Linda Henry

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