Sheila Burrell | |
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 Photo by David Sim | |
| Born | Sheila Mary Burrell 9 May 1922 Blackheath, London, England, UK |
| Died | 19 July 2011 (aged 89) Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Laurence Payne (divorced) David Sim |
Sheila Mary Burrell (9 May 1922 – 19 July 2011) was a British actress.[1] A cousin of Laurence Olivier, she was born in Blackheath, London, the daughter of a salesman. She attended St John's, Bexhill-on-Sea and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London.[2] Her first marriage to actor Laurence Payne was dissolved and she then married David Sim, a portrait and theatre photographer.[3] She is primarily remembered in the United States for her performance as Lady Rochford in three episodes of the television series Six Wives of Henry VIII.[4]
- ^ "Sheila Burrell". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- ^ Obituary in The Independent
- ^ Who's Who in the Theatre, 17th edition, Gale (1981)
- ^ "Sheila Burrell". www.aveleyman.com.