Sheila Raynor

Sheila Raynor

Born: March 15, 1908
Died: February 17, 1998
in London, England, UK
Sheila Raynor (15 March 1906 – 17 February 1998) was a British actress. She appeared in Jack Clayton's adaptation of Room at the Top. One of her notable roles was that of Alex's (Malcolm McDowell) mother in A Clockwork Orange.

Movies for Sheila Raynor...

The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Title: The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Character: Madame Levy
Released: July 15, 1987
Type: Movie
Decades after the end of World War II, escaped war criminal Klaus Barbie is brought to justice.
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Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Title: Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Character: Shop Assistant
Released: June 24, 1987
Type: Movie
A newly married young woman was suddenly killed. Who is the culprit on earth? Is it her husband, or her former lover, enemy, or rival? A pair of young people who love detectives are determined to uncover the truth about this matter. They conducted private interviews with informants and investigated the parties involved. After many twists and turns, they overcame the layers of obstacles deliberately set by someone, avoided the cold shots and arrows of the killer, and finally made the truth known to the world
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The Terence Davies Trilogy
Title: The Terence Davies Trilogy
Character: Robert's Mother
Released: November 1, 1983
Type: Movie
In stark black and white, Terence Davies excavates the life of his fictional alter ego, Robert Tucker, in a narrative that slips between childhood, middle age and death, shaping the raw materials of his own life into a rich tapestry of experiences and impressions.
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Madonna and Child
Title: Madonna and Child
Character: Robert's mother
Released: November 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A middle-aged British man struggles to reconcile his homosexuality and his Catholic upbringing.
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Title: All Creatures Great and Small
Character: Mrs Marston
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
All Creatures Great and Small is a British television series, based on the books of the British veterinary surgeon Alf Wight, who wrote under the pseudonym James Herriot. Ninety episodes were aired over two three-year runs. The first run was based directly on Herriot's books; the second was filmed with original scripts.
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The Omen
Title: The Omen
Character: Mrs. Horton
Released: June 25, 1976
Type: Movie
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
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Flame
Title: Flame
Character: Charlie's Mum
Released: February 13, 1975
Type: Movie
Light the Rock 'n Roll spark with a Flame in the guise of Dave, Noddy, Jim and Don and their showcase of the rise and demise of rock band Flame. Set in the hardships of North England's seventies working class society and music scene. This build-up from rags to riches is a parody of realism and grit, with double-dealings and harsh unforgiving dog eat dog mentalities, and the golden rule; if you play with matches then you're going to get burnt, in the flames of the music industry.
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Title: The Brontës of Haworth
Character: Tabitha Aykroyd
Released: September 30, 1973
Type: TV
Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.
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Demons of the Mind
Title: Demons of the Mind
Character: Old Crone
Released: November 5, 1972
Type: Movie
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
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Title: Crown Court
Character: Mrs. Collins
Released: October 11, 1972
Type: TV
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
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A Clockwork Orange
Title: A Clockwork Orange
Character: Mum
Released: December 19, 1971
Type: Movie
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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Dulcima
Title: Dulcima
Character: Mrs Gaskain
Released: December 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Dulcima, treated as a drudge by her family, becomes a housekeeper to Parker, a curmudgeonly widower living in drunken disarray on a neighbouring farm. When she sees the amount of money he has stashed around the place, Dulcima is happy enough to indulge his growing desire for her, and a strange, yet mutually beneficial, relationship develops. But a handsome young gamekeeper, newly arrived on a nearby estate, also catches Dulcima's eye...
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Man in the Wilderness
Title: Man in the Wilderness
Character: Grace's Mother
Released: November 24, 1971
Type: Movie
In the early 1800s, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down.
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The Confession
Title: The Confession
Character: Mrs. Hamilton
Released: December 4, 1967
Type: Movie
What is the mystery behind the murder of an apparently innocent man? Who was so afraid of the secrets he knew that they would kill him?
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Die, Monster, Die!
Title: Die, Monster, Die!
Character: Miss Bailey
Released: October 26, 1965
Type: Movie
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
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October Moth
Title: October Moth
Character: The Woman
Released: September 1, 1960
Type: Movie
A mentally ill farm worker comes to believe that an injured car crash victim is his mother and becomes so unhinged that he turns to murder.
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Suddenly, Last Summer
Title: Suddenly, Last Summer
Character: Mother of Young Patient
Released: December 22, 1959
Type: Movie
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
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Room at the Top
Title: Room at the Top
Character: Vera (uncredited)
Released: January 22, 1959
Type: Movie
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
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Title: The Adventures of William Tell
Character: Josephine
Released: September 15, 1958
Type: TV
The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment.
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The Reluctant Debutante
Title: The Reluctant Debutante
Character: Broadbents' Maid (uncredited)
Released: August 14, 1958
Type: Movie
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."
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Violent Playground
Title: Violent Playground
Character: Mrs. Catlin
Released: January 14, 1958
Type: Movie
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
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Value for Money
Title: Value for Money
Character: Mrs. Hall (uncredited)
Released: August 9, 1955
Type: Movie
A wealthy young man from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer. She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.
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Lease of Life
Title: Lease of Life
Character: Mistress of Ceremonies
Released: October 18, 1954
Type: Movie
The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
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Madness of the Heart
Title: Madness of the Heart
Character: Nun
Released: December 20, 1949
Type: Movie
A blind Englishwoman weds a French nobleman and moves into his family's chateau, but she quickly realizes someone there wants her out of the way.
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They Knew Mr. Knight
Title: They Knew Mr. Knight
Character: Agnes
Released: March 5, 1946
Type: Movie
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?