Sheila Mary Burrell (9 May 1922 – 19 July 2011) was a British actress. A cousin of Laurence Olivier, she was born in Blackheath, London, the daughter of a salesman. She attended St John's, Bexhill-on-Sea and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London. Her first marriage to actor Laurence Payne was dissolved and she then married David Sim, a portrait and theatre photographer. She is primarily remembered in the United States for her performance as Lady Rochford in three episodes of the television series Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
Guest starring as Agnes Stubbs
- Episode 4x05: Blood Relations (Aug 21, 1998)
Brush Strokes (1986)
Guest starring as Isabel
(2 episodes)
Guest starring as Mrs. Pettijohn
- Episode 5x01: Episode 1 (Feb 17, 1991)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Guest starring as Lady Eleanor Benson
- Episode 6x11: The Tribute (Jun 25, 1983)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Guest starring as Lady Rochford
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Catherine Howard (Jan 29, 1970)
- Episode 1x03: Jane Seymour (Jan 15, 1970)
- Episode 1x02: Anne Boleyn (Jan 8, 1970)