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Sheila Steafel

South African-born British actressTemplate:SHORTDESC:South African-born British actress

Sheila Steafel

Born

Sheila Frances Steafel


(1935-05-26)26 May 1935

Johannesburg, South Africa

Died23 August 2019(2019-08-23) (aged 84)

London, England

NationalityBritish
Alma materWebber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Film, radio, stage and television actress
Years active1957–2019
Spouse

Harry H. Corbett

(m. 1958; div. 1964)​

Sheila Frances Steafel (26 May 1935 – 23 August 2019)[1] was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.[2]

Life and career

Steafel, who was born in Johannesburg,[2] trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.[3] She appeared in many television series, including The Frost Report, Z-Cars, Sykes, Dave Allen at Large, The Kenny Everett Television Show, Minder, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Oh Brother!

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14 movies | 44 Blu-ray releases | 33 DVD releases

Born on May 26, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa as Sheila Frances Steafel. She died on August 23, 2019 in London, England at the age of 84.

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Based on 14 movies and 314 ratings

Highest rated
: 7.7 / 10 Melody (1971)
Lowest rated
: 6.0 / 10 Bloodbath at ... (1984)


The Curse of Steptoe

2008 British TV play

The Curse of Steptoe is a television play which was first broadcast on 19 March 2008 on BBC Four as part of a season of dramas about television personalities. It stars Jason Isaacs as Harry H. Corbett and Phil Davis as Wilfrid Brambell. The drama centres on the actors' on- and off-screen relationship during the making of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son, and is based on interviews with colleagues, friends and family of the actors, and the Steptoe writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.[1]

The screenplay was written by Brian Fillis, also responsible for the similarly themed 2006 drama Fear of Fanny, which is about television personality Fanny Cradock off-screen. The 66-minute film is directed by Michael Samuels and produced by Ben Bickerton.

The drama was widely acclaimed and won the Royal Television Society Award 2008 for "Single Drama".[2] However, the drama generated controversy due to perceived historical inaccuracies, and following complaints to the BBC by Corbett's family, two revised versions of the d

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