Sheila Hancock, geboren am 22. Februar 1933 in Blackgang auf der Isle of Wight, ist eine englische Schauspielerin und Autorin. Sie besuchte die Royal Academy of Dramatic Art und begann ihre Laufbahn im Repertoiretheater, bevor sie auch in London auf der Bühne stand. Bekannt wurde sie unter anderem durch Auftritte in „Doctor Who“, „Der junge Inspektor Morse“ und „Play for Today“. Für ihre Arbeit erhielt sie unter anderem den Laurence Olivier Award für die beste Leistung in einer Nebenrolle in einem Musical. Außerdem wurde sie als Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire und Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ausgezeichnet.
Filmografie
Filme
2026 – Frank and Percy
2026 – Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2025 – Second Skin
2024 – Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes
2019 – From This Day Forward
2018 – Edie - Für Träume ist es nie zu spät
2018 – The More You Ignore Me
2017 – The Dark Mile
2016 – Der wunderbare Garten der Bella Brown
2016 – Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2013 – Delicious - Liebe geht durch den Magen
2013 – The Brilliant Brontë Sisters
2011 – Just Henry
2009 – The Rain Has Stopped
2008 – The Last Word Monologues
2008 – Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama
2006 – After Thomas
2005 – Yes
2002 – Bait
2002 – The Practicality of Magnolia
2001 – Love or Money
1999 – Hold Back the Night
1999 – Alice im Wunderland
1998 – Liebestod auf Long Island
1997 – A Night in with the Girls
1994 – Liebe und andere Geschäfte
1993 – The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1991 – My Kingdom for a Horse
1990 – Drei Männer und eine kleine Lady
1990 – Royal Enclosure
1988 – Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988 – The Universe of Dermot Finn
1988 – The Love Child
1988 – Buster
1988 – Hawks - Die Falken
1987 – Making Waves
1982 – The Remainder Man
1982 – The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
1980 – The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1970 – Take a Girl Like You
1969 – The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1968 – Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1968 – Horizontal Hold
1968 – Die Giftspritze
1967 – Wie ich den Krieg gewann
1967 – Compensation Alice
1964 – Ist ja irre - Cäsar liebt Kleopatra
1964 – Der Millionenschatz
1964 – Griff aus dem Dunkel
1962 – The Girl on the Boat
1962 – Twice Round the Daffodils
1960 – The Bulldog Breed
1960 – Dreimal Liebe täglich
1960 – Light Up the Sky! Serien
2025 – VE Day 80
2024 – My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
2024 – Mozart: Rise of a Genius
2023 – The Sixth Commandment
2021 – Amol Rajan Interviews
2019 – Celebrity Gogglebox
2018 – A Discovery of Witches
2018 – Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2017 – Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
2017 – Urban Myths
2016 – Delicious
2015 – Unforgotten
2014 – Remember Me
2014 – Great Canal Journeys
2013 – Toast of London
2013 – Der junge Inspektor Morse
2012 – Playhouse Presents
2012 – The Story of Musicals
2011 – Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 – Perspectives
2010 – In Confidence
2009 – My Life In Verse
2009 – Moving On
2009 – Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2008 – The Last Word Monologues
2007 – The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 – Would I Lie to You?
2007 – Fallen Angel
2006 – The One Show
2005 – Bleak House
2004 – Grumpy Old Women
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 – Parkinson
2004 – Feather Boy
2004 – Hustle
2004 – The Catherine Tate Show
2004 – New Tricks – Die Krimispezialisten
2003 – QI
2003 – Dr. Slippery
2001 – Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 – Bedtime
2001 – The Russian Bride
2000 – The Thing about Vince
1998 – Close Relations
1995 – Dangerous Lady
1995 – The Buccaneers
1995 – Kavanagh Q.C.
1994 – The World of Hammer
1994 – Room 101
1993 – Brighton Belles
1992 – Peter Hase und seine Freunde
1992 – Gone to Seed
1992 – Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1991 – Gone to the Dogs
1990 – Have I Got News for You
1990 – Single Voices
1989 – Jumping The Queue
1988 – This Morning
1985 – Theatre Night
1985 – Home to Roost
1984 – Playing Shakespeare
1983 – Dramarama
1981 – Six Fifty-Five Special
1971 – Now Take My Wife
1970 – Play for Today
1970 – Menace
1970 – Shadows of Fear
1969 – Mr Digby, Darling
1967 – Omnibus
1967 – ITV Playhouse
1965 – Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 – The Wednesday Thriller
1965 – The Bed-Sit Girl
1964 – Detective
1963 – Doctor Who
1963 – Festival
1961 – The Rag Trade
1956 – Armchair Theatre
1949 – The BAFTA Awards
Filme
2026 – Frank and Percy
2026 – Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
2025 – Second Skin
2024 – Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes
2019 – From This Day Forward
2018 – Edie - Für Träume ist es nie zu spät
2018 – The More You Ignore Me
2017 – The Dark Mile
2016 – Der wunderbare Garten der Bella Brown
2016 – Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2013 – Delicious - Liebe geht durch den Magen
2013 – The Brilliant Brontë Sisters
2011 – Just Henry
2009 – The Rain Has Stopped
2008 – The Last Word Monologues
2008 – Der Junge im gestreiften Pyjama
2006 – After Thomas
2005 – Yes
2002 – Bait
2002 – The Practicality of Magnolia
2001 – Love or Money
1999 – Hold Back the Night
1999 – Alice im Wunderland
1998 – Liebestod auf Long Island
1997 – A Night in with the Girls
1994 – Liebe und andere Geschäfte
1993 – The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding
1991 – My Kingdom for a Horse
1990 – Drei Männer und eine kleine Lady
1990 – Royal Enclosure
1988 – Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988 – The Universe of Dermot Finn
1988 – The Love Child
1988 – Buster
1988 – Hawks - Die Falken
1987 – Making Waves
1982 – The Remainder Man
1982 – The Golden Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales
1980 – The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1970 – Take a Girl Like You
1969 – The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1968 – Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1968 – Horizontal Hold
1968 – Die Giftspritze
1967 – Wie ich den Krieg gewann
1967 – Compensation Alice
1964 – Ist ja irre - Cäsar liebt Kleopatra
1964 – Der Millionenschatz
1964 – Griff aus dem Dunkel
1962 – The Girl on the Boat
1962 – Twice Round the Daffodils
1960 – The Bulldog Breed
1960 – Dreimal Liebe täglich
1960 – Light Up the Sky! Serien
2025 – VE Day 80
2024 – My Life at Christmas with Anita Rani
2024 – Mozart: Rise of a Genius
2023 – The Sixth Commandment
2021 – Amol Rajan Interviews
2019 – Celebrity Gogglebox
2018 – A Discovery of Witches
2018 – Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2017 – Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
2017 – Urban Myths
2016 – Delicious
2015 – Unforgotten
2014 – Remember Me
2014 – Great Canal Journeys
2013 – Toast of London
2013 – Der junge Inspektor Morse
2012 – Playhouse Presents
2012 – The Story of Musicals
2011 – Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 – Perspectives
2010 – In Confidence
2009 – My Life In Verse
2009 – Moving On
2009 – Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2008 – The Last Word Monologues
2007 – The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007 – Would I Lie to You?
2007 – Fallen Angel
2006 – The One Show
2005 – Bleak House
2004 – Grumpy Old Women
2004 – Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 – The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 – Parkinson
2004 – Feather Boy
2004 – Hustle
2004 – The Catherine Tate Show
2004 – New Tricks – Die Krimispezialisten
2003 – QI
2003 – Dr. Slippery
2001 – Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 – Bedtime
2001 – The Russian Bride
2000 – The Thing about Vince
1998 – Close Relations
1995 – Dangerous Lady
1995 – The Buccaneers
1995 – Kavanagh Q.C.
1994 – The World of Hammer
1994 – Room 101
1993 – Brighton Belles
1992 – Peter Hase und seine Freunde
1992 – Gone to Seed
1992 – Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1991 – Gone to the Dogs
1990 – Have I Got News for You
1990 – Single Voices
1989 – Jumping The Queue
1988 – This Morning
1985 – Theatre Night
1985 – Home to Roost
1984 – Playing Shakespeare
1983 – Dramarama
1981 – Six Fifty-Five Special
1971 – Now Take My Wife
1970 – Play for Today
1970 – Menace
1970 – Shadows of Fear
1969 – Mr Digby, Darling
1967 – Omnibus
1967 – ITV Playhouse
1965 – Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 – The Wednesday Thriller
1965 – The Bed-Sit Girl
1964 – Detective
1963 – Doctor Who
1963 – Festival
1961 – The Rag Trade
1956 – Armchair Theatre
1949 – The BAFTA Awards