- Shelley Thompson
Shelley Thompson is a
Canadian actress best known for her characterBarbara Lahey on the hit Canadian mockumentary programTrailer Park Boys .Born in
Calgary ,Alberta , Shelley trained atRADA inLondon , and worked for many years in the UK. She portrayed numerous leading roles in London's West End and at theRoyal National Theatre , as well as leading roles in many regional theatres. She was a regular leading players in BBC radio drama during her time in Britain, and recorded dozens of audio books - titles including work byMargaret Atwood andJane Smiley . She was one of three leading player on a family series,Mike and Angelo , for six years, and made guest starring appearances onDrop The Dead Donkey ,Eastenders and Chelworth. She also played the role of the stepmother inJim Henson andGeorge Lucas ' 1986 fantasy epic "Labyrinth. "She has appeared in all seven seasons ofTrailer 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.
She writes an irregular column for the
Halifax Chronicle-Herald as an arts columnist, and is a contributing author to an upcoming anthology of Christmas Short Stories by Maritime Writers, to be published Fall 2008 by Nimbus Press.External links
* Shelley Thompson at IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860712/]
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