Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019) was a British film and television actress.

[1] She married producer Seafield Head,[2] and was the mother of actor and singer Murray Head and actor Anthony Head; her granddaughters include actresses Emily and Daisy Head.

[3] Her television roles include Madame Maigret in the BBC Television series Maigret (1960–63), in which Rupert Davies played the eponymous French detective.

She died in October 2019, five weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday.

[4] This article about a British film actor is a stub.