Ruth Sheen

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: London, England, UK, 1952-01-01

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1987	Little Dorrit	Society Lady	65
2	1989	The Angry Earth	Nurse Berry	20
3	1989	High Hopes	Shirley	71
4	1990	Night Voice	Helen Baldwin	0
5	1991	Clubland	Karen	0
6	1992	A Fatal Inversion	Forensic Scientist	54
7	1992	Ghostwatch	Emma Stableford (voice)	70
8	1993	When Pigs Fly	Marge	51
9	1994	Sin Bin	Viv Hastings	0
10	1995	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	Molly	66
11	1996	Secrets & Lies	Laughing Woman	76
12	1996	Different for Girls	Nosy neighbour	72
13	1999	Virtual Sexuality	Jackie Lovett	52
14	2000	Don Quixote	1st Wench / Young Lady	62
15	2000	Bait	Cafe Woman	0
16	2001	Lorna Doone	Betty Muxworthy	57
17	2002	Plain Jane	May	0
18	2002	All or Nothing	Maureen	71
19	2003	Cheeky	Tamara	64
20	2004	Vanity Fair	Miss Pinkerton	58
21	2004	Vera Drake	Lily	72
22	2005	Footprints in the Snow	Lady Victualler	25
23	2005	The English Harem	Emily	33
24	2006	Imagine Me & You	Mrs Webster	76
25	2007	Hush Your Mouth	Mrs Collins	35
26	2007	A Class Apart	Ruth - Candy's mum	0
27	2007	Run Fatboy Run	Claudine	62
28	2007	Fanny Hill	Mrs. Jones	60
29	2009	Brave Young Men	Stephanie Malloy	20
30	2010	Heartless	Marion Morgan	58
31	2010	The Hardest Part	Bus Lady	0
32	2010	Another Year	Gerri	70
33	2013	Welcome to the Punch	Iris Warns	59
34	2014	Mr. Turner	Sarah Danby	65
35	2014	The One and Only Mike Leigh	Self	90
36	2015	A Royal Night Out	Jack's Mum	65
37	2015	SuperBob	Pat	59
38	2016	A Street Cat Named Bob	Elsie	79
39	2018	VS.	Fiona	59
40	2021	Cyrano	Mother Marthe	64
41	2023	Sweetly It Turns	Joy	0
42	2024	The After	Tabatha	57
43	2024	Touch	Mrs. Ellis	74

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1984	The Bill		67
2	1986	Casualty	Barbara George	61
3	1993	Peak Practice	Pauline Wadham	61
4	1993	Cracker	Jean McIlvanney	66
5	1993	Cracker	Jean McIIvanney	66
6	1995	Bramwell		42
7	1996	Silent Witness		76
8	1997	Midsomer Murders	Valerie Horton	75
9	1997	Holding On	Alice	80
10	1997	The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling	Mrs. Harris	70
11	1998	Berkeley Square	Nanny Simmons	75
12	2000	Never Never	Sandra	20
13	2000	Lorna Doone	Betty Muxworthy	80
14	2001	The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells	Mrs. MacMananan	70
15	2005	Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky	Aunt Winnie	53
16	2006	Vital Signs		53
17	2007	A Class Apart	Ruth	40
18	2007	Fanny Hill	Mrs Jones	72
19	2009	Misfits	Maggie	76
20	2010	Accused	Mo's Mum	81
21	2014	Inside No. 9	Elizabeth Gadge	80
22	2015	Unforgotten	Lizzie Wilton	76
23	2017	Prime Suspect 1973	Renee Bentley	73
24	2017	Strike	Pat Chauncey	71
25	2018	The Woman in White	Mrs. Clements	60
26	2019	Brassic	Kath	85
27	2020	Gangs of London	Deborah Devereux	79
28	2021	It's a Sin	Sandra	79
29	2021	The Nevers	Mrs. Beechum	80
30	2023	Hijack	Elaine Atterton	77

Ruth Sheen

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