
Linda Henry
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1959-08-24 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Peckham, London, England, UK
Biography
Linda Varilis (née Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV drama Bad Girls and Shirley Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she has played since 2006. She had previously appeared in EastEnders as the original Lorraine Salter, the mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton) from 1991 to 1992. Her other acting credits include Cracker (1995), Prime Suspect (1997) and Trial & Retribution (1998). She has also appeared in the films Beautiful Thing (1996) and The Business (2005).
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Known For
TV Shows (19)

EastEnders
1985
as Shirley Carter

Casualty
1986
as Diane Daw

Screen Two
1985
as Barbara

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Sue Venables

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Jackie

Bad Girls
1999
as Yvonne Atkins

Prime Suspect
1991
as Forensic Scientist

Birds of a Feather
1989
as Viv McCarthy

Trial & Retribution
1997
as Marilyn Spark

Shooting Stars
1993
as Self

Cracker
1993
as Mrs Perry

The Play on One
1988
as Carol Fairwater

Eurocops
1988
as Linda Jackson

The Young Ones
1982
as Girl at party

Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Sharon Hagerty

The Vanishing Man
1997
as Olivia

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square
2020
as Herself

Born to Run
1997
as Judith
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as Council Tenant
Movies (7)
About Linda Henry
Linda Varilis (née Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV drama Bad Girls and Shirley Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she has played since 2006. She had previously appeared in EastEnders as the original Lorraine Salter, the mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton) from 1991 to 1992. Her other acting credits include Cracker (1995), Prime Suspect (1997) and Trial & Retribution (1998). She has also appeared in the films Beautiful Thing (1996) and The Business (200… With 26 credits spanning from 1982 to 2020, Linda Henry has appeared in 7 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Linda Henry Movies
- The Business (2005) — as Shirley
- Beautiful Thing (1996) — as Sandra Gangel
- Don't Leave Me This Way (1993) — as Janet Weir
- For Queen & Country (1988) — as Kim
- The Yob (1988) — as Jackie
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