Carmel McSharry | |
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Born | 18 August 1926 |
Died | 4 March 2018 (aged 91) |
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]
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]
McSharry retired in 1997. She died on 4 March 2018 in London, aged 91. [3] [2]
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