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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Sheila Steafel		\| name = Sheila Steafel
			\| image = Sheila Steafel.jpg
	\| birth_name = Sheila Frances Steafel		\| birth_name = Sheila Frances Steafel
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1935\|5\|26\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1935\|05\|26\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa		\| birth_place = [[w:Johannesburg\|Johannesburg]], South Africa
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|08\|23\|1935\|5\|26\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2019\|08\|23\|1935\|5\|26\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| nationality = British		\| nationality = British
	\| alma_mater = [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art\|Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]]
	\| occupation = Film, radio, stage and television actress		\| occupation = Film, radio, stage and television actress
	\| years_active = 1957–2019		\| years_active = 1957–2019
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	'''Sheila Frances Steafel''' (26 May 1935 – 23 August 2019)<ref>{{cite news \| last = Hadoke \| first = Toby \| title = Sheila Steafel obituary \| newspaper = [[The Guardian]] \| date = 27 August 2019 \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/27/sheila-steafel-obituary \| access-date = 27 August 2019}}</ref> was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.<ref name=independent>{{cite news\|last=Lacey\|first=Hester\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-sheila-steafel-and-barry-cryer-1157642.html\|title=How We Met: Sheila Steafel and Barry Cryer\|work=The Independent on Sunday\|date=24 May 1998\|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>		'''Sheila Frances Steafel''' (26 May 1935 – 23 August 2019)<ref>{{cite news \| last = Hadoke \| first = Toby \| title = Sheila Steafel obituary \| newspaper = [[w:The Guardian\|The Guardian]] \| date = 27 August 2019 \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/27/sheila-steafel-obituary \| access-date = 27 August 2019}}</ref> was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.<ref name=independent>{{cite news\|last=Lacey\|first=Hester\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-sheila-steafel-and-barry-cryer-1157642.html\|title=How We Met: Sheila Steafel and Barry Cryer\|work=The Independent on Sunday\|date=24 May 1998\|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

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{{short description|South African-born British actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sheila Steafel
| birth_name = Sheila Frances Steafel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|5|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|08|23|1935|5|26|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| nationality = British
| alma_mater = [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]]
| occupation = Film, radio, stage and television actress
| years_active = 1957–2019
| known_for =
| television =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Harry H. Corbett]]|1958|1964|end=div}}
|}}

'''Sheila Frances Steafel''' (26 May 1935 – 23 August 2019)<ref>{{cite news | last = Hadoke | first = Toby | title = Sheila Steafel obituary | newspaper = [[The Guardian]] | date = 27 August 2019 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/27/sheila-steafel-obituary | access-date = 27 August 2019}}</ref> was a British actress, who was born in Johannesburg, but lived all her adult life in the United Kingdom.<ref name=independent>{{cite news|last=Lacey|first=Hester|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-sheila-steafel-and-barry-cryer-1157642.html|title=How We Met: Sheila Steafel and Barry Cryer|work=The Independent on Sunday|date=24 May 1998|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Steafel, who was born in [[Johannesburg]],<ref name=independent/> trained at the [[Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Sheila-Steafel.html |title=Sheila Steafel Biography |publisher=FilmReference}}</ref> She appeared in many television series, including ''[[The Frost Report]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]'', ''[[Dave Allen (comedian)|Dave Allen at Large]]'', ''[[The Kenny Everett Television Show]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]'', ''[[Oh Brother!]]'' and ''The Laughter of a Fool''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=19443|title=Sheila Steafel|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> She was a regular in the [[BBC One]] [[music hall]] programme ''[[The Good Old Days (UK TV series)|The Good Old Days]]'', portraying her comic creation "Miss Popsy Wopsy", who invariably "played up" to chairman [[Leonard Sachs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/sheila-steafel-book-signing-cancelled-4218701|title=Sheila Steafel book signing cancelled|last=getreading|date=3 December 2010}}</ref> She was also a regular on the "[[Tommy Cooper]] Hour".<ref>Tommy Cooper: Just Like That! (documentary)</ref>

In February 2018 she appeared in the daytime comedy drama ''[[Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators]]'' Episode 2 as care home resident Dora Bentley.

Her film appearances included ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (1966), ''[[Just like a Woman (1967 film)|Just like a Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[Quatermass and the Pit (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]'' (1967), ''[[Baby Love (1968 film)|Baby Love]]'' (1968), ''[[Otley (film)|Otley]]'' (1968), ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'']]'' (1969), ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' (1970; co-starring her ex-husband's acting partner, [[Wilfrid Brambell]]), ''[[Tropic of Cancer (film)|Tropic of Cancer]]'' (1970; as Tania), ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971), ''[[Melody (1971 film)|Melody]]'' (1971), ''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973), ''[[All I Want Is You... and You... and You...]]'' (1974), ''Never Too Young to Rock'' (1975), ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]'' (1977), ''[[What's Up Superdoc!]]'' (1978), ''[[Bloodbath at the House of Death]]'' (1984), ''[[Parting Shots]]'' (1999) and ''[[Back to the Secret Garden]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba04b523c|title=Sheila Steafel}}</ref>

Steafel also worked in [[BBC radio]]. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was a cast member on the weekly [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] satirical show ''[[Week Ending]]'', providing the voices of many characters and impersonating real-life figures, such as [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mmxg|title=Sheila Steafel, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4|website=BBC}}</ref> Steafel appeared [[Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Sheila Steafel|as herself]] alongside [[Simon Jones (actor)|Simon Jones]] in "The Lost Hitch-Hiker's Sketch", a sketch written by [[Douglas Adams]] for her 1982 Radio 4 show ''[[Steafel Plus]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6hdBx7oUH-YC&q=Steafel+Plus+%22The+Lost+Hitchhiker%27s+Sketch%22%2C+a+sketch+by+Douglas+Adams&pg=PT200|title=The Rough Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|first=Marcus|last=O'Dair|date=1 October 2009|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|isbn=9781848367135|via=Google Books}}</ref>

In 1979 she starred in the [[West End (London)|West End]] stage production of ''[[A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine]]'' in a number of roles, including that of [[Harpo Marx]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/whittington-families/I17835.php|title=Sheila F Steafel (CORBETT) (1935-> 2012) » Whittington families » Genealogie Online|first=Philip James|last=Wood|website=Genealogie Online}}</ref> In 2008, she was portrayed by [[Zoe Tapper]] in the BBC television play ''[[The Curse of Steptoe]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009hp17|title=The Curse of Steptoe - BBC Four|website=BBC}}</ref>

In 2015 she lent her voice to the character Master Matoya in the video game ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward]]''.

==Published works==
In 1998, Steafel released a CD album of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] songs entitled ''Victoria Plums'' (Redial/Polygram No. CD 557 209-2).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/victoria-plums/id314004902|title=Victoria Plums by Sheila Steafel on Apple Music|website=iTunes}}</ref> In 2010, she released her autobiography ''When Harry Met Sheila''. In 2012, Steafel published a collection of real life short stories under the title ''Bastards''.<ref>[http://www.fantomfilms.co.uk/books/sheila_steafel.htm Sheila Steafel Bastards] Fantom Films</ref>

==Personal life==
Steafel was married to actor and comedian [[Harry H. Corbett]] from October 1958 until August 1964. She died of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apexpublishing.co.uk/pubdetails.aspx?Num=220|title=Details of Publication - Apex Publishing Ltd.|last=Apex|website=www.apexpublishing.co.uk}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' (1966) - Young Woman
* ''[[Just like a Woman (1967 film)|Just like a Woman]]'' (1967) - Isolde
* ''[[Quatermass and the Pit (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]'' (1967) - Journalist
* ''Monsieur Lecoq'' (1967)
* ''[[The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom]]'' (1968) - Pet shop saleslady
* ''[[Otley (film)|Otley]]'' (1968) - Ground stewardess
* ''[[Baby Love (1968 film)|Baby Love]]'' (1969) - Tessa Pearson
* ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969) - Young Woman
* ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' (1969) - Tilly (uncredited)
* ''[[Tropic of Cancer (film)|Tropic of Cancer]]'' (1970) - Tania
* ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' (1970) - Sheila Wilcott
* ''[[Percy (1971 film)|Percy]]'' (1971) - Mrs. Gold
* ''[[Up Pompeii (film)|Up Pompeii]]'' (1971) - Voluptua (voice, uncredited)
* ''[[Melody (1971 film)|Melody]]'' (1971) - Mrs Latimer
* ''[[To Catch a Spy]]'' (1971) - Woman in lift
* ''[[Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]'' (1973) - Control Operator
* ''[[All I Want Is You... and You... and You...]]'' (1975) - Wilma Brack
* ''[[Never Too Young to Rock]]'' (1976) - Cafe Proprietress
* ''[[The Ghosts of Motley Hall]]'' (TV, 1976-1978) - The White Lady
* ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]'' (1977) - Hat Customer
* ''[[What's Up Superdoc!]]'' (1978) - Dr. Pitt
* ''The Quiz Kid'' (1979) - Brenda
* ''[[Bloodbath at the House of Death]]'' (1984) - Sheila Finch
* ''[[Parting Shots]]'' (1999) - President's Wife
* ''[[Back to the Secret Garden]]'' (2001) - Mrs. Chillblaine
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0824130}}

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