Shani Wallis
Biography
Shani Wallis is an English actress and singer whose career has spanned theater, film and television in Britain and the United States. Born in Tottenham, London, she appeared on stage for the first time at four, studied ballet and dance, and won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her first professional stage role came in 1952, playing Princess Maria in Call Me Madam at the London Coliseum, and she went on to work in the West End and on Broadway, including the title part in Irma La Douce, 42nd Street at Drury Lane and A Time for Singing on Broadway. She became internationally known as Nancy in the Oscar-winning musical Oliver! (1968), with Oliver Reed, Ron Moody and Jack Wild among the cast. Kenneth Tynan, a writer and critic, called her the English Judy Garland, and she also made a number of recordings.
93years old
Turns 94 on April 14in 174 days
- Born Tottenham
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 38 years1957 to 1995
Every film, newest first
- 1995The Pebble and the PenguinIMDb rating 5.6
- 1986The Great Mouse DetectiveIMDb rating 7.1
- 1973ArnoldIMDb rating 5.9
- 1968Oliver!IMDb rating 7.4
- 1957A King in New YorkIMDb rating 7.0
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A role that slipped away
After playing Nancy in the 1968 musical film Oliver!, Wallis was offered a role in the television series The Brady Bunch. She declined it, since she preferred to keep doing musicals.
First role
Wallis began her stage career in March 1952 at the London Coliseum, playing young princess Maria in the lead role of Call Me Madam.
Early training
Shani Wallis trained in ballet and dance, and later earned a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Worked with
Shani Wallis made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Welker's page
Vincent Price's page
Roddy McDowall's page
James Belushi's page
Tim Curry's page
Oliver Reed's page
All films by Burny Mattinson
All films by Ron Clements
All films by Carol Reed
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