Carmel McSharry

Irish actress (1926–2018)

Carmel McSharry

Born	18 August 1926 Dublin, Irish Free State (today Ireland)
Died	4 March 2018 (aged 91) Chiswick, London, England, UK
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]

Personal life

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]

Retirement and death

McSharry retired in 1997. She died on 4 March 2018 in London, aged 91.^[3]^[2]

Selected TV and filmography

Life in Danger (1959) as Mrs. Ashley
Oliver Twist as Nancy (10 episodes, 1962)
80,000 Suspects (1963) as Cleaner
The Leather Boys (1964) as Bus conductor
The Witches (1966) as Mrs. Dowsett
The Man Outside (1967) as Olga
Beryl's Lot as Beryl Humphries (52 episodes, 1973–1977)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) as Mary
The Liver Birds as Mrs. Boswell/Hennessey (8 episodes, 1975–78, 1996)
Bluebell as Aunt Mary (6 episodes, 1986)
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Ruby Branch (4 episodes, 1987)
Wish Me Luck as Annette (4 episodes, 1989)
In Sickness and in Health as Mrs. Hollingbery (27 episodes, 1985–1992)
Goodnight Sweetheart as Phoebe's grandmother (1 episode, 1997: "The Leaving of Liverpool")

References

^ "Carmel McSharry — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Hayward, Anthony (28 March 2018). "Carmel McSharry obituary". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b Quinn, Michal (27 March 2018). "Obituary: Carmel McSharry". The Stage. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
^ "Carmel McSharry". www.bafta.org. 3 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Carmel McSharry". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018.
^ "Casualty". 10 December 1994. p. 80 – via BBC Genome.
^ "Carmel McSharry". www.aveleyman.com.
^ "Comedy Playhouse presents: Home from Home". 8 February 1973. p. 43 – via BBC Genome.
^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20180407/282252371097956 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)