# Shirley Cain

Shirley Cain (born Shirley Roberts; 30 April 1935) is a British actress of film and television. She graduated from RADA in 1954. Cain was married to television executive John Cain until his death, on 12 April 2013, at the age of 88.

## Filmography

Films :
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 1986 | Harem | Embassy Hostess | |
| 1982 | The Last Visitor | Evalie Hobson | |
| 1971 | Villain | Mrs. Matthews | Supporting |
| 1962 | Son of the House | Judith | |
| 1961 | Return of a Stranger | Dorothy | |
| 1960 | An Honourable Murder | | |
| 1957 | Wishing Well | Irene Jennings | |
| 1956 | Plaintiff in a Pretty Hat | Lady Susan Creel | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 1994 | Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Doctor's Receptionist | Episode: Vanity Dies Hard: Part 1 |
| 1992 | Crime Story | Johanna van Haarlem | Episode: A Question of Identity |
| 1991 | The Darling Buds of May | Mrs. Hall | Episodes: When the Green Woods Laugh: Part 1, The Darling Buds of May: Part 2 |
| 1991 | EastEnders | Mrs. Collins | Episode 1.631 |
| 1990 | Stolen | Miss. Brasher | Episode 1.3 |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Marge | Episode: Over to Pam |
| 1984–1989 | The Bill | Mrs. Viggers / Mrs. Taylor | Episode: Duplicates, Long Odds |
| 1988 | Sophia and Constance | French saleswoman | Episode 1.3 |
| 1988 | Tales of the Unexpected | Sister Wyman | Episode: The Surgeon |
| 1987 | A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery | Miss. Climpson | Episode: Strong Poison: Episode One, Strong Poison: Episode Three |
| 1985 | Them and Us | Mrs. Morton | Episode: Caesar's Snarl |
| 1985 | Drummonds | Miss. Fenton | Episode: A Woman Lost and Found |
| 1985 | The Pickwick Papers | Miss. Whiterfield | Episode 1.6, 1.7 |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage | Mrs. Murphy | Episode: A Matter of Will |
| 1983 | Dombey & Son | Miss. Tox | |
| 1982 | Jackanory | Sister Monica | |
| 1981 | Diamonds | Catherine Coleman | |
| 1980–1981 | Brendon Chase | Mrs. Bowers | |
| 1980 | God's Wonderful Railway | Jane Grant | |
| 1980 | Pride & Prejudice | Mrs. Phillips | Episode 1.2, 1.4 |
| 1979 | Mistery!: Malice Aforethought | Miss. Peavy | |
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah | Mrs. Hughes | Episode: Return to Gethym |
| 1978 | People Like Us | Edith Clegg | |
| 1978 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Miss. Dearborn | |
| 1977 | Love for Lydia | Nurse Simpson | |
| 1976 | Crown Court | Dr. Joan Reedman | Episode: Operation Happiness: Part 1 |
| 1976 | Victorian Scandals | Julia Starky | Episode: Beloved |
| 1976 | BBC2 Playhouse | Mrs. Nevinson | Episode: The Mind Beyond: Double Echo |
| 1976 | Warship | Edith | Episode: Fist Turn of the Screw |
| 1975 | North & South | Mrs. Hepworth | Episode 1.4 |
| 1975 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Miss. Treadwell | |
| 1975 | Late Call | Renee Cranston | Episode 1.2 |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | Alice | Episode: On the Anvil |
| 1974 | Seven Faces of Woman | Anne Kingdom | Episode: Cherryripe and the Lugworm Digger |
| 1974 | Thriller | Mrs. Terrill | Episode: Color Him Dead |
| 1973 | Murder Must Advertise | Miss Rossiter | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | Mary Tyrell | Episode: Point of Impact |
| 1965, 1971 | Out of the Unknown | Frances Mervyn / Miss Clements | |
| 1970 | Man at the Top | Lottie Dromgan | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Lady Emma Brenton | Episode: The Lie |
| 1969 | Not in Front of the Children | Hilary | |
| 1969 | ITV Playhouse | Miss Kindle | |
| 1965–1967 | ITV Play of the Week | Kath / Herby | Episodes: Top of the Ladder, The Fall of the Sparrow |
| 1967 | The Gamblers | Miss Pinock | Episode: My Dear Sirs |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl | Khaddouj | Episode: Love with a Few Harris |
| 1967 | Great Expectations | Mrs. Gargery | |
| 1966 | Blackmail | Manuela Moot | |
| 1966 | The Rat Catchers | Nancy Dowdeswell | Episode: Showdown Vienna |
| 1966 | Our Man at St.Mark's | Mary Dexter | Episode: Are You There? |
| 1960–1966 | No Hiding Place | Susan Parson / Janet Grantley | |
| 1966 | The Idiot | Varvara | Episode: The Prince's Return |
| 1965 | Ways with Words | | |
| 1964 | You and the World | Brenda | Episode: Off to Work |
| 1962–1963 | Compact | Vendeuse / Fashion expert | |
| 1963 | Maigret | Jeanne Vernoux | Episode: The Fontenay Murders |
| 1963 | First Night | Denise | Episode: The Intitation |
| 1963 | The Desperate People | Claire Seldon | |
| 1963 | It Happened Like This | Miss Turner | Episode: The Hidden Witness |
| 1961 | BBC Sunday-Night Party | Madge | Episode: Marriage Lines |
| 1958–1960 | Saturday Playhouse | Betty Bryan / Susan Lashwood | |
| 1960 | A Matter of Degree | Rosamund | |
| 1959 | The Vise | Carol | Episode: Dilemma for Harry |
| 1959 | ITV Television Playhouse | Valerie | |
| 1958–1959 | BBC Sunday-Night Theatre | Ellen Ford / Beryl | Episodes: The Driving Force, The Uninvited |