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Dame Sheila Cameron Hancock DBE (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has performed in theatre - 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.
Sheila Hancock is a British actress, writer and producer, known for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Three Men and a Little Lady, and Vera. She was married to actors Alec Ross and John Thaw, and wrote a book about her life with him.
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Jan 8, 2021 · The actress, 87, recalls her 29-year marriage to the Inspector Morse star and how he proposed to her. She also reveals her dementia scare on the set of A Discovery of Witches and her wish to be in a nursing home.
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- Jessica Williams
Jan 19, 2024 · The 90-year-old actor, singer and writer reflects on her career, her spirituality and her grief in an interview with Amol Rajan. She talks about her struggles, her breakthroughs and her honesty in the entertainment industry.
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- Annabel Rackham
Jan 24, 2017 · Sheila Hancock reveals all about her guest appearance in Endeavour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of her husband John Thaw's first episode of Inspector Morse.
- Caren Clark
Feb 3, 2024 · Dame Sheila Hancock is one of the most respected actors and writers of our time. She became a household name in the 1960s in the BBC sitcom The Rag Trade. Since then she has starred in...
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The actress, author and activist talks about her career, her late husband John Thaw and her role in Edie, a film about a woman who breaks free from her stifling life. She also reveals how she copes with ageism and solitude in her 80s.
