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Sheila Ruskin

Cast & creator

Sheila Ruskin

1946-03-28 (age 80) England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Minder

Sheila Ruskin (born 28 March 1946) is an English actress. She played Vipsania in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius (1976), Kassia in the Doctor Who serial The Keeper of Traken (1981) and Alta One in the Blake's 7 episode "Redemption" (1979). Her other TV credits include: MacKenzie, Special Branch, The Pallisers, How Green Was My Valley, The Sweeney, Tales of the Unexpected, The Professionals, Minder, Bergerac, Boon, Taggart, Miss Marple, Parnell and the English woman, Casualty, Rumpole of the Bailey, Strangers and Brothers, The Bill, Dalziel and Pascoe, Holby City, Midsomer Murders, The Intruder, and The Lost Boys.

Movies

25

film credits

Series

38

television credits

Career

63

1963–2011 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Lady Lucinda Butler · 1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Kassia · 1963

Minder

Minder

Susie Blake · 1979

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Mrs. Royden · 1992

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Mrs Royden · 1992

Across film & television

Filmography (63)

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Showing 63 of 63 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Lady Lucinda Butler

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Kassia

Minder

Minder

Susie Blake

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Mrs. Royden

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Mrs Royden

Playhouse

Playhouse

Portia Menant

Playhouse

Playhouse

Ann

The Professionals

The Professionals

Susan Grant

The Professionals

The Professionals

Helen

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Louise

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Stella Abbis

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Mercy Charles

Bergerac

Bergerac

Felicity

Bergerac

Bergerac

Simone

Bad Girls

Bad Girls

Mrs Dunstan

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Judy Grinden

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Alta One

Silk

Silk

Chair of Magistrates

Centre Play

Centre Play

Iris

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Frances

Space Precinct

Space Precinct

Numar

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

Vipsania

Country Matters

Country Matters

Mary Sadgrove

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Emily Lopez

The Pallisers

The Pallisers

Emily Wharton

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Margot Gillespie

Crown Prosecutor

Leonie Marr

The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

Dinner Party Guest

Trust

Trust

Eöaine Blaine

Close to Home

Melissa

Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Diana Crawley

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Blodwen Evans

Out

Out

Jean

The Vanishing Man

The Vanishing Man

Dr Peters

Strangers and Brothers

Strangers and Brothers

Sheila Eliot

The Truth About Love

The Truth About Love

Judge

Ghosts

Ghosts

Helen

The Intruder

The Intruder

Jane Ellison

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Evelyn Hillingdon

Life Without George

Vivienne

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Actress

Hard Cases

Lucy Davenport

Rasputin

Rasputin

Princess Marisa

The Higgler

The Higgler

Mary Sadgrove

Speed King

Lilly

She'll Follow You Anywhere

She'll Follow You Anywhere

Jackie

The Cater Street Hangman

The Cater Street Hangman

Caroline Ellison

The Trial of Lord Lucan

The Trial of Lord Lucan

Dr. Margaret Pereira

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

Bank Girl

The Swiss Conspiracy

The Swiss Conspiracy

Corinne

Blake's 7: Orac

Blake's 7: Orac

Alta One

Playing Away

Playing Away

Viv

We'll Support You Evermore

We'll Support You Evermore

Sue Friday

A Promise of Bed

A Promise of Bed

Snake Girl

The Captain's Doll

The Captain's Doll

Marjorie

A Man of Morality

A Man of Morality

Iris

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Doctor Who: The Keeper of Traken

Kassia

Random Moments in a May Garden

Random Moments in a May Garden

Ann

Chekhov in Yalta

Liliana Stanislavski

Crossfire

Crossfire

Miss Singleton

Born Kicking

Born Kicking

Joanne Grace

Gentle Folk

Gentle Folk

Portia Menant

Somewhere, Sometime