Sheila Steafel
Biography
Sheila Steafel, born in Johannesburg, was a British actress. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy and appeared in many television series. She was a regular on The Good Old Days, where she performed as her comic creation Miss Popsy Wopsy, and she also appeared often on The Tommy Cooper Hour. Her film credits included Melody (1971). She also appeared in Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984). On radio she was a cast member of the Radio 4 satirical show Week Ending, providing many voices and impressions, and Douglas Adams wrote a sketch for her 1982 show Steafel Plus. She starred in the 1979 West End production A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, playing several roles, among them Harpo Marx. She later voiced Master Matoya in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward and released an autobiography. She died in 2019.
84years old at death
- Born Johannesburg
- Died
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Sheila Frances Steafel
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 18 years1966 to 1984
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Beyond film
On BBC Radio 4's satirical show Week Ending in the 1970s and 1980s, Steafel supplied voices for many characters and impersonated real figures including Margaret Thatcher.
Beyond film
Steafel created the comic character Miss Popsy Wopsy and played her as a regular on the BBC One music hall program The Good Old Days, where she played up to chairman Leonard Sachs.
Beyond film
In the 1979 West End production of A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Steafel took several roles, among them Harpo Marx.
Beyond film
Steafel provided the voice for Master Matoya in 2015, appearing in the video game Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward as that character.
Beyond film
In 1998, Steafel put out a CD album of Victorian songs. The album was titled Victoria Plums and came out on Redial/Polygram with the number CD 557 209-2.
Sheila Steafel movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Sheila Steafel shares two films with Andrew Keir, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Andrew Keir's page
Keith Marsh's page
Vincent Price's page
Peter Cushing's page
Rip Torn's page
Vernon Dobtcheff's page
All films by Roy Ward Baker
Gordon FlemyngDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Gordon Flemyng
All films by Waris Hussein
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.