- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHelen Margaret Shingler
- Helen Shingler was born on August 29, 1919 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Portrait of Alison (1955), The Caretaker's Daughter (1952) and Enemy at the Door (1978). She was married to Seafield Head. She died on October 8, 2019.
- SpouseSeafield Head(1944 - March 22, 2009) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- RelativesDaisy Head(Grandchild)Emily Head(Grandchild)
- Mother of Murray Head and Anthony Head. Mother-in-law of Sarah Fisher. Grandmother of Emily Head, Daisy Head, Kate Head, and Sophie Head.
- In the 1940s, Shingler and her husband, British director Seafield Head, were neighbors of Basil Dearden and Melissa Stribling.
- She died in October 2019, some five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.
- Her television roles include Madame Maigret in the BBC Television series, Maigret (1960-63), in which Rupert Davies played the eponymous French detective.
- She was a British film and television actress.
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