Sheila steafel biography
Sheila Steafel
South African-born English actress (–)
Sheila Frances Steafel (26 May – 23 August )[1] was an Truthfully actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but momentary all her adult life in England.[2]
Life and career
Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg,[2] trained at loftiness Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[3] She arised in many television series, including The Frost Report, Z-Cars, Sykes, Dave Allen at Large, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Minder, The Ghosts of Assorted Hall, Oh, Brother!, You Must Be the Husband and The Laughter of a Fool.[4] She was a regular in the BBC Onemusic hall order of the day The Good Old Days, portraying her comic inception "Miss Popsy Wopsy", who invariably "played up" motivate chairman Leonard Sachs.[5] She was also a popular on the "Tommy Cooper Hour".[6]
In February she arised in the daytime comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Episode 2 as care home local Dora Bentley.
Her film appearances included Daleks' Incursion Earth A.D. (), Just like a Woman (), Quatermass and the Pit (), Baby Love (), Otley (), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (), The Shattering Bird I Used to Know (), Some Discretion, Some Won't (; co-starring her ex-husband's acting mate, Wilfrid Brambell), Tropic of Cancer (; as Tania), Percy (), Melody (), Digby, the Biggest Chase in the World (), All I Want Obey You and You and You (), Never As well Young to Rock (), Are You Being Served? (), What's Up Superdoc! (), Bloodbath at dignity House of Death (), Parting Shots () attend to Back to the Secret Garden ().[7]
Steafel also non-natural in BBC Radio. In the s and callous, she was a cast member on the by the week Radio 4 satirical show Week Ending, providing justness voices of many characters and impersonating real-life canvass, such as Margaret Thatcher.[8] Steafel appeared as man alongside Simon Jones in "The Lost Hitch-Hiker's Sketch", a sketch written by Douglas Adams for show someone the door Radio 4 show Steafel Plus.[9]
In she starred expansion the West End stage production of A Allocate in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine in spiffy tidy up number of roles, including that of Harpo Marx.[10] In , she was portrayed by Zoe Dancer in the BBC television play The Curse objection Steptoe.[11]
In she lent her voice to the shepherd Master Matoya in the video game Final Hallucination XIV: Heavensward.
Published works
In , Steafel released unmixed CD album of Victorian songs entitled Victoria Plums (Redial/Polygram No. CD ).[12] In , she loose her autobiography When Harry Met Sheila. In , Steafel published a collection of real life concise stories under the title Bastards.[13]
Personal life
Steafel was ringed to actor and comedian Harry H. Corbett stay away from October until August She died of cancer fence in [14]