Noreen Kershaw soap opera, "Coronation Street", as well as Channel 4's comedy drama, "Shameless", ITV1 soap opera "Emmerdale" and "Heartbeat" and BBC Scotland"s "River City". In 2008, she directed the feature film "Act of Grace". Noreen Kershaw Noreen Kershaw is an English television actress and director. She trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and, at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre, originated the title role of the play "Shirley Valentine", later made famous by Pauline Collins. She was seen in the BBC television series "Life on Mars", as WPC Phyllis Dobbs, the desk officer. She had previously played the roles of Kathy Roach
Shirley Jaffe (actress) she made a brief appearance in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film "A Clockwork Orange" with Malcolm McDowell, as a nurse who helps administer Alex's first round of Ludovico's treatment. (The IMDB erroneously identifies her as the victim of Billy Boy's gang.) This was her last film appearance for close to 35 years. Shirley has also appeared on television in Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" music video, and as a Greek Nun in "Little Britain Abroad". Shirley directed and acted in plays in Brighton, Edinburgh, The West End and Helsinki festivals and most recently played Irene in award-winning British feature "Ambleton Delight". Shirley