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Sheila Gish

Sheila Gish

Actor

Born April 23, 1942 in Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

Died March 9, 2005

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Biography

Sheila Gish (23 April 1942 – 9 March 2005) was a British stage and television actress. She was born Sheila Anne Gash in Lincoln, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made her stage debut with a repertory company. Her first starring role in the West End was as Bella in Robert and Elizabeth. She continued to be best known for her stage work, but she 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 had two daughters: the actresses Kay Curram and Lou Gish (1967–2006) by her first husband, the actor Roland Curram. While filming That Uncertain Feeling for BBC2 in 1985, she met actor Denis Lawson, who was to become her second husband. She rarely appeared on film, her most notable performances being as Anna in the Merchant-Ivory film Quartet (1981) and as Mrs Norris in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park (1999). She is also known for her appearance in the 1986 film Highlander as Rachel Ellenstein. She took the part of the alcoholic Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, directed by Sam Mendes at the Donmar Warehouse and in the West End, in 1995. The following year, she won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In 1999 she played Miss Venable in Tennessee Williams's Suddenly Last Summer, directed by Sean Mathias with Rachel Weisz at the Comedy Theatre, London. One of her last stage roles was as Arkadina in the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of The Seagull in 2003. By this time she had been diagnosed with cancer and had lost an eye as a result of surgery. She died in Camden, London. Her final performance was for BBC Radio. She is Ewan McGregor's mother's sister-in-law. Her daughter, Lou, also died of cancer less than a year after her mother.

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Love in a Cold Climate Poster

Love in a Cold Climate Mini-Series2001Lady Montdore

Highlander: Endgame Poster

Highlander: Endgame Feature Film2000Rachel Ellenstein

Mansfield Park Poster

Mansfield Park Feature Film1999Mrs. Norris

The Bass Player Short Film1999Countess Bibuloff

The Blonde Bombshell Poster

The Blonde Bombshell Mini-Series1999Mrs. Fluck

Supply & Demand Poster

Supply & Demand Mini-Series1998Pauline

Jonathan Creek Poster

Jonathan Creek TV Series1997Serena Shale

Seasick Feature Film1996Martina Schaffer

Ghostbusters of East Finchley Poster

Ghostbusters of East Finchley TV Series1995Mrs. Podget

The Perfect Match TV Movie1995Helen

The Thin Blue Line Poster

The Thin Blue Line TV Series1995Maeve the Sex Therapist

Pie in the Sky Poster

Pie in the Sky TV Series1994Julia Sutton

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1994 TV Special1994Self

Brighton Belles Poster

Brighton Belles TV Series1993Bridget

Comedy Playhouse Poster

Comedy Playhouse TV Series1993Bridget

Resnick: Rough Treatment TV Movie1993Maria Roy

Jewels Mini-Series1992Victoria Thompson

The Good Guys TV Series1992Elisabeth Aston

Performance Poster

Performance TV Series1991Joanne

Stanley and the Women Poster

Stanley and the Women Mini-Series1991Nowell Hutchinson

The House of Eliott Poster

The House of Eliott TV Series1991Yolande Hermane

Chambre à part Poster

Chambre à part Feature Film1989Mme Kyby

Once in a Life Time TV Movie1988Miss Leighton

Small World Poster

Small World Mini-Series1988Fulvia Morgana

Inspector Morse Poster

Inspector Morse TV Series1987Gwladys Probert

Boon TV Series1986Barbara Lake

Born in the Gardens TV Movie1986Queenie

Highlander Poster

Highlander Feature Film1986Rachel Ellenstein

That Uncertain Feeling Poster

That Uncertain Feeling Mini-Series1986Elizabeth Gruffydd-Williams

Worlds Beyond Poster

Worlds Beyond TV Series1986Mrs. Hitchcock

Sharing Time TV Series1984Ingrid

Wogan TV Series1982Self

Goodbye Darling Poster

Goodbye Darling TV Series1981Janet Lyall

Quartet Feature Film1981Anna

The Gentle Touch Poster

The Gentle Touch TV Series1980Adela Baker

Tales of the Unexpected Poster

Tales of the Unexpected TV Series1979Frances

Thomas and Sarah Poster

Thomas and Sarah TV Series1979Polly

Scottish Playbill TV Series1978Maura

Anna Karenina Poster

Anna Karenina Mini-Series1977Princess Betsy

Plays for Britain Poster

Plays for Britain TV Series1976Dinah

Yes, Honestly Poster

Yes, Honestly TV Series1976Antonia Lavenham

Affairs of the Heart Poster

Affairs of the Heart TV Series1974Violet Grey

Seven Faces of Woman TV Series1974Sarah Gage

The Compliment TV Movie1974Julia

The Sweeney Poster

The Sweeney TV Series1974June

Helen: A Woman of Today Poster

Helen: A Woman of Today TV Series1973Jenny

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Poster

Hitler: The Last Ten Days Feature Film1973Frau Christian

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Poster

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Feature Film1972Pam

Crown Court Poster

Crown Court TV Series1972Erika Brabazon

Late Night Theatre Poster

Late Night Theatre TV Series1972Wife

New Scotland Yard Poster

New Scotland Yard TV Series1972Kay Stevens

The Adventurer Poster

The Adventurer TV Series1972Laura

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV Series1971Mrs. Chalmers

Every Home Should Have One Poster

Every Home Should Have One Feature Film1970Mother in TV Commercial

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970Jane Elkinson

The Reckoning Poster

The Reckoning Feature Film1970Mrs. Garner

Fraud Squad Poster

Fraud Squad TV Series1969Leonie

The First Churchills Poster

The First Churchills Mini-Series1969Mary, Duchess of York

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Isobel Davidson

Mr. Rose Poster

Mr. Rose TV Series1967Diane Trent

Call My Bluff Poster

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self

Darling Feature Film1965Cameo

Mogul TV Series1965Sue Kihl

Z Cars TV Series1962Jane

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

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