Sheila Fearn
Sheila Fearn | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1940-10-03) 3 October 1940 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | Former Actress |
| Years active | 1957-1988 |
Sheila Fearn (born 3 October 1940 in Leicester) is a retired British actress best known for playing Audrey, the sister of Terry Collier in BBC situation comedies The Likely Lads and Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, and also later on as Ann Fourmile, the next door neighbour in the Thames Television sitcom George and Mildred.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Television roles
4 External links
5 References
Early life
She attended Gateway Girls Grammar School on Elbow Lane in Leicester, which closed in 1960.
Career
On film she appeared in Billy Liar (1963), Catch Us If You Can (1965) and Time Bandits (1981), as well as the film versions of both The Likely Lads (1976) and George and Mildred (1980). Fearn's other television credits include Adam Adamant Lives!, Paul Temple, Crown Court, East of Ipswich by Michael Palin, Emergency – Ward 10, Walter, Z-Cars and The Avengers. She also played Freddie, a girlfriend of Ronnie Corbett's character Timothy, in Sorry! She also appeared many times with the Scaffold.
Likely Lads writer Ian La Frenais said of her "she was sexy and funny and she knew John Lennon...Sheila always found time for everyone, and I now think of her and Audrey with great affection".[1]
Fearn retired from acting in 1988 aged 48.
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Coronation Street | Gloria Dee | |
| 1963-1964 | Emergency Ward 10 | Nurse Elizabeth Benskin | |
| 1964-1966 | The Likely Lads | Audrey Collier | |
| 1965 | Z Cars | Lucy Morrison | |
| 1965 | The Wednesday Play | Ann Johnson | |
| 1965 | Dixon of Dock Green | Pat Rogers | |
| 1965-1966 | The Big Spender | Polly | |
| 1966 | Weavers Green | Sue Patterson | |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives! | Susie | |
| 1966 | Drama 61-67 | Loretta Mays | |
| 1967 | Armchair Theatre | Roma | |
| 1967 | No Hiding Place | Jennifer Hemlyn | |
| 1967 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Young Lady | |
| 1967 | The Avengers | Jenny | |
| 1968 | Z Cars | Josie Benson | |
| 1968 | Public Eye | Valerie Kitson | |
| 1968 | The Expert | Jean Chambers | |
| 1969 | Barrister at Law | Catherine Brent | |
| 1969 | Special Branch | Det. Sgt. Sarah Gifford | |
| 1969 | Hadleigh | Shirley Spence | |
| 1970 | Paul Temple | Leda Bailey | |
| 1971 | Trial | Gwen Chappell | |
| 1972 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Audrey | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | Joan Prentice | |
| 1972-1974 | Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? | Audrey Collier | |
| 1973 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Barbara | |
| 1973 | Love Story | Sally | |
| 1974 | Thriller | Prudence Claire | |
| 1975 | Spy Trap | Mrs. Church | |
| 1975 | Crown Court | Mrs. Deborah Todd | |
| 1976-1980 | George and Mildred | Ann Fourmile | |
| 1977-1978 | The Flockton Flyer | Kathy Carter | |
| 1978 | Parables | Carol Wibberley | |
| 1982 | Sorry! | Freddie | |
| 1987 | Screen Two | Mrs. Hargreaves | |
| 1988 | News at Twelve | Iris Swindley |
External links
Sheila Fearn on IMDb
References
^ Webber, Richard with Clement, Dick and La Frenais, Ian (1999). Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-3793-1.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
