According to the Shetland Times, she was taken to Boddam as part of a tour of the South Mainland when she was confronted by a prominent member of the Sovereign Nation of Shetland.
Sandra Irvine is said to have aggressively told the tour guide and actor to get off her land after approaching them in a car.
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Under Scots law everyone to access most land for recreational purposes, regardless of ownership.
The Sovereign Nation of Shetland believes that the islands are not subject to the laws of either Westminster or Holyrood, instead following Udal Law which is a Norse-derived legal system of landholding and inheritance.
Tour guide Amanda Hawick said: “I could see she (the actor) was clearly shaken up.
“I was just absolutely mortified that somebody coming to Shetland for the first time and having such a love for it, could have such a sour experience.”
Mrs Irvine told the newspaper: “That tour guide should know better than to let their passengers out and allow them to wander over private land.
“That’s what they were actually doing, they were stopped in the middle of the road with their vehicle, and allowed their passenger out onto the foreshore.
“They were going down onto private land, and the sign says private land.
“Until they can show proof it belongs to the Crown, which they can’t do, I won’t be allowing people onto my land.
“We’ve made this into the Boddam Wildlife Sanctuary.
“The rules are on the website for everybody to see, and this tour guide knows about the Boddam Wildlife Sanctuary.
“We own from the highest hill to the lowest ebb, that’s what Udal law says.
“And it’s up to the landowner if they allow people to trespass over them, that’s up to every landowner.
“They know my views on people coming onto the land, trespassing.”
The Crown does not claim ownership of the foreshore in Shetland, but the land is still subject to the Outdoor Access Code, which allows access to most land in Scotland whether privately or publicly owned for the purposes of recreation.
The Boddam Wildlife Sanctuary’s website declares: “Whereas owners in England and Scotland own their land under the Crown, in Shetland, ownership is under God. At the Boddam Wildlife Sanctuary, we enforce the privilege of our absolute ownership to protect the wildlife.
“If you are a visitor, the law in Shetland is not what you are used to and may not be what you expect. Tread carefully.”
The Sovereign Nation of Shetland maintains that the islands are not part of Scotland, and have ‘claimed’ the sea and seabed out to 200 miles, the median distance to another state.