Sheila Gish was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made her stage debut with a repertory company.
11 Facts About Sheila Gish
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Sheila Gish's first starring role in the West End was as Bella in Robert and Elizabeth.
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Sheila Gish continued to be best known for her stage work.
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In 1996, Gish played the role of Joanne in Stephen Sondheim's Company at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Sam Mendes.
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Sheila Gish received the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Role in a Musical for her performance.
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Sheila Gish appeared in many television dramas, from The First Churchills to the successful adaptation of Love in a Cold Climate in which she played the eccentric and outrageous Lady Montdore.
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Sheila Gish appeared in an episode of The Sweeney in 1975 as June Boyse, a villain's wife, and "A Harmless Vanity", a 1982 Tales of the Unexpected episode playing a suspicious housewife.
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Sheila Gish occasionally appeared in films, her most notable performances being in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Hitler: The Last Ten Days, the Merchant Ivory film Quartet, Merisairas, and as Mrs Norris in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.
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Sheila Gish is known for her appearance as Rachel Ellenstein in the 1986 film Highlander and its 2000 sequel Highlander: Endgame.
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In March 2004, Sheila Gish married her partner Denis Lawson in Antigua.
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Sheila Gish died of cancer in 2005 in Camden, London, aged 62.