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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Berkeley Square
as Nanny Simmons
Episodes: 10
First Aired: May 09, 1998
Strike
as Pat Chauncey
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Aug 27, 2017
Holding On
as Alice
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 08, 1997
The Nevers
as Mrs. Beechum
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 11, 2021
Unforgotten
as Lizzie Wilton
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Oct 08, 2015
Brassic
as Kath
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 22, 2019
Prime Suspect 1973
as Renee Bentley
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Mar 02, 2017
Misfits
as Maggie
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Nov 12, 2009
The Woman in White
as Mrs. Clements
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 22, 2018
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells
as Mrs. MacMananan
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 05, 2001
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky
as Aunt Winnie
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 19, 2005
Fanny Hill
as Mrs Jones
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 22, 2007
Lorna Doone
as Betty Muxworthy
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 24, 2000
Never Never
as Sandra
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 05, 2000
It's a Sin
as Sandra
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 22, 2021
The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
as Mrs. Harris
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 09, 1997
Inside No. 9
as Elizabeth Gadge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 05, 2014
Cracker
as Jean McIlvanney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1993
Hijack
as Elaine Atterton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2023
Peak Practice
as Pauline Wadham
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 1993
Casualty
as Barbara George
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Cracker
as Jean McIIvanney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1993
Call the Midwife
as Sister Maltby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 2012
A Class Apart
as Ruth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2007
Midsomer Murders
as Valerie Horton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 1997
Accused
as Mo's Mum
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 15, 2010
Bramwell
Episodes: 27
First Aired: May 01, 1995
The Bill
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 16, 1984
Vital Signs
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 20, 2006
Silent Witness
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 21, 1996
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