Sheila Steafel
Sheila Steafel | |
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| Born | Sheila Frances Steafel 26 May 1935 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | 23 August 2019 (aged 84) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation(s) | Film, radio, stage and television actress |
| Years active | 1957–2019 |
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Sheila Frances Steafel (26 May 1935 – 23 August 2019)[1] was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.[2]
Life and career
Steafel, who was born in
In February 2018 she appeared in the daytime comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Episode 2 as care home resident Dora Bentley.
Her film appearances included
Steafel also worked in
In 1979 she starred in the
In 2015 she lent her voice to the character Master Matoya in the video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
Published works
In 1998, Steafel released a CD album of Victorian songs entitled Victoria Plums (Redial/Polygram No. CD 557 209-2).[12] In 2010, she released her autobiography When Harry Met Sheila. In 2012, Steafel published a collection of real life short stories under the title Bastards.[13]
Personal life
Steafel was married to actor and comedian Harry H. Corbett from October 1958 until August 1964. She died of cancer in 2019.[14]
Partial filmography
- Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) - Young Woman
- Just like a Woman (1967) - Isolde
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Journalist
- Monsieur Lecoq (1967)
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) - Pet shop saleslady
- Otley (1968) - Ground stewardess
- Baby Love(1969) - Tessa Pearson
- The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969) - Young Woman
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) - Tilly (uncredited)
- Tropic of Cancer (1970) - Tania
- Some Will, Some Won't (1970) - Sheila Wilcott
- Percy (1971) - Mrs. Gold
- Up Pompeii (1971) - Voluptua (voice, uncredited)
- Melody (1971) - Mrs Latimer
- To Catch a Spy (1971) - Woman in lift
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) - Control Operator
- All I Want Is You... and You... and You... (1975) - Wilma Brack
- Never Too Young to Rock (1976) - Cafe Proprietress
- The Ghosts of Motley Hall (TV, 1976-1978) - The White Lady
- Are You Being Served? (1977) - Hat Customer
- What's Up Superdoc! (1978) - Dr. Pitt
- The Quiz Kid (1979) - Brenda
- Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) - Sheila Finch
- Parting Shots (1999) - President's Wife
- Back to the Secret Garden (2001) - Mrs. Chillblaine
References
- ^ Hadoke, Toby (27 August 2019). "Sheila Steafel obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b Lacey, Hester (24 May 1998). "How We Met: Sheila Steafel and Barry Cryer". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Sheila Steafel Biography". FilmReference.
- ^ "Sheila Steafel". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ getreading (3 December 2010). "Sheila Steafel book signing cancelled".
- ^ Tommy Cooper: Just Like That! (documentary)
- ^ "Sheila Steafel". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Sheila Steafel, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4". BBC.
- ISBN 9781848367135– via Google Books.
- ^ Wood, Philip James. "Sheila F Steafel (CORBETT) (1935-> 2012) » Whittington families » Genealogie Online". Genealogie Online.
- ^ "The Curse of Steptoe - BBC Four". BBC.
- ^ "Victoria Plums by Sheila Steafel on Apple Music". iTunes.
- ^ Sheila Steafel Bastards Fantom Films
- ^ Apex. "Details of Publication - Apex Publishing Ltd". www.apexpublishing.co.uk.
External links
- Sheila Steafel at IMDb
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