
Sheila Gish
Known for ActingBorn 1942-04-23Died 2005-03-09Lincoln, England, United Kingdom
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Pie in the Sky
1994 · Series
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Love in a Cold Climate
2001 · Series
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Inspector Morse
1987 · Series
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The Sweeney
1975 · Series
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Jonathan Creek
1997 · Series
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Series
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The Reckoning
1970 · Movie
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The Thin Blue Line
1995 · Series
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Company
1996 · Movie
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Anna Karenina
1977 · Series
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Affairs of the Heart
1974 · Series
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Highlander
1986 · Movie
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Mansfield Park
1999 · Movie
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ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
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Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
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The House of Eliott
1991 · Series
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Stanley and the Women
1991 · Series
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Darling
1965 · Movie
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Play for Today
1970 · Series
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Performance
1991 · Series
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Jewels
1992 · Series
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New Scotland Yard
1972 · Series
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Movie
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The Adventurer
1972 · Series
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Plays for Britain
1976 · Series
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Worlds Beyond
1986 · Series
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Quartet
1981 · Movie
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Crown Court
1972 · Series
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Every Home Should Have One
1970 · Movie
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Brighton Belles
1993 · Series
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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972 · Movie
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The Blonde Bombshell
1999 · Series
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Seasick
1996 · Movie
The Bass Player
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The Bass Player
1999 · Movie
The Perfect Match
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The Perfect Match
1995 · Movie
Resnick: Rough Treatment
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Resnick: Rough Treatment
1993 · Movie

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The Lifeswappers
1976 · Movie
Let's Marry Liz
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Let's Marry Liz
1974 · Movie
Helen: A Woman of Today
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Helen: A Woman of Today
1973 · Series
Funny
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Funny
1971 · Movie