Cynthia Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in Barnet, Hertfordshire) is an English actress, known for her roles in two BBC television dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in Tenko and Abby Urquhart in Howards' Way.
Shelley made her television debut playing Rhiannon, one of the party girls in The Young Ones episode "Interesting".
A week later, she played the girl on the radio in the "Flood" episode of the same series.
Shelley played Alice Courtenay in the World War II-set series Tenko.
From 1985 to 1990, she was a regular cast member for six series of Howards' Way in the role of Abby Urquhart/Hudson.