Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine (film) Shirley Valentine is an award-winning 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself, and rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life. Pauline Collins reprises the titular lead role as middle-aged housewife Shirley, which she had previously played in the stage production in London's West End and on Broadway, and Tom Conti plays Costas Dimitriades, the owner of a Greek tavern with whom she has a
Carol Valentine Carol Valentine Carol Mary Valentine (26 November, 1906–unknown) was an English woman cricketer who was a part of the first women's Test match that was played between England and Australia. In the domestic circuit she played for Kent and Middlesex. Valentine also played Lacrosse. Her brother, Bryan, has also played test cricket for England. Valentine was born in 1906, in Blackheath, England. She had a brother named Bryan Valentine who played for England between 1933 and 1939 and was the captain of the Kent county cricket team. A medium pace bowler, Valentine did not possess strong batting skills like her