Sheila White

Sheila White is an English film television and stage actress She is married to former theatre producer Richard M Mills and lives in Kingston Surrey White was born in London She began her career at the age of twelve in the pantomime Cinderella at the Golders Green Hippodrome starring Arthur Askey as a member of Terrys Juveniles This led to an audition for the London production of The Sound of Music at the Palace Theatre where she played the parts of Brigitta and Louisa for three years She then became a student at the Corona Stage School in Hammersmith West London At sixteen she still played childrens roles as she appeared young for her age the start of her television career was in ZCars with Malcolm McDowell A theatre tour of Counter Crime followed and the musical tour of The Roar of the Greasepaintthe Smell of the Crowd starring Norman Wisdom and Willoughby Goddard written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley playing one of the urchins with Elaine Paige and choreography by Gillian Lynne Sheila Whites big break came playing the part of Eileen in the musical On The Level at the Saville Theatre She was taken out of the chorus and the song Bleep Bleep was written especially for her This song proved to be a showstopper making Sheila Whites name in the West End theatre This success led to the part of Bet Nancys best friend in Lionel Barts 1968 film musical Oliver accompanying Shani Wallis as Nancy and Mark Lester as Oliver in the songs Its a Fine Life and Id Do Anything