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'''Sheila Reid''' (born [[21 December (people)|21 December]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]) played [[Etta]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]''. Nearly 30 years later, she played [[ | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = Sheila_Reid.jpg | |||
|aka = | |||
|birth date = [[21 December (people)|21 December]] [[1937 (people)|1937]] | |||
|death date = | |||
|role = [[Clara Oswald's gran]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
|time = 1985, 2013-14, 2017 | |||
|non dwu = ''Z-Cars'', ''Othello'', ''Three Sisters'', ''Owen, M.D.'', ''Moll Flanders'', ''Flickers'', ''The Dresser'', ''Brazil'', ''The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne'', ''American Friends'', ''Taggart'', ''Still Crazy'', ''The Bill'', ''Doctors'', ''Casualty'', ''Benidorm'', ''Psychobitches'', ''Troilus and Cressida'', ''All About Eve'' | |||
|imdb = 0717427 | |||
}} | |||
'''Sheila Reid''' (born [[21 December (people)|21 December]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]<ref>[https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5624435/sheila-reid-madge-harvey-benidorm/ The Sun]</ref>) played [[Etta]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''. Nearly 30 years later, she played [[Clara Oswald's gran]] in ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''. | |||
Reid is | Reid also voiced [[Claire Summerfield (Dalek duplicate)|a Dalek duplicate of Claire Summerfield]], the mother of companion [[Bernice Summerfield]], in ''[[Good Night, Sweet Ladies (audio story)|Good Night, Sweet Ladies]]'' and [[Janaiya]] in ''[[The Middle (audio story)|The Middle]]''. | ||
Due to these appearances, she is one of the very few actors to have appeared in all of the major production "regimes" of ''Doctor Who'' — the "classic" television series (1963-89), the revived BBC Wales series (2005 onwards), and for [[Big Finish Productions]]. | |||
== Career == | |||
Outside of the [[DWU]], Reid has appeared in the satirical film ''Brazil'', and also TV series such as ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' and ''[[Sea of Souls]]''. She is perhaps best known for playing scooter-using, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed Madge Harvey (nee Barron) in ITV comedy ''Benidorm''. | |||
== DWU credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'' - [[Etta]] | |||
* ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'' - [[Clara Oswald's gran]] | |||
* ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' - Clara Oswald's gran | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Doctor Who Main Range ==== | |||
* ''[[The Middle (audio story)|The Middle]]'' - [[Janaiya]] | |||
==== Bernice Summerfield ==== | |||
* ''[[Good Night, Sweet Ladies (audio story)|Good Night, Sweet Ladies]]'' - [[Claire Summerfield (Dalek duplicate)|Claire]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0717427}} | {{imdb name|id=0717427}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
[[Category:Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who]] | [[Category:Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who]] | ||
[[Category:The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Laurence Olivier Award nominees]] | |||
[[Category:Main Range voice actors]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:53, 27 October 2023
Sheila Reid (born 21 December 1937[1]) played Etta in the Doctor Who television story Vengeance on Varos. Nearly 30 years later, she played Clara Oswald's gran in The Time of the Doctor and Dark Water.
Reid also voiced a Dalek duplicate of Claire Summerfield, the mother of companion Bernice Summerfield, in Good Night, Sweet Ladies and Janaiya in The Middle.
Due to these appearances, she is one of the very few actors to have appeared in all of the major production "regimes" of Doctor Who — the "classic" television series (1963-89), the revived BBC Wales series (2005 onwards), and for Big Finish Productions.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Outside of the DWU, Reid has appeared in the satirical film Brazil, and also TV series such as Call the Midwife and Sea of Souls. She is perhaps best known for playing scooter-using, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed Madge Harvey (nee Barron) in ITV comedy Benidorm.
DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vengeance on Varos - Etta
- The Time of the Doctor - Clara Oswald's gran
- Dark Water - Clara Oswald's gran
