Carmel McSharry

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]

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]

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

• 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")

• Carmel McSharry at IMDb