Shelley Thompson is a Canadian actress best known for her character
Barbara Lahey on the hit Canadian mockumentary program Trailer Park
Boys.Born in Calgary, Alberta, Shelley trained at RADA in London, and
worked for many years in the UK. She played roles in London's West End
and at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles in
regional theatres. She was a regular in BBC radio drama during her
time in Britain, and recorded dozens of audio books â€" titles
including work by Margaret Atwood and Jane Smiley. She played Rita
King for the first five series of the Children's ITV comedy series,
Mike and Angelo, and made guest appearances on Drop the Dead Donkey,
EastEnders and Chelworth. She also played the role of Sarah's
stepmother Irene Williams in Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy epic Labyrinth.
She's appeared in all seasons of Trailer Park Boys, both specials, and
the Feature Film.Since returning to Canada, her work has included
season at the Atlantic Theatre Festival (Ariel in the Tempest and
Viola in Twelfth Night), work at the Neptune Theatre, The Prairie
Theatre Exchange, The Globe Theatre, Regina, and Festival
Antigonish.Since 2012, she's been shifting focus to stage and
screenwriting and directing. Her plays include plays A Kind of Faith
(produced 2004) Leaving Wonderland (Premiered Halifax, 2015 ),
children's plays Bluenose Billy (2006, co-written with Sheldon Currie
and Griffen Prize-winning poet Anne Simpson), Belinda the Bicycle
Witch (2008), Lost and Found (2009), ...And How Are We Today
(co-written with poet Anne Simpson).
Barbara Lahey on the hit Canadian mockumentary program Trailer Park
Boys.Born in Calgary, Alberta, Shelley trained at RADA in London, and
worked for many years in the UK. She played roles in London's West End
and at the Royal National Theatre, as well as leading roles in
regional theatres. She was a regular in BBC radio drama during her
time in Britain, and recorded dozens of audio books â€" titles
including work by Margaret Atwood and Jane Smiley. She played Rita
King for the first five series of the Children's ITV comedy series,
Mike and Angelo, and made guest appearances on Drop the Dead Donkey,
EastEnders and Chelworth. She also played the role of Sarah's
stepmother Irene Williams in Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy epic Labyrinth.
She's appeared in all seasons of Trailer Park Boys, both specials, and
the Feature Film.Since returning to Canada, her work has included
season at the Atlantic Theatre Festival (Ariel in the Tempest and
Viola in Twelfth Night), work at the Neptune Theatre, The Prairie
Theatre Exchange, The Globe Theatre, Regina, and Festival
Antigonish.Since 2012, she's been shifting focus to stage and
screenwriting and directing. Her plays include plays A Kind of Faith
(produced 2004) Leaving Wonderland (Premiered Halifax, 2015 ),
children's plays Bluenose Billy (2006, co-written with Sheldon Currie
and Griffen Prize-winning poet Anne Simpson), Belinda the Bicycle
Witch (2008), Lost and Found (2009), ...And How Are We Today
(co-written with poet Anne Simpson).
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