Portrait of Alison (1955), The Caretaker's Daughter (1952) and Enemy at the Door (1978). She was married to Seafield Head. She died on 8 October 2019.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 29, 1919
Died
October 8, 2019 (aged 100)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Helen Shingler's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Mentoras Madame Maigret in Maigret (1960)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Warm
1
Other
1

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 Helen Shingler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Shingler'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

22 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mrs. Higgins

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Semple

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • The Walls of Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Jex-Blake

  • Enemy at the Door(1978)

    Show 9 episodes · as Helen Porteous · as Mrs. Porteous

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Third Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jackie

  • Maigret at Bay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Madame Maigret

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Sheldrake

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Maigret

  • Public Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Eve Biddersloe

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Hadley

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 52 episodes · as Madame Maigret

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Rx Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Charlotte

  • Room in the House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ethel

  • Background (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Mary Wallace

  • Laughing Anne(1953)

    as Susan Davidson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Love's a Luxury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Mrs. Pentwick

  • Judgment Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Kay Kennedy

  • The Lady with a Lamp(1951)

    as Parthenope Nightingale

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Rossiter Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Liz Rossiter

  • I Have Been Here Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Janet Ormund

  • The Silver Darlings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Catrine

  • Quiet Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rowena Hyde

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1946 to 1981.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 22: 22 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s8 · acting1960s6 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s3 · acting

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.

Who does Helen Shingler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Shingler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herbert Wilcox shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers