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Cindy Shelley

Cynthia Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, known for her roles in two BBC television dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in Tenko and Abby Urquhart in Howards' Way. Shelley made her television debut playing Rhiannon, one of the party girls in The Young Ones episode "Interesting". A week later, she played the girl on the radio in the "Flood" episode of the same series. Shelley played Alice Courtenay in the World War II-set series Tenko. Shelley appeared in nine episodes of series three and appeared in Tenko Reunion the following year. From 1985 to 1990, she was a regular cast member for six series of Howards' Way in the role of Abby Urquhart/Hudson. Shelley later made appearances in The Tripods, Bottom, Men Behaving Badly, A Prince Among Men and Grange Hill. She replaced Charlotte Long for the second series of The Tripods after Long's sudden death in a road accident.


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Born:
Mar 23, 1960 In Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
6
First Appeared:
In the series Three of a Kind 1981-07-01
Latest Project:
Series Bottom 1991-09-17
Known For
Poster of Howards' Way
Poster of Tripods
Poster of The Young Ones
Poster of Three of a Kind
Filmography
Series Bottom Kate 1991-09-17
Series Howards' Way Abby Hudson 1985-09-01
Series Tripods 1984-09-15
Series The Young Ones Rhiannon 1982-11-09
Series Three of a Kind Self 1981-07-01
Series Tenko Alice Courtenay 1981-10-22