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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1960-03-23 · Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known for
- The Young Ones (1982) — Girl on Radio
- Bottom (1991) — Kate
- Men Behaving Badly (1992) — Chatty Woman
- Smiley's People (1982) — Cabaret Performer
- Grange Hill (1978) — Ros Meyer
- The Tripods (1984) — Eloise
- Tenko (1981) — Alice Courtenay
- Howards' Way (1985) — Abby Urquhart
- Tenko Reunion (1985) — Alice Courtenay
- Three of a Kind (1981) — Self
- A Prince Among Men (1997) — Christine Foster
- Cockles (1984) — Susie
- Long Live the Babe (1984) — Polly