Sheila Kennelly

Sheila Kennelly (28th December, Marine Square, Brighton, Sussex), also credited as Sheila Kenneally, is an English-born Australian character actress of theatre, television and film, with a vast repertoire spanning over 50 years in the industry, she came to Australia with her family, attending North Sydney Girls' High School and trained at the Independent theatre. She has played several television soap opera and comedy relief roles starting in the 1970s. Sheila appeared in plays starting her career on the stage, appearing at such venues as Old Tote Theatre and Nimrod Theatre Company before a lengthy Arts Council tour of "A View from the Bridge" (playing Beatrice) as well as many roles at Neutral Bay Music Hall and worked on plays at the ABC, before becoming a household name in soap opera Number 96 in Australia as bubbly barmaid Norma Whittaker along with her on-screen husband Les Whittaker (Gordon McDougall) the duo were comedy characters added to the cast of the series a few months after it premiered in 1972, she remained with 96 for 4 and half years, and featured in the series film version in 1974. In 1988 she became an original cast member on the seven network series Home and Away, as retired carnival entertainer and tarot reader Floss McPhee, until 1990, and was one of 16 original characters but has returned in numerous guest appearances reprising the role, the most recent in 2008.

Contents

• Number 96 where are they now part two joe hasham sheila kennelly james elliot etc
• Selected filmography
• References