Shirley Corrigan, a captivating blonde stunner, was born on a yacht en route to Sweden, and her early life was marked by the separation of her parents, resulting in her being sent to a children's home in St. Albans, England, where she was raised by a foster parent, Mrs. King.
Corrigan's early years were filled with a passion for the performing arts, as she began acting on stage at the tender age of nine. Her natural talent and dedication led her to study poetry, drama, and coral singing, as well as join an amateur dramatics company. At the age of 16, she was chosen to be a member of the traveling theatre company, The Marlowes of Cambridge University in England.
Corrigan's impressive resume includes a contract with the British Council to perform in a production of "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov, as well as a production of "The Sound of Music" that toured throughout Europe. She was later selected by theatre director George Strehier to act in his revised version of "Threepenny Opera" at the Piccolo Theatre in Milan, Italy.
Shirley's next chapter took her to Brazil, where she studied psychodrama with the renowned Augusto Boal in The Theatre of the Oppressed. This experience led her to Calcutta, where she spent five years studying the condition of cerebral palsy in children alongside the esteemed Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa encouraged Corrigan to return to Rome, Italy and continue pursuing her acting career.
Throughout the 1970s, Shirley Corrigan acted primarily in horror movies, earning her a reputation as a scream queen, and soft-core sex comedies. Some of her most notable roles include Regine in "The Devil's Nightmare" and as Paul Naschy's wife in "Dr. Jekyll and the Wolfman." Outside of acting, Corrigan also worked as a model, gracing the covers of numerous magazines, including "Vogue."
In the early 1980s, Corrigan retired from acting and pursued a career as a PA for a petroleum company in Rome, Italy. However, her life took a dramatic turn when she was almost killed in a car accident orchestrated by an obsessive stalker. Following this traumatic event, Shirley took a course in tourism and briefly worked as an international guide.
Today, Corrigan resides in South London, England, where she continues to act on stage and works with children preparing them for prep school.
