Sheila Allen (22 October 1932 - 13 October 2011) was a British actress who played an unidentified ministry witch in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.[3]
Biography[]
Sheila Allen was most well known for her role on the television serial Bouquet of Barbed Wire and its sequel Another Bouquet, where she played the character Cassie Manson. She was also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 12 years, from 1966 to 1978.
Selected filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Ministry witch | |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Jamie's mum | |
| Doctors (TV Series) | Marianne Stael | 1 episode Fugue State | |
| 1997 | Mothertime (TV Movie) | Eileen | |
| 1996 | The Ring (TV Movie) | Frau Hedwig | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Dangerfield (TV Series) | Mrs Norland | 1 episode The Call Girl |
| 1992 | The Old Devils (TV Mini-series) | Rhiannon Weaver | 3 episodes Clapped-Out Casanovas Rhiannon's Boys Love, Lust and Litre Bottles |
| Shining Through | Olga Leiner, Margrete's Mother | ||
| 1991 | Casualty (TV Series) | Marcia Parrish | 1 episode Something to Hide |
| 1990 | Screenplay (TV Series) | Tutor | 1 episode Antonia and Jane |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV series) | Mrs Clapperton | 1 episode Problem at Sea |
| Act of Will (TV series) | Dulcie Sedgewick | ||
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Mrs Marchant | |
| 1987 | Screen Two (TV series) | Virginia | 1 episode Hedgehog Wedding |
| Boon (TV series) | Phyllis Nichols | 1 episode Wheels of Fortune | |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV series) | Fiona | 1 episode Episode #1.3 |
| 1984 | The Glory Boys (TV movie) | Mrs Sokarev | |
| Shroud for a Nightingale (TV mini-series) | Matron Mary Taylor | 5 episodes | |
| 1975 to 1982 | Crown Court (TV series) | Helen Montgomery QC | 4 episodes Talking to the Enemy: Part 1 Incorrigible Rogue Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil: Part 1 The Party's Over |
| 1982 | Dick Turpin (TV series) | Magyari | 1 episode The Secret Folk |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse (TV series) | Lady Redesdale | 1 episode Unity |
| 1979 | ITV Playhouse (TV series) | 1 episode Getting in on Concorde | |
| 1977 | Another Bouquet (TV mini-series) | Cassie Manson | 7 episodes |
| Jackanory Playhouse (TV series) | Queen Liza | 1 episode The Princess and the Hedgehog | |
| 1976 | Bouquet of Barbed Wire (TV series) | Cassie Manson | 7 episodes |
| 1974 | Shoulder to Shoulder (TV mini-series) | Mrs Pethick-Lawrence | 3 episodes Christabel Pankhurst Lady Constance Lytton Annie Kenney |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales (TV series) | Lady Grebe | 1 episode Barbara of the House of Grebe |
| 1970 to 1973 | Z-Cars (TV series) | Sheila Ashton / Vera Marshall | 3 episodes Jack the Dodger … Vera Marshall A Lot of Fuss for Fifteen Quid: Part 2 … Sheila Ashton A Lot of Fuss for Fifteen Quid: Part 1 … Sheila Ashton |
| 1972 | Play for Today (TV series) | Angela / Veronica | 2 episodes The Bankrupt … Angela Triple Exposure … Veronica |
| BBC Play of the Month (TV series) | Jocasta | 1 episode King Oedipus | |
| The Regiment (TV series) | Truus Meyer | 1 episode Dragon's Teeth | |
| The Other Side of the Underneath | Unknown | British feature film | |
| 1971 | Public Eye (TV series) | Barbara Lewson-Jones | 1 episode Shades of White |
| The Legend of Spider Forest | Ellen | ||
| 1969 | Three Into Two Won't Go | Beth | |
| 1967 | The Prisoner (TV series) | Number Fourteen | 1 episode A. B. and C. |
| 1966 | Theatre 625 (TV series) | Anna | 1 episode The Twelfth Hour |
| Sunday Night (TV series documentary) | Ruth | 1 episode The Quarry: Portrait of a Man as a Paralysed Artist | |
| 1965 | The Alphabet Murders | Lady Diane | |
| Gideon's Way (TV series) | Mary Calloway | 1 episode The Alibi Men | |
| 1964 | Secret Agent (TV series) | Dian | 1 episode Don't Nail Him Yet |
| Horror! | Diana Looran | ||
| 1963 | For Tea on Sunday (TV movie) | Christine | |
| 1962 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Colour (TV series) | Princess Mary | 3 episodes The Prince and the Pauper: Long Live the Rightful King The Prince and the Pauper: The Merciful Law of the King The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King |
| 1958 to 1961 | Armchair Theatre (TV series) | Andrea / Nancy | 6 episodes |
| 1960 | The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series) | Frau Kornfeldt | 1 episode The Malpas Mystery |
| The Four Just Men (TV series) | Ilse / Marie Clement | 2 episodes The Godfather … Marie Clement The Man Who Wasn't There … Ilse | |
| 1959 | The Flying Doctor (TV series) | Mrs Forbes | 1 episode Woman Hunt |
| 1958 | The Castiglioni Brothers (TV movie) | Gisa | |
| 1956 | The Crime of the Century (TV series) | Flag girl | 1 episode Taffy |
| 1955 | The Deadliest Sin | Uncredited |
