Sheila Hancock OBE
Born	February 22, 1933 (1933-02-22) (age 75) Blackgang, Isle of Wight
Years active	1958 - present
Spouse(s)	Alec Ross (1954–1971) John Thaw (1973–2002)
Awards won BAFTA Awards Nominated Best Actress 2002 The Russian Bride 2003 Bedtime The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blackgang is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. ... For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ... John Thaw (left) as Inspector Morse John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actresses of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress (leading role) 2007 Cabaret The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Tony Awards Nominated Best Actress (Drama) 1966 Entertaining Mr Sloan What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play is awarded to the actress who was voted as the best actress in a play, whether a new production or a revival. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...

Sheila Hancock OBE (born 22 February 1933) is an English actress and comedian. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ...

Born on the Isle of Wight, the daughter of a publican, she attended Dartford County Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She then joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, and has since appeared in over 40 films, mostly television releases. Big-screen roles include Carry On Cleo (1964), Take a Girl Like You (1970), Buster (1988) and Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). In 1978 she appeared on the West End stage as Miss Hannigan in the original London cast of Annie the Musical. Since October 2006, she has been playing the role of Fraulein Schneider in the West End revival of the musical Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre. In 2007, she won a Laurence Olivier Award, as "Best Performance in a Supporting Role In A Musical" for the part. For other uses, see Isle of Wight (disambiguation). ... Pub redirects here. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is considered to be one of the most prestigious drama schools in the world. ... Joan Maud Littlewood (6 October 1914 - 20 September 2002) was a theatrical director, famous for her work in developing the left-wing Theatre Workshop. ... Theatre Workshop is a theatre group most notable for their devised pieces that included Oh, what a lovely war, and their leader, Joan Littlewood. ... Carry On Cleo is the tenth film in the Carry On film series. ... Novel written in 1960 by Kingsley Amis. ... Buster can mean one of several things: Buster, a British comic. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue — a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... Lyric Theatre is a common name for performing-arts houses, including: Australia Lyric Theatre Brisbane, Queensland Lyric Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales U.S. Lyric Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ...

From 1965 to 1966, she appeared as the lead role in The Bed-Sit Girl, created for her by Chesney and Wolfe.^[1] Other television series she has participated in include Have I Got News For You, Room 101, Doctor Who, Call My Bluff and EastEnders where she played Barbara Owen. In 2006 she played the character of Junie Taylor, who was the sister of the well-known character Joannie "Nan" Taylor, from The Catherine Tate Show, and she was a regular contributor to BBC2's third season of ' Grumpy Old Women '. She was also in the Original series of The Rag Trade (1961) as Carol. Ronald Chesney (born 1922) and Ronald Wolfe are British TV comedy scriptwriters, best known for their popular 1960s / 1970s sitcoms The Rag Trade and On The Buses. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Room 101 is a place introduced in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. ... This article is about the television series. ... Albert Square in the 1980s. ... Barbara Owen was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Joannie Nan Taylor is a fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show. ... The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate who stars in all of the shows sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ... // Grumpy Old Women is a British television series, continuing in the same irascible vein as its predecessor, Grumpy Old Men. ... The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963. ...

On radio, she has also made numerous appearances on Just a Minute from the 1960s onwards. Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hancock was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2002, for her role in The Russian Bride; and again in 2003 for her role in the TV series Bedtime. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actresses of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award. ...

Personal life

Hancock was married to actor Alec Ross from 1954 until his death from cancer in 1971. They had one daughter, Melanie Thaw, born in 1964.

In 1973 Hancock married actor John Thaw, 9 years her junior. He adopted Melanie, and they had two more daughters, Joanna and Abigail Thaw. All three of their children have become actresses. John Thaw (left) as Inspector Morse John Edward Thaw CBE (3 January 1942 – 21 February 2002) was an English actor who achieved his first starring role in the military police television drama Redcap (1964 – 1966), and subsequently appeared in a range of television, stage and cinema roles. ...

She was married to John Thaw until his death from cancer on 21 February 2002. Hancock herself was ill with breast cancer during the 1990s, but made a full recovery. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Her 2004 book, The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw is a dual biography, which gives accounts of both their lives, as well as focusing on their 28 year marriage.

She is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and a patron of the London HIV charity, The Food Chain. Quaker redirects here. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...

On May 16, 2007, Hancock was appointed chancellor of the University of Portsmouth^[2]. is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The University of Portsmouth is the only university in the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire. ...

References

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External links

• Sheila Hancock at the Internet Movie Database
• Sheila Hancock on Who Do You Think You Are?