Portrait of Sheila Florance

Sheila Florance

Bio: Sheila Florance (1916-1991) was an Australian actress, known for her role of Lizzie Birdsworth in TV series' Prisoner (1979-1984), Mad Max (1979) and A Woman's Tale (1991). Died of cancer in Melbourne, Australia at age 75, 9 days after winning Australian Film Institute's Best Actress award for A Woman's Tale (1991), a film where she played a woman dying of cancer
Born: Mon, Jul 24 1916
Birthplace: St. Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death: Sat, Oct 12 1991
Sheila Florance is 75 years old
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Poster of A Woman's Tale
A Woman's Tale
Sheila Florance was
75 in A Woman's Tale
as 'Martha'.
Thu, Sep 26 1991
Poster of Nirvana Street Murder
Nirvana Street Murder
Sheila Florance was
73 in Nirvana Street Murder
as 'Molly'.
Mon, Jun 18 1990
Poster of The Tale of Ruby Rose
The Tale of Ruby Rose
Sheila Florance was
71 in The Tale of Ruby Rose
as 'Großmutter'.
Wed, May 25 1988
Poster of Mad Max
Mad Max
Sheila Florance was
62 in Mad Max
as 'May Swaisey'.
Thu, Apr 12 1979
Poster of Summerfield
Summerfield
Sheila Florance was
61 in Summerfield
as 'Miss Gleeson'.
Fri, Sep 30 1977
Poster of The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground
Sheila Florance was
60 in The Devil's Playground
as 'Mrs.Sullivan'.
Thu, Aug 12 1976
Poster of Illuminations
Illuminations
Sheila Florance was
59 in Illuminations
Fri, May 07 1976
Poster of End Play
End Play
Sheila Florance was
59 in End Play
as 'Mavis Lipton'.
Thu, Jan 01 1976
Poster of Clay
Clay
Sheila Florance was
48 in Clay
as 'Deaf-mute'.
Tue, Jun 08 1965

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Poster of Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules
Sheila Florance was
70+ in Rafferty's Rules
as 'Mrs. Patterson'.
First Air Date
Thu, Feb 12 1987