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TV
Acting
Cindy Shelley
- Born
- (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Credits
- 13 titles
Biography
Cynthia Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, known for her roles in two BBC television dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in Tenko and Abby Urquhart in Howards' Way. Shelley made her television debut playing Rhiannon, one of the party girls in The Young Ones episode "Interesting". A week later, she played the girl on the radio in the "Flood" episode of the same series.
Shelley played Alice Courtenay in the World War II-set series Tenko. Shelley appeared in nine episodes of series three and appeared in Tenko Reunion the following year. From 1985 to 1990, she was a regular cast member for six series of Howards' Way in the role of Abby Urquhart/Hudson.
Shelley later made appearances in The Tripods, Bottom, Men Behaving Badly, A Prince Among Men and Grange Hill.
She replaced Charlotte Long for the second series of The Tripods after Long's sudden death in a road accident.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 13
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | A Prince Among Men TV | Christine Foster (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Men Behaving Badly TV | Chatty Woman (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Bottom TV | Kate (1 ep) |
| 1985 | Tenko Reunion Film | Alice Courtenay |
| 1985 | Howards' Way TV | Abby Urquhart, Abby Hudson (24 ep) |
| 1984 | The Tripods TV | Eloise (2 ep) |
| 1984 | Long Live the Babe Film | Polly |
| 1984 | Cockles TV | Susie (1 ep) |
| 1982 | The Young Ones TV | Girl on Radio, Rhiannon (1 ep) |
| 1982 | Smiley's People TV | Cabaret Performer (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Tenko TV | Alice Courtenay (9 ep) |
| 1981 | Three of a Kind TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Grange Hill TV | Ros Meyer (20 ep) |