Carmel McSharry

Carmel E. McSharry (18 August 1926 – 4 March 2018^[1]) was 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.

Retirement and death

McSharry retired in 1997. She died on 4 March 2018 in London, aged 91.^[1][2]

Selected TV and filmography

• 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)
• 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 "The Leaving of Liverpool" April 1997 as Phoebe's grandmother

References

External links

• Carmel McSharry on IMDb