Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry
Born	18 August 1926 Dublin, Irish Free State (today Ireland)
Died	4 March 2018 (aged 91) Chiswick, London, England, UK
Alma mater	RADA[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1947–1997[2]

Carmel Evelyn McSharry (18 August 1926 – 4 March 2018[3]) was an Irish character actress, best known for her roles as Beryl Humphries in Beryl's Lot (1973–77), and as Mrs. Hollingbery in In Sickness and in Health.[4] She also played bit parts in The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), 80,000 Suspects (1963) and The Leather Boys (1964).[5]

Other television work includes roles in The Liver Birds, Casualty and Z-Cars.[5][6][7] She also appeared in the BBC play Home from Home in 1973, which also featured Yootha Joyce and Michael Robbins.[8]

Personal life

Carmel McSharry's parents, John McSharry and Christina Harvey were Irish.[2] Her mother travelled back to Dublin for the birth of Carmel so that she would be born in the Irish Free State.[2]

McSharry married Derek Briggs in 1949.[2] They had three children, Desna, Theresa (the actress Tessa Bell Briggs) and Sean.[2][9] The marriage ended in divorce.[2]

Retirement and death

McSharry retired in 1997. She died on 4 March 2018 in London, aged 91.[3][2]

Selected TV and filmography

• Life in Danger (1959) as Mrs. Ashley
• Oliver Twist as Nancy (10 episodes, 1962)
• 80,000 Suspects (1963) as Cleaner
• The Leather Boys (1964) as Bus conductor
• The Witches (1966) as Mrs. Dowsett
• The Man Outside (1967) as Olga
• Beryl's Lot as Beryl Humphries (52 episodes, 1973–1977)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) as Mary
• The Liver Birds as Mrs. Boswell/Hennessey (8 episodes, 1975–78, 1996)
• Bluebell as Aunt Mary (6 episodes, 1986)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Ruby Branch (4 episodes, 1987)
• Wish Me Luck as Annette (4 episodes, 1989)
• In Sickness and in Health as Mrs. Hollingbery (27 episodes, 1985–1992)
• Goodnight Sweetheart as Phoebe's grandmother (1 episode, 1997: "The Leaving of Liverpool")

References

1. "Carmel McSharry — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
2. Hayward, Anthony (28 March 2018). "Carmel McSharry obituary". The Guardian.
3. Quinn, Michal (27 March 2018). "Obituary: Carmel McSharry". The Stage. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. "Carmel McSharry". www.bafta.org. 3 May 2018.
5. "Carmel McSharry". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.
6. "Casualty". 10 December 1994. p. 80 – via BBC Genome.
7. "Carmel McSharry". www.aveleyman.com.
8. "Comedy Playhouse presents: Home from Home". 8 February 1973. p. 43 – via BBC Genome.
9. https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20180407/282252371097956 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Carmel McSharry at IMDb