Sheila Mercier

Sheila Mercier
Born
Sheila Betty Rix

(1919-01-01)1 January 1919
Died4 December 2019(2019-12-04) (aged 100)
Kent, England
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1936–2000
  • 2009
Known forAnnie Sugden in Emmerdale (1972–1996, 2009)
Spouse
Peter Mercier
(m. 1951; died 1993)
Children2
Relatives

Sheila Betty Mercier (née Rix; 1 January 1919 – 4 December 2019)[1][2] was an English actress, of stage and television, best known for playing Annie Sugden in the soap opera Emmerdale for over 20 years, from the programme's first episode in 1972 until the mid-1990s, with a guest return in 2009.

  1. ^ Slide, Anthony (10 March 1996). Some Joe You Don't Know: An American Biographical Guide to 100 British Television Personalities. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313295508 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Emmerdale actress Sheila Mercier dies aged 100". BBC News. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.