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Ruth Sheen
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Ruth Sheen (born 1952) is an English actress.
Born in London, Sheen began her career by training at the East 15 Acting School, and has appeared regularly on British television and in British films since 1988. On television, she had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in Berkeley Square (1998), and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series Bramwell (1995–1998). She has also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2004.
She has also appeared in five Mike Leigh films: in the female lead role of Shirley in High Hopes (1988); as Laughing Woman in Secrets & Lies (1996); as Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), as Lily in Vera Drake (2004) and as Gerri in Another Year …
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Ruth Sheen (born 1952) is an English actress. Born in London, Sheen began her career by training at the East 15 Acting School, and has appeared regularly on British television and in British films since 1988. On television, she had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in Berkeley Square (1998), and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series Bramwell (1995–1998). She has also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2004. She has also appeared in five Mike Leigh films: in the female lead role of Shirley in High Hopes (1988); as Laughing Woman in Secrets & Lies (1996); as Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), as Lily in Vera Drake (2004) and as Gerri in Another Year (2010). Her role in High Hopes won her the Best Actress award at the 1989 European Film Awards. In 2007, she played the role of Lyn, opposite Ben Whishaw's Steven, in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's stage play, Leaves of Glass at the Soho Theatre, London. She also plays the mother of Jim Sturgess's character, Jamie, in Philip Ridley's feature film, Heartless.
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Ruth Sheen's Filmography
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The Thursday Murder Club
as Aunt Maud
Touch
as Mrs. Ellis
The After
as Tabatha
Sweetly It Turns
as Joy
Cyrano
as Mother Marthe
VS.
as Fiona
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Elsie
SuperBob
as Pat
A Royal Night Out
as Jack's Mum
The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge
as Elizabeth Gadge
No Poster
The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self
Mr. Turner
as Sarah Danby
Welcome to the Punch
as Iris Warns
Another Year
as Gerri
The Hardest Part
as Bus Lady
Heartless
as Marion Morgan
No Poster
Brave Young Men
as Stephanie Malloy
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Jones
Run Fatboy Run
as Claudine
A Class Apart
as Ruth - Candy's mum
No Poster
Hush Your Mouth
as Mrs Collins
Imagine Me & You
as Mrs Webster
No Poster
The English Harem
as Emily
Footprints in the Snow
as Lady Victualler
Vera Drake
as Lily
Vanity Fair
as Miss Pinkerton
Cheeky
as Tamara
All or Nothing
as Maureen
Plain Jane
as May
Lorna Doone
as Betty Muxworthy
No Poster
Bait
as Cafe Woman
Don Quixote
as 1st Wench / Young Lady
Virtual Sexuality
as Jackie Lovett
Different for Girls
as Nosy neighbour
Secrets & Lies
as Laughing Woman
The Young Poisoner's Handbook
as Molly
Sin Bin
as Viv Hastings
When Pigs Fly
as Marge
Ghostwatch
as Emma Stableford (voice)
A Fatal Inversion
as Forensic Scientist
Clubland
as Karen
No Poster
Night Voice
as Helen Baldwin
High Hopes
as Shirley
The Angry Earth
as Nurse Berry
Little Dorrit
as Society Lady