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Sheila Gish

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Sheila Gish

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Overview

  • Born
    April 23, 1942 · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Died
    March 9, 2005 · Camden, London, England, UK (facial cancer)
  • Birth name
    Sheila Anne Syme Gash
  • Height
    5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Biography

    • Sheila Gish was born on April 23, 1942 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Highlander (1986), Mansfield Park (1999) and Highlander: Endgame (2000). She was married to Denis Lawson and Roland Curram. She died on March 9, 2005 in Camden, London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Denis Lawson(March 2004 - March 9, 2005) (her death)
      Roland Curram(December 12, 1964 - 1985) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Lou Gish
      Kay Curram
  • Relatives
      Joseph Thorpe(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • She had an eye removed because of a cancerous tumour on her face in 2003
  • She and Roland Curram's two daughters, Kay Curram and Lou Gish, also became actresses. Lou died of cancer less than a year after her mother at the age of 38.
  • She won a Laurence Olivier Theatre award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for her performance in "Company" at the Donmar Warehouse.
  • She spent her earliest years in the Sudan and Egypt before being sent to the Royal School for Daughters of Officers of the Army in Bath.
  • Aunt-in-law of Ewan McGregor and Eve Mavrakis.

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