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Linda Varilis (née Henry; born 24 August 1959) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Yvonne Atkins in the ITV drama Bad Girls and Shirley Carter in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role she has played since 2006. She had previously appeared in EastEnders as the original Lorraine Salter, the mother of Mandy Salter (Nicola Stapleton) from 1991 to 1992. Her other acting credits include Cracker (1995), Prime Suspect (1997) and Trial & Retribution (1998). She has also appeared in the films Beautiful Thing (1996) and The Business (2005). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

10.0

Herself

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

2020

6.1

Shirley

The Business

2005

7.6

Bad Girls

1999

7.6

Yvonne Atkins

Bad Girls

1999

6.8

Trial & Retribution

1997

7.3

Sandra Gangel

Beautiful Thing

1996

7.6

Self

Shooting Stars

1993

6.6

Mrs Perry

Cracker

1993

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Janet Weir

Don't Leave Me This Way

1993

7.5

Sue Venables

A Touch of Frost

1992

Credits

EastEnders: Secrets from the Square

as Herself

2020

10.0

The Business

as Shirley

2005

6.1

Bad Girls

1999

7.6

Bad Girls

as Yvonne Atkins

1999

7.6

Trial & Retribution

1997

6.8

Beautiful Thing

as Sandra Gangel

1996

7.3

Shooting Stars

as Self

1993

7.6

Cracker

as Mrs Perry

1993

6.6

Don't Leave Me This Way

as Janet Weir

1993

7.0

A Touch of Frost

as Sue Venables

1992

7.5

Prime Suspect

as Forensic Scientist

1991

7.7

Yellowbacks

as Carol Fairwater

1990

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Birds of a Feather

as Viv McCarthy

1989

6.1

Eurocops

as Linda Jackson

1988

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For Queen & Country

as Kim

1988

5.3

The Yob

as Jackie

1988

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Love Birds

as Barbara

1988

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The Play on One

as Carol Fairwater

1988

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Casualty

as Diane Daw

1986

6.1

EastEnders

as Shirley Carter

1985

4.1

The Young Ones

as Girl at party

1982

7.9

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Jackie

1982

7.4