7.9
TV
Acting
Sheila Ruskin
- Born
- (age 80)
- Birthplace
- England, UK
- Credits
- 59 titles
Biography
Sheila Ruskin (born 28 March 1946) is an English actress. She played Vipsania in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius (1976), Kassia in the Doctor Who serial The Keeper of Traken (1981) and Alta One in the Blake's 7 episode "Redemption" (1979).
Her other TV credits include: MacKenzie, Special Branch, The Pallisers, How Green Was My Valley, The Sweeney, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, Minder, Bergerac, Boon, Taggart, Miss Marple, Parnell and the English woman, Casualty, Rumpole of the Bailey, Strangers and Brothers, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Holby City, Midsomer Murders, The Intruder, and The Lost Boys.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
7.5
TV
Midsomer Murders
5.8
Movie
The Dogs of War
7.8
TV
I, Claudius
6.2
Movie
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
4.6
Movie
The Truth About Love
7.6
TV
A Touch of Frost
6.6
Movie
Rasputin
6.8
TV
Tales of the Unexpected
7.5
TV
Silk
7.3
TV
Blake's 7
7.6
TV
The Professionals
6.7
Movie
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
7.6
TV
Bad Girls
7.2
TV
Minder
8.1
TV
The Sweeney
6.4
TV
Dalziel and Pascoe
7.0
TV
Bergerac
Acting credits 59
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Silk TV | Chair of Magistrates (1 ep) |
| 2005 | The Truth About Love Film | Judge |
| 2003 | Trust TV | Eöaine Blaine (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Bad Girls TV | Mrs Dunstan (1 ep) |
| 1998 | The Cater Street Hangman Film | Caroline Ellison |
| 1997 | The Vanishing Man TV | Dr Peters (4 ep) |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders TV | Lady Lucinda Butler (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Rasputin Film | Princess Marisa |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe TV | Stella Abbis (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Out of the Blue TV | Margot Gillespie (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Crown Prosecutor TV | Leonie Marr (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Ghosts TV | Helen (1 ep) |
| 1994 | The Trial of Lord Lucan Film | Dr. Margaret Pereira |
| 1994 | Space Precinct TV | Numar (1 ep) |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost TV | Mrs. Royden, Mrs Royden (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Born Kicking Film | Joanne Grace |
| 1989 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery Film | Evelyn Hillingdon |
| 1989 | Close to Home TV | Melissa (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Chekhov in Yalta Film | Liliana Stanislavski |
| 1988 | Crossfire Film | Miss Singleton |
| 1988 | Hard Cases TV | Lucy Davenport (7 ep) |
| 1987 | Life Without George TV | Vivienne (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Playing Away Film | Viv |
| 1986 | Blake's 7: Orac Film | Alta One |
| 1985 | We'll Support You Evermore Film | Sue Friday |
| 1984 | Strangers and Brothers TV | Sheila Eliot (1 ep) |
| 1983 | The Captain's Doll Film | Marjorie |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Felicity, Simone (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Random Moments in a May Garden Film | Ann |
| 1981 | Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken Film | Kassia |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War Film | Dinner Party Guest |
| 1980 | Mackenzie TV | Diana Crawley (11 ep) |
| 1980 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery Film | Bank Girl |
| 1980 | Gentle Folk Film | Portia Menant |
| 1979 | Speed King Film | Lilly |
| 1979 | Minder TV | Susie Blake (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected TV | Louise (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Somewhere, Sometime Film | |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Film | Actress |
| 1978 | Out TV | Jean (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 TV | Alta One (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Professionals TV | Susan Grant, Helen (1 ep) |
| 1976 | I, Claudius TV | Vipsania (1 ep) |
| 1976 | A Man of Morality Film | Iris |
| 1976 | The Swiss Conspiracy Film | Corinne |
| 1976 | Life and Death of Penelope TV | Belinda (6 ep) |
| 1975 | How Green Was My Valley TV | Blodwen Evans (3 ep) |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey TV | Mercy Charles (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Sweeney TV | Judy Grinden (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Churchill's People TV | Frances (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Portia Menant, Ann (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Pallisers TV | Emily Lopez, Emily Wharton (3 ep) |
| 1973 | Centre Play TV | Iris (1 ep) |
| 1973 | The Higgler Film | Mary Sadgrove |
| 1972 | Country Matters TV | Mary Sadgrove (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Intruder TV | Jane Ellison (8 ep) |
| 1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere Film | Jackie |
| 1969 | A Promise of Bed Film | Snake Girl |
| 1963 | Doctor Who TV | Kassia (1 ep) |