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Sheila Cameron Hancock, is an English actress and author. Hancock trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting her career in repertory theatre. Hancock went on to perform in plays and musicals in London, and her Broadway debut in Entertaining Mr Sloane (1966) earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in Play. She won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for her role in Cabaret (2007) and was nominated at the Laurence Olivier Awards four other times for her work in Sweeney Todd (1980), The Winter's Tale (1982), Prin (1989) and Sister Act (2010).
Birth Name
Sheila Cameron Hancock
Born
Wednesday, 22 February 1933
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sixth Commandment | Elizabeth Zettl | 2023 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Housebound | Audrey | 2020 |
| Celebrity Gogglebox | Self | 2019 |
| The Dark Mile | Mary | 2019 |
| A Discovery of Witches | Goody Alsop | 2018 |
| The More You Ignore Me | Nan Wildgoose | 2018 |
| The London Palladium: The Greatest Stage on Earth | Self | 2018 |
| Edie | Edie | 2018 |
| A Very Royal Wedding | Self | 2017 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Sixth Commandment | Elizabeth Zettl | 2023 |
| Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh | Self | 2020 |
| Housebound | Audrey | 2020 |
| Celebrity Gogglebox | Self | 2019 |
| The Dark Mile | Mary | 2019 |
| A Discovery of Witches | Goody Alsop | 2018 |
| The More You Ignore Me | Nan Wildgoose | 2018 |
| The London Palladium: The Greatest Stage on Earth | Self | 2018 |
| Edie | Edie | 2018 |
| A Very Royal Wedding | Self | 2017 |
| Don't Ask Me Ask Britain | Self - Panellist | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Gala Dali | 2017 |
| Delicious | Mimi Vincent | 2016 |
| This Beautiful Fantastic | Mother Superior | 2016 |
| Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Self - Actress / Herself | 2016 |
| Unforgotten | Eileen Baildon | 2015 |
| Remember Me | Loveday Hutton | 2014 |
| Great Canal Journeys | Self | 2014 |
| Delicious | Patti | 2013 |
| Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | Helen A | 2013 |
| The Dumping Ground | Doris | 2013 |
| Toast of London | Sheila Hancock | 2012 |
| Playhouse Presents | Melba | 2012 |
| The Story of Musicals | Self | 2012 |
| Endeavour | Dowsable Chattox | 2012 |
| Just Henry | Gran | 2011 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| Words of the Blitz | Various | 2010 |
| Over the Rainbow | Self - Judge | 2010 |
| Moving On | Liz | 2009 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Self | 2009 |
| Evacuees Reunited | Self - Interviewee | 2008 |
| The Last Word Monologues | 2008 | |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Grandma / Grandma Nathalie | 2008 |
| Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2007 |
| Fallen Angel | Lady Youlgreave | 2007 |
| After Thomas | Granny Pat | 2006 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Bleak House | Mrs. Guppy | 2005 |
| Saturday Night with Miriam | Self | 2005 |
| Yes | Aunt | 2005 |
| Grumpy Old Women | Self | 2004 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Herself | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Contestant | 2004 |
| Hustle | Dolly Hammond | 2004 |
| The Catherine Tate Show | June | 2004 |
| QI | Self - Panellist | 2003 |
| Fortysomething | Gwendolen Hartley | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Grace Pullman | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Self - Storyteller, Jackanory | 2002 |
| The John Thaw Story | Self | 2002 |
| Bait | Pam Raeburn | 2002 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
| Bedtime | Alice Oldfield | 2001 |
| Live Talk | Self - Presenter | 2000 |
| The Thing About Vince | Pat | 2000 |
| Hold Back the Night | Vera | 1999 |
| Loose Women | Herself / Self | 1999 |
| Alice in Wonderland | Cook | 1999 |
| Love and Death on Long Island | Mrs. Barker | 1998 |
| Dangerous Lady | Sarah Ryan | 1995 |
| The Buccaneers | Dowager Duchess / Duchess of Trevenick | 1995 |
| Kavanagh QC | Sarah Meadows | 1995 |
| Reputations | Self | 1994 |
| Room 101 | Self - Guest / Self | 1994 |
| A Business Affair | Judith | 1994 |
| Brighton Belles | Frances | 1993 |
| The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends | Anna Maria (voice) | 1992 |
| Friday Night | Self | 1992 |
| Three Men and a Little Lady | Vera | 1990 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self | 1990 |
| Single Voices | Doreen | 1990 |
| Asterix and the Big Fight | Impedimenta | 1989 |
| Buster | Mrs. Rothery | 1988 |
| Hawks | Regina | 1988 |
| Making Waves | Doris | 1987 |
| Casualty | Hester Price | 1986 |
| Bulman | Kate | 1985 |
| Home to Roost | Sue | 1985 |
| Dramarama | Rita Chartell | 1983 |
| Babble | Self | 1983 |
| Playing Shakespeare | Self | 1982 |
| Did You See..? | Self - Contributor / Self | 1980 |
| The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Olga Vandemeer | 1980 |
| The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe | Jadis - The White Witch | 1979 |
| The South Bank Show | Self / Mrs. Lovett | 1978 |
| Couples | Joan Skinner | 1975 |
| Whodunnit? | Panellist / Self - Panellist | 1972 |
| Sale of the Century | Contestant | 1971 |
| Take a Girl Like You | Martha Thompson | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Ellen | 1970 |
| The Mating Machine | Freda | 1970 |
| Shadows of Fear | Anne Brand | 1970 |
| Not a Word | Self | 1970 |
| Mr. Digby Darling | Thelma Teesdale | 1969 |
| The Anniversary | Karen Taggart | 1968 |
| How I Won the War | Mrs. Clapper's Friend | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Kaff / Naomi Woodley | 1967 |
| Life with Cooper | Lady Stuck In Railings | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Cynthia / Vi | 1965 |
| The Val Doonican Show | Self | 1965 |
| The Bed-Sit Girl | Sheila Ross | 1965 |
| Carry on Cleo | Senna Pod | 1964 |
| The Moon-Spinners | Cynthia Gamble | 1964 |
| Detective | Mrs. Markle | 1964 |
| Night Must Fall | Dora Parkoe | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Helen A. | 1963 |
| The Girl on the Boat | Jane Hubbard | 1962 |
| Twice Round the Daffodils | Dora | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Wendy Hillbright / Claire Love | 1961 |
| The Rag Trade | Carole Taylor / Carol Taylor | 1961 |
| The Bulldog Breed | Doris | 1960 |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Greta | 1960 |
| Doctor in Love | Librarian | 1960 |
| Skywatch | Theatre Act | 1960 |
| Armchair Theatre | Alice | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Hetty | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Cynthia Gamble | 1954 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mercy | 2021 |
