Sheila Gish

Gish also appeared in many television dramas, from The First Churchills (in which she played Mary of Modena) to the successful adaptation of Love in a Cold Climate (2001) in which she played the eccentric and outrageous Lady Montdore. She also appeared in an episode of The Sweeney in 1975 as June Boyse, a villain's wife, and "A Harmless Vanity", a 1982 Tales of the Unexpected episode playing a suspicious housewife.

Gish occasionally appeared in films, her most notable performances being in

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Later life, illness and death

In 2003, Gish lost her right eye to skin cancer.^[2]

In March 2004, Gish married her partner Denis Lawson in Antigua.^[2]

Gish died of cancer in 2005 in Camden, London, aged 62.^[3]

Partial filmography

Partial list of Sheila Gish film and television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Darling		Cameo (uncredited)
1968	Z-Cars	Jane	Episode: "Dead End – Part 1"
1969	The First Churchills	Mary, Duchess of York	5 episodes
	Fraud Squad	Leonie	Episode: "Last Exit to Liechenstein"
	The Troubleshooters	Sue Kihl	Episode: "How Much is One Man's Worth?"
1970	The Reckoning	Mrs. Garner
	Every Home Should Have One	Mother in TV Commercial (uncredited)
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Mrs. Chalmers	Episode: "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd.
1972	A Day in the Death of Joe Egg	Pam
	New Scotland Yard	Kay Stevens	Episode: "Shock Tactics"
1973	The Adventurer	Laura	Episode: "To the Lowest Bidder"
	Hitler: The Last Ten Days	Gerda Christian
1975	The Sweeney	June	Episode: "Jigsaw"
1976	Yes, Honestly	Antonia Lavenham	Episode: "Black and White and Red All Over"
1977	Anna Karenina	Princess Betsy	7 episodes
1979	Thomas and Sarah	Polly	Episode: "Putting on the Ritz"
1981	Goodbye Darling	Janet Lyall	4 episodes
	Quartet	Anna
1982	The Gentle Touch	Adela Baker	Episode: "Victims"
1986	Highlander	Rachel Ellenstein
	That Uncertain Feeling	Elizabeth Gruffydd-Williams	4 episodes
1988	Worlds Beyond	Mrs. Hitchcock	Reflections of Evil
1989	Boon	Barbara Lake	Episode: "Love Letters From a Dead Man"
	Chambre à part	Mme. Kirby
1991	The House of Elliot	Yolande Hermane	1 episode
	Stanley and the Women	Nowell Hutchinson	4 episodes (mini-series)
1992	Jewels	Victoria Thomspon	2 episodes (mini-series)
1993	The Brighton Belles	Bridget	10 episodes
	Inspector Morse	Gwladys Probert	Episode: "Twilight of the Gods"
1995	The Ghosbusters of East Finchley	Mrs. Paget	1 episode
	The Thin Blue Line	Maeve – The Sex Therapist	Episode: "Night Shift"
1996	Merisairas	Martina Schaffer
1997	Jonathan Creek	Serena Shale	Episode: "The Wrestler's Tomb"
	Pie in the Sky	Julia Sutton	Episode: "Pork Pies"
1998	Supply & Demand	Pauline Monroe	Episodes: "Golden Goose (Parts 1 and 2)"
1999	Mansfield Park	Mrs. Norris
2000	Highlander: Endgame	Rachel Ellenstein
2001	Love in a Cold Climate	Lady Montdore	3 episodes (mini-series)

References

1. ^ "Olivier Winners 1996". Official London Theatre. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. ^
   ISSN 0261-3077. Archived
   from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. ^ "Deaths England and Wales 1984–2006". Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

External links

• Sheila Gish at
  IMDb
• Guardian obituary