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词条 Sheila Steafel
释义

  1. Life and career

  2. Published works

  3. Personal life

  4. Partial filmography

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox person
| name = Sheila Steafel
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|5|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| nationality = British
| occupation = Film, radio, stage and television actress
| years_active = 1957–present
| known_for =
| television =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Harry H. Corbett|1958|1964}} (divorced)
|
}}Sheila Steafel (born 26 May 1935) is a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but has lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.[1]

Life and career

Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg,[1] trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[2] She has appeared in many television series, including The Frost Report, Z-Cars, Sykes, Dave Allen at Large, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Minder, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Oh Brother! and The Laughter of a Fool.[3] She was a regular in the BBC One music hall programme The Good Old Days, portraying her comic creation "Miss Popsy Wopsy", who invariably "played up" to chairman Leonard Sachs.[4]

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 include Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966), Just like a Woman (1967), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), Baby Love (1968), Otley (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969), Some Will, Some Won't (1970; co-starring her ex-husband's acting partner, Wilfrid Brambell), Tropic of Cancer (1970; as Tania), Percy (1971), Melody (1971), Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973), All I Want Is You... and You... and You... (1974), Never Too Young to Rock (1975), Are You Being Served? (1977), What's Up Superdoc! (1978), Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984), Parting Shots (1999) and Back to the Secret Garden (2001).[5]

Steafel has also worked in BBC radio. In the 1970s and 1980s she was a cast member on the weekly Radio 4 satirical show Week Ending, providing the voices of many characters and impersonating real-life figures, such as Margaret Thatcher.[6] Steafel appeared as herself alongside Simon Jones in "The Lost Hitch-Hiker's Sketch", a sketch written by Douglas Adams for her 1982 Radio 4 show Steafel Plus.[7]

In 1979, she starred in the West End stage production of A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine in a number of roles, including that of Harpo Marx.[8] In 2008, she was portrayed by Zoe Tapper in the BBC television play The Curse of Steptoe.[9]

Published works

In 1998, Steafel released a CD album of Victorian songs entitled Victoria Plums (Redial/Polygram No. CD 557 209-2).[10] 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.[11]

Personal life

Steafel was married to actor Harry H. Corbett from October 1958 until August 1964.[12]

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)
  • Baby Love (1968) - Tessa Pearson
  • The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) - Pet shop saleslady
  • Otley (1968) - Ground stewardess
  • 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
  • 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

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-sheila-steafel-and-barry-cryer-1157642.html|title=HOW WE MET: SHEILA STEAFEL AND BARRY CRYER|date=24 May 1998|publisher=}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Sheila-Steafel.html |title=Sheila Steafel Biography |publisher=FilmReference}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=19443|title=Sheila Steafel|website=www.aveleyman.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/sheila-steafel-book-signing-cancelled-4218701|title=Sheila Steafel book signing cancelled|first=|last=getreading|date=3 December 2010|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba04b523c|title=Sheila Steafel|publisher=}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mmxg|title=Sheila Steafel, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4|website=BBC}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hdBx7oUH-YC&pg=PT200&lpg=PT200&dq=Steafel+Plus+%22The+Lost+Hitchhiker's+Sketch%22,+a+sketch+by+Douglas+Adams&source=bl&ots=jdzuL_SEx9&sig=Q-o0_ew4sBN64TAPzC-u1sngODk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-pJyE183VAhWLh7QKHZuMBBUQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=Steafel+Plus+%22The+Lost+Hitchhiker's+Sketch%22,+a+sketch+by+Douglas+Adams&f=false|title=The Rough Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|first=Marcus|last=O'Dair|date=1 October 2009|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|via=Google Books}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/whittington-families/I17835.php|title=Sheila F Steafel (CORBETT) (1935-> 2012) » Whittington families » Genealogie Online|first=Philip James|last=Wood|website=Genealogie Online}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009hp17|title=The Curse of Steptoe - BBC Four|website=BBC}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/victoria-plums/id314004902|title=Victoria Plums by Sheila Steafel on Apple Music|website=iTunes}}
11. ^Sheila Steafel Bastards Fantom Films
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.apexpublishing.co.uk/pubdetails.aspx?Num=220|title=Details of Publication - Apex Publishing Ltd.|first=|last=Apex|website=www.apexpublishing.co.uk}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.sheilasteafel.co.uk}}
  • {{IMDb name|0824130}}
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