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Sheila Hancock was born February 22, 1933. on the Isle of Wight. She later moved to King's Cross in London, where her mother and father ran a pub. Sheila went to Dartford Grammar School, and then with a grant she went to RADA. She then went into nine years of weekly repertory around the country. While in repertory in Bath she met actor Alec Ross... See full bio »

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Hide HideActress (94 titles)
2013 Delicious (post-production)
Patti
 
2012 Playhouse Presents (TV series)
Melba
Nellie and Melba (2012) … Melba
 
2012 Hustle (TV series)
Dolly Hammond
Picasso Finger Painting (2012) … Dolly Hammond
 
2011-2012 North by Northamptonshire (TV series)
Narrator
Six (2012) … Narrator
Five (2011) … Narrator
Four (2011) … Narrator
Three (2011) … Narrator
One (2011) … Narrator
 
2011 Just Henry (TV movie)
Gran
 
2007-2011 New Tricks (TV series)
Grace Pullman
Big Topped (2007) … Grace Pullman
 
2010 Words of the Blitz
Various
 
2009 Moving On (TV series)
Liz
The Rain Has Stopped (2009) … Liz
 
2007 Fallen Angel (TV mini-series)
Lady Youlgreave
The Office of the Dead (2007) … Lady Youlgreave
The Judgement of Strangers (2007) … Lady Youlgreave
 
2006 After Thomas (TV movie)
Granny Pat
 
2006 The Catherine Tate Show (TV series)
June
Episode #3.6 (2006) … June
 
2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Guppy
Episode #1.15 (2005) … Mrs. Guppy
Episode #1.10 (2005) … Mrs. Guppy
 
2004/I Yes
Aunt
 
2004 Feather Boy (TV series)
Edith Sorrel
Episode #1.6 (2004) … Edith Sorrel
Episode #1.5 (2004) … Edith Sorrel
Episode #1.4 (2004) … Edith Sorrel
 
2001-2003 Bedtime (TV series)
Alice Oldfield
Boxing Day (2003) … Alice Oldfield
Christmas Day (2003) … Alice Oldfield
Christmas Eve (2003) … Alice Oldfield
Episode #2.6 (2002) … Alice Oldfield
Episode #2.5 (2002) … Alice Oldfield
 
2003 Fortysomething (TV series)
Gwendolen Hartley
Episode #1.6 (2003) … Gwendolen Hartley
Episode #1.5 (2003) … Gwendolen Hartley
Episode #1.4 (2003) … Gwendolen Hartley
Episode #1.3 (2003) … Gwendolen Hartley
Episode #1.2 (2003) … Gwendolen Hartley
 
2002 Bait (TV movie)
Pam Raeburn
 
2002 The Practicality of Magnolia (TV series)
Isobel
 
2000-2001 EastEnders (TV series)
Barbara
Episode dated 24 July 2001 (2001) … Barbara
Episode dated 1 March 2001 (2001) … Barbara
Episode dated 6 July 2000 (2000) … Barbara
 
2001 The Russian Bride (TV movie)
Dora Blossom
 
2001 Love or Money (TV movie)
Teresa
 
2000 The Thing About Vince (TV mini-series)
Pat
Episode #1.3 (2000) … Pat
Episode #1.2 (2000) … Pat
Episode #1.1 (2000) … Pat
 
1999 Hold Back the Night
Vera
 
1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Cook
 
1998 Close Relations (TV mini-series)
Dorothy Hammond
 
1997 Love and Death on Long Island
Mrs. Barker
 
1997 Kavanagh QC (TV series)
Sarah Meadows
Blood Money (1997) … Sarah Meadows
 
1995 Dangerous Lady (TV mini-series)
Sarah Ryan
Episode #1.4 (1995) … Sarah Ryan
Episode #1.3 (1995) … Sarah Ryan
Episode #1.2 (1995) … Sarah Ryan
Episode #1.1 (1995) … Sarah Ryan
 
1995 The Buccaneers (TV mini-series)
Dowager Duchess / Duchess of Trevenick
Plunder (1995) … Dowager Duchess
Capture (1995) … Dowager Duchess
Ambush (1995) … Dowager Duchess
Conquest (1995) … Duchess of Trevenick
 
1993-1994 Brighton Belles (TV series)
Frances
Gilbert's Return (1994) … Frances
The Younger Man (1994) … Frances
The Break-In (1994) … Frances
That Was No Lady (1994) … Frances
The Transplant (1993) … Frances
 
1994 A Business Affair
Judith
 
1993 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (TV series)
Anna Maria
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or the Roly-Poly Pudding (1993) … Anna Maria (voice)
 
1993 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Frances
Brighton Belles: Pilot (1993) … Frances
 
1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
Mag
Episode #1.6 (1992) … Mag
Episode #1.5 (1992) … Mag
Episode #1.4 (1992) … Mag
Episode #1.3 (1992) … Mag
Episode #1.2 (1992) … Mag
 
1992 Inspector Morse (TV series)
The Death of the Self (1992) (uncredited)
 
1992 No Head for Heights (TV short)
Caroline
 
1991 Gone to the Dogs (TV mini-series)
Jean
Episode #1.5 (1991) … Jean
Episode #1.6 (1991) … Jean
Episode #1.4 (1991) … Jean
Episode #1.3 (1991) … Jean
 
1991 My Kingdom for a Horse (TV series)
Steve's Mother
 
1990 3 Men and a Little Lady
Vera Bennington
 
1989 Asterix and the Big Fight
Impedimenta (voice: English version)
 
1989 Jumping the Queue (TV movie)
Matilda Poliport
 
1989 Bradley (TV series)
Monica Pobjoy
Episode #1.2 (1989) … Monica Pobjoy
 
1988 Doctor Who (TV series)
Helen A
 
1988 Buster
Mrs. Rothery
 
1988 The Love Child
Edith
 
1988 Hawks
Regina
 
1988 Theatre Night (TV series)
Mrs. Malaprop
The Rivals (1988) … Mrs. Malaprop
 
1988 The Universe of Dermot Finn (short)
Mother of Pearl
 
1987 Making Waves (short)
Doris
 
1985 Bulman (TV series)
Kate
I Met a Man Who Wasn't There (1985) … Kate
 
1985 Home to Roost (TV series)
Sue
The Way We Were (1985) … Sue
 
1985 Dramarama (TV series)
Rita Chartell
The Audition (1985) … Rita Chartell
 
1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Ellen
The Remainder Man (1982) … Ellen
 
1980 The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
Olga Vandemeer
 
1980 Comedy Tonight (TV movie)
 
1979 The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (TV movie)
Jadis - The White Witch (voice: English version)
 
1976 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Panellist
Dead Grass (1976) … Panellist
 
1976 Couples (TV series)
Joan Skinner
Episode #1.54 (1976) … Joan Skinner
Episode #1.53 (1976) … Joan Skinner
Episode #1.52 (1976) … Joan Skinner
Episode #1.51 (1976) … Joan Skinner
Episode #1.50 (1976) … Joan Skinner
 
1970-1973 Menace (TV series)
Rose / Toni Patra
Comfortable Words (1973) … Rose
 
1972 Full House (TV series)
Countdown cast member
Episode dated 16 December 1972 (1972) … Countdown cast member
 
1972 Scoop (TV series)
Mrs. Stitch
 
1971 Now, Take My Wife (TV series)
Claire Love
There's a Lot of It About (1971) … Claire Love
Housewives' Choice (1971) … Claire Love
Rembrandt's Mother (1971) … Claire Love
Keep the Home Fires Burning (1971) … Claire Love
Things That Go Bump (1971) … Claire Love
 
1971 Frankie Howerd's Hour (TV mini-series)
Special Guest Star
Episode #1.2 (1971) … Special Guest Star
 
1970-1971 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Claire Love / Wendy Hillbright
Just Harry and Me (1971) … Claire Love
Better Than a Man (1970) … Wendy Hillbright
 
1969-1971 Mr. Digby Darling (TV series)
Thelma Teesdale
Contest (1971) … Thelma Teesdale
Love (1971) … Thelma Teesdale
Wives (1971) … Thelma Teesdale
Safe Breakers (1971) … Thelma Teesdale
Rats (1970) … Thelma Teesdale
 
1971 Shadows of Fear (TV series)
Anne Brand
Sugar and Spice (1971) … Anne Brand
 
1970 The Mating Machine (TV series)
Freda
Sealed with a Loving Kiss (1970) … Freda
 
1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Kaff / Naomi Woodley
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968) … Kaff
Horizontal Hold (1968) … Naomi Woodley
 
1968 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Simply Sheila (1968)
 
1968 Detective (TV series)
Mrs. Markle
Born Victim (1968) … Mrs. Markle
 
1968 Beryl Reid Says Good Evening (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1968)
 
1968 The Anniversary
Karen Taggart
 
1967 How I Won the War
Mrs. Clapper's Friend
 
1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Alice
Compensation Alice (1967) … Alice
 
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Cynthia / Vi
The Devil and All His Mischief (1966) … Cynthia
Not for Just an Hour (1966) … Vi
 
1965-1966 The Bed-Sit Girl (TV series)
Sheila Ross
Episode #2.6 (1966) … Sheila Ross
Episode #2.5 (1966) … Sheila Ross
Episode #2.4 (1966) … Sheila Ross
Episode #2.3 (1966) … Sheila Ross
Episode #2.2 (1966) … Sheila Ross
 
1965 The Wednesday Thriller (TV series)
Joyce Lambert
The Regulator (1965) … Joyce Lambert
 
1965 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Hetty
A Fearful Thing (1965) … Hetty
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Olive Leech
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1964) … Olive Leech
 
1964 The Moon-Spinners
Cynthia Gamble
 
1961-1962 The Rag Trade (TV series)
Carol Taylor
Episode #2.5 (1962) … Carol Taylor
Christmas Box (1961) … Carol Taylor
Doctors Orders (1961) … Carol Taylor
Unhappy Customer (1961) … Carol Taylor
French Fashions (1961) … Carol Taylor
 
1961 The Girl on the Boat
Jane
 
1960 The Bulldog Breed
Doris (uncredited)
 
1960 Bootsie and Snudge (TV series)
Greta
Bootsie's Punctured Romance (1960) … Greta
 
1960 Doctor in Love
Librarian (uncredited)
 
1960 Skywatch
Theatre Act
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2004 Out of the Shadows (short) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (58 titles)
2013 Perspectives (TV series documentary)
 
2013 Richard Briers: A Tribute (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005-2013 Room 101 (TV series)
Herself
Episode #13.8 (2013) … Herself
Episode #10.5 (2005) … Herself
 
2012 Strictly Come Dancing (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
Christmas Special (2012) … Herself - Contestant (also archive footage)
 
2012 Unforgettable: The Sweeney (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress and John Thaw's Wife
 
2012 The Story of Musicals (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (2012) … Herself
Episode #1.1 (2012) … Herself
 
2012 The Unforgettable John Thaw (TV documentary)
Herself - John's Second Wife
 
2011 24 Hour Panel People (TV mini-series)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Herself
 
2001-2011 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress
Episode dated 18 February 2011 (2011) … Herself - Actress
Episode dated 21 May 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
Episode dated 1 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 30 January 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode dated 11 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2011 In Confidence (TV series documentary)
Herself
Sheila Hancock (2011) … Herself
 
2010 100 Years of the London Palladium (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The 5 O'Clock Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.20 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The British Academy Television Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Over the Rainbow (TV series)
Herself - Judge
Grand Final: Show One (2010) … Herself - Judge
Grand Final: Show Two (2010) … Herself - Judge
Show 9: Results (2010) … Herself - Judge
Show 9 (2010) … Herself - Judge
Show 8: Results (2010) … Herself - Judge
 
2009 Pinter's Progress (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Fern Britton Meets... (TV series)
Herself
Sheila Hancock (2009) … Herself
 
2009 My Life in Verse (TV series documentary)
 
2005-2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 May 2009 (2009) … Herself
Episode #2.15 (2005) … Herself
 
2009 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Herself
Sheila Hancock (2009) … Herself
 
2008 Evacuees Reunited (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
Trauma (2008) … Herself - Interviewee
New Lives (2008) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 29 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2006-2008 Grumpy Old Women (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #3.1 (2008) … Herself
Episode #3.2 (2007) … Herself
High Anxiety (2006) … Herself
Call Me Old Fashioned (2006) … Herself
Hard Work (2006) … Herself
 
2006-2007 Sunday AM (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 8 July 2007 (2007) … Herself
Episode #2.14 (2006) … Herself
 
2007 There's Something About... Morse (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Parkinson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 7 October 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Girls Who Do: Comedy (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #1.1 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Grumpy Old Holidays (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #1.4 (2006) … Herself
Episode #1.3 (2006) … Herself
Episode #1.2 (2006) … Herself
Episode #1.1 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Who Do You Think You Are? (TV series documentary)
Herself
Sheila Hancock (2006) … Herself
 
2003-2006 Today with Des and Mel (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 1 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 23 October 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2004-2006 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 18 January 2006 (2006) … Herself
Episode dated 9 March 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 12 January 2005 (2005) … Herself
Episode dated 7 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2005 Watchdog (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #21.3 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Saturday Night with Miriam (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.3 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Jeremy Vine Meets... (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #2.4 (2005) … Herself
 
2004 Grumpy Old Women at Christmas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Herself
Episode #7.12 (2004) … Herself
 
2002-2004 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 November 2004 (2004) … Herself
Episode dated 11 August 2002 (2002) … Herself
Episode dated 10 February 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2004 The Heaven and Earth Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 17 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Kelly (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 This Morning (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 October 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
Episode #6.4 (2004) … Herself
 
2002 The John Thaw Story (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The BAFTA TV Awards 2002 (TV movie)
Herself
 
2001 Live Talk (TV series documentary)
Herself - Presenter
Episode #2.46 (2001) … Herself - Presenter
 
2000 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Herself
Episode #19.5 (2000) … Herself
 
1998 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 The Theatre Quiz (TV series)
Herself - Panellist
Episode #1.1 (1981) … Herself - Panellist
 
1977-1981 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
John Thaw (1981) … Herself
Sheila Hancock (1977) … Herself
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 Playing Shakespeare (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
Passion and Coolness (1980) … Herself
Set Speeches and Soliloquies (1980) … Herself
Using the Verse (1980) … Herself
The Two Traditions (1980) … Herself
 
1974 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Herself - Panellist
It's Quicker by Train (1974) … Herself - Panellist
 
1970 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 October 1970 (1970) … Herself
Episode dated 28 September 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 Just a Minute (TV movie)
Herself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.59 (1968) … Herself
 
1966 The Val Doonican Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.3 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.12 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.37 (1965) … Herself
 
1963 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Herself - Guest
Episode #1.11 (1963) … Herself - Guest
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Newsnight (TV series)
 
2007 The Music of Morse (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1979) Stage: Directed W. Somerset Maugham's play, "The Constant Wife", performed at the Dame Peggy Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, Surrey, England, with Margaretta Scott, Susan Jameson, Pamela Moiseiwitsch and Trevor Baxter. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 8 Interviews  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm still learning how to enter a room on my own. From my dad to my first husband to my second husband, I've always had a man around. This week I went to a party at the National and going upstairs I met the designer Bob Crowley and asked him to hold my hand. But I always had John's hand in mine. We thought we were going off into the sunset together. See more »

Trivia:

She is a breast cancer survivor. Her first husband, actor Alec Ross, died of cancer in 1971 and her second husband, actor John Thaw, died of esophageal cancer in 2002. She has been a spokesperson for Cancer BACUP. See more »

Star Sign:

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