Sheila Allen, also known as Sheila Matthews, (born February 2, 1929 in New York City) is an Americanactress. She married Irwin Allen, and appeared in many of her husband's films. She played Alice's mother in Alice in Wonderland. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Irwin Allen (June 12, 1916 â November 2, 1991) was a television and film producer nicknamed The Master of Disaster for his work in the disaster film genre. ... This 1985 adaptation of Lewis Carrolls story, Alice in Wonderland, was made for television and used a huge all-star cast of notable actors and actresses, including Steve Allen, Lloyd Bridges, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Carol Channing, Sammy Davis Jr. ...
Her Escapade takes the audience on a fantasy swing voyage and her latest CD Lullaby in Rhythm is in tribute to Kenton singer June Christy and features tenor saxophonist Harry Allen.
Concert appearances as a featured performer include performances with Urbie Green, Pat Metheny, Bobby McFerrin, Milt Hinton, Clark Terry, J.R. Monterose, Joe Temperly, Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen, Sheila Jordan, Bob Dorough, Valery Ponomarev and (with Jon Hendricks) Red Mitchell, Hank Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, and Annie Ross to name a few.
The final element which makes all this so exciting is her electric and personal stage personna she does a world class vocal trombone imitation and shes fun to watch.