Carmel McSharry

Carmel McSharry (born 1930, Dublin) is an Irish character actress, best known for her roles as Beryl Humphries in Beryl's Lot (1973–77), a daytime ITV serial, and as Mrs. Hollingbery in In Sickness and in Health. She also played bit parts in The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), 80,000 Suspects (1963) and The Leather Boys (1964).

Other television work includes roles in The Liver Birds, Casualty and Z Cars. She also appeared in the BBC play Home from Home in 1973, which also featured Yootha Joyce and Michael Robbins. She retired in 1997.

Selected TV and filmography

• The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) as Woman lost in fog
• 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
• All Coppers Are... (1972) as Mrs. Briggs
• Beryl's Lot as Beryl Humphries (52 episodes, 1973–1977)
• The Liver Birds as Mrs. Boswell/Hennessey (8 episodes, 1975-78, 1996)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) as Mary
• The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1982) as Mary
• Bluebell as Aunt Mary (6 episodes, 1986)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as Ruby Branch (4 episodes, 1987)
• A Taste for Death as Iris Minns (2 episodes, 1988)
• Wish Me Luck as Annette (4 episodes, 1989)
• In Sickness and in Health as Mrs. Hollingbery (27 episodes, 1985–1992)
• A Word with Alf (1997) TV series as Mrs. Hollingbery

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External links

• IMDb