Sheila Gish

Sheila Gish

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.

  • Title: Sheila Gish
  • Popularity: 2.66
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1942-04-23
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
  • pejy fandraisana:
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: Sheila Anne Syme Gash
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Sheila Gish Movies

  • 1973
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    Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    Hitler: The Last Ten Days

    6.1 1973 HD

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  • 1999
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    Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

    6.671 1999 HD

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  • 1986
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    Highlander

    Highlander

    6.9 1986 HD

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  • 1981
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    Quartet

    Quartet

    5.8 1981 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Perfect Match

    The Perfect Match

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Lifeswappers

    The Lifeswappers

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1996
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    Company

    Company

    6.2 1996 HD

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  • 1971
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    Funny

    Funny

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1996
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    Seasick

    Seasick

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    Resnick: Rough Treatment

    Resnick: Rough Treatment

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1970
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    Every Home Should Have One

    Every Home Should Have One

    4.6 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    4.4 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

    7.182 1970 HD

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  • 1965
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    Darling

    Darling

    6.7 1965 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

    7.7 1975 HD

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  • 1997
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    Jonathan Creek

    Jonathan Creek

    7.4 1997 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Thin Blue Line

    The Thin Blue Line

    7.1 1995 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1987
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    Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

    7.8 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    Crown Court

    Crown Court

    5 1972 HD

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  • 1991
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    The House of Eliott

    The House of Eliott

    5.5 1991 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7.3 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    The First Churchills

    The First Churchills

    6.333 1969 HD

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  • 1993
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    Brighton Belles

    Brighton Belles

    2 1993 HD

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  • 1973
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    Helen: A Woman of Today

    Helen: A Woman of Today

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1977
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    Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

    5.8 1977 HD

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  • 1970
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.9 1970 HD

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  • 1992
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    Jewels

    Jewels

    5.6 1992 HD

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  • 1991
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    Stanley and the Women

    Stanley and the Women

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1994
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    Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

    8.4 1994 HD

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  • 2001
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    Love in a Cold Climate

    Love in a Cold Climate

    7.8 2001 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

    5.5 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

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