Sheila Hancock
Born | February 22, 1933 |
Hometown | Blackgang, United Kingdom |
Height | 5'7" (1.71m) |
Spouse | John Thaw (m 1973 - 2002) , Alec Ross (m 1954 - 1971) |
Children | Abigail Thaw , Melanie Thaw , Joanna Thaw |
Parents | Enrico Cameron Hancock , Ivy Louise Hancock |
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Coronation Street star Anne Reid spent six hours in A&E with broken arm
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"I Usually Die Or Go Senile" - Shelia Hancock On Playing Mimi In 'Delicious'
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AWARDS
Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2002 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actress | The Russian Bride | Nominated |
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Give rebranded Actors Centre back to actors, say Mark Rylance and others
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Books: Dame Sheila Hancock on feeling angry as she approaches 90
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Could Alan Ayckbourn’s most notorious play have been written today?
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Dame Sheila Hancock on not learning from your mistakes
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Sheila Hancock still 'feels the presence' of late husband John Thaw
Sheila Hancock still "feels the presence" of her late husband John Thaw two decades after he died from cancer at the age of 60.
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Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Sheila Hancock to star in BBC true-crime drama 'The Sixth Commandment'
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Sheila Hancock is 'glad' she doesn’t have to 'bother' trying to 'please men' anymore
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Gogglebox adds another big star to lineup – amid Baggs family exit
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