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Sheila Steafel
South African-born English actress (–)
Sheila Frances Steafel (26 May – 23 August )[1] was an English actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in England.[2]
Life and career
Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg,[2] trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[3] She 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!, You Must Be the Husband and The Laughter of a Fool.[4] She was a regular in the BBC Onemusic hall programme The Good Old Days, portraying her comic creation "Miss Popsy Wopsy", who invariably "played up" to chairman Leonard Sachs.[5] She was also a regular on the "Tommy Cooper Hour".[6]
In February she appeared in the daytime comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Episode 2 as care home resident Dora Bentley.
See rank sheila steafel actress Return of the Antelope. The 10th Kingdom. Corbett from October until August Sheila Frances Steafel was born the younger of two children, to British parents Harold, a garage owner from Lancashire, and his wife, Eda, in Johannesburg on 26 MayHer film appearances included Daleks' Invasion Earth A.D. (), Just like a Woman (), Quatermass and the Pit (), Baby Love (), Otley (), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (), The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (), Some Will, Some Won't (; co-starring her ex-husband's acting partner, Wilfrid Brambell), Tropic of Cancer (; as Tania), Percy (), Melody (), Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (), All I Want Is You and You and You (), Never Too Young to Rock (), Are You Being Served? (), What's Up Superdoc! (), Bloodbath at the House of Death (), Parting Shots () and Back to the Secret Garden ().[7]
Steafel also worked in BBC Radio.
In the s and s, 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.[8] Steafel appeared as herself alongside Simon Jones in "The Lost Hitch-Hiker's Sketch", a sketch written by Douglas Adams for her Radio 4 show Steafel Plus.[9]
In 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.[10] In , she was portrayed by Zoe Tapper in the BBC television play The Curse of Steptoe.[11]
In she lent her voice to the character Master Matoya in the video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward.
Published works
In , Steafel released a CD album of Victorian songs entitled Victoria Plums (Redial/Polygram No. CD ).[12] In , she released her autobiography When Harry Met Sheila. In , 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 until August She died of cancer in [14]