Sheila White
Sheila White is an English film, television and stage actress. She is married to former theatre producer Richard M. Mills and lives in Kingston, Surrey.
White was born in London. She began her career at the age of twelve in the pantomime Cinderella at the Golders Green Hippodrome starring Arthur Askey as a member of Terry's Juveniles. This led to an audition for the London production of The Sound of Music at the Palace Theatre where she played the parts of Brigitta and Louisa for three years. She then became a student at the Corona Stage School in Hammersmith, West London.
At sixteen, she still played children's roles, as she appeared young for her age; the start of her television career was in Z-Cars with Malcolm McDowell. A theatre tour of Counter Crime followed and the musical tour of The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd starring Norman Wisdom and Willoughby Goddard, written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, playing one of the urchins with Elaine Paige and choreography by Gillian Lynne. Sheila White's big break came playing the part of Eileen in the musical On The Level at the Saville Theatre. She was taken out of the chorus and the song "Bleep – Bleep", was written especially for her. This song proved to be a show-stopper, making Sheila White's name in the West End theatre. This success led to the part of Bet, Nancy's best friend in Lionel Bart's 1968 film musical Oliver!, accompanying Shani Wallis as Nancy and Mark Lester as Oliver in the songs "It's a Fine Life" and "I'd Do Anything".
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.254 |
Birthday | 1948-10-18 |
Place of Birth | London, England, UK |
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1976
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
4.9/12
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1974
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
4.8/24
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Confessions of a Window Cleaner
1975
Confessions of a Pop Performer
5.056/18
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Confessions of a Pop Performer
1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball
5.379/33
A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble...
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Unidentified Flying Oddball
1977
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
5.3/13
Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney Noggett are working as entertainment officers at Funfrall, a typical British holiday camp. The staff are lazy...
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Confessions from a Holiday Camp
1968
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
5.7/16
Jamie McGregor is a virginal sixth-former in suburbia delivering groceries for the local supermarket, but he is more interested in other matters - Mar...
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Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
1968
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
4.5/6
Herman inherits a greyhound and decides to make his fortune by dog racing. After traveling from Manchester to London in the hope of entering a nationa...
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Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
1966
The Ghost Goes Gear
5/1
Unbeknownst to the Spencer Davis Group, their manager is upper class, grew up in a haunted manor, and is called Algernon. When they visit his home, th...
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The Ghost Goes Gear
1968
Countercrime
0/0
Murder is involved when an intruder is found in a large department store just after it closes.
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Countercrime
1971
Papa, the Lil' Boats
4.2/6
In this whimsical French comedy, Cookie (aka Venus de Palma) is a tough, sweet little rich girl, and is rather smart, too. She's smart enough and char...
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Villain
6.2/38
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Silver Dream Racer
5.222/10
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1968
Oliver!
6.974/419
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys he...
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1967
Cop-Out
5.3/9
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