Sheila White
Actor · Died September 7, 2018, aged 69 · London, England, UK
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 Terry's 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 children's roles, as she appeared young for her age; the start of her television career was in Z-Cars with Malcolm McDowell. A theatre tour of Counter Crime followed and the musical tour of The Roar of the Greasepaint—the 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 White's 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 show-stopper, making Sheila White's name in the West End theatre. This success led to the part of Bet, Nancy's best friend in Lionel Bart's 1968 film musical Oliver!, accompanying Shani Wallis as Nancy and Mark Lester as Oliver in the songs "It's a Fine Life" and "I'd Do Anything".
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 18, 1948
- September 7, 2018 (aged 69)
- London, England, UK
- Actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Known for
What are Sheila White's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 3
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 6 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Alisande in Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sheila White's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Sheila White's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Gone to Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Casualty(1986)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
EastEnders(1985)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Don't Rock The Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Silver Dream Racer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
I, Claudius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Poldark(1975)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Alfie Darling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Three Comedies of Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Love School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Six Days of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Villain(1971)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Papa, the Lil' Boats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Doctor in Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Dear Mother... ...Love Albert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Oliver!(1968)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsThe Jazz Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Countercrime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Cop-Out(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Ghost Goes Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles from 1966 to 1992; peak year 1968.
Highest rated
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
Most popular right now
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Film career
Peak 1968 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1968Screen debut· Oliver!
- 1985Career best· EastEnders
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Sheila White's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Sheila White's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Sheila White work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sheila White's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Cohen shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Norman CohenShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Norman Cohen
Writers
- Christopher WoodShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Christopher Wood
Actors
- Anthony BoothShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Anthony Booth
- Bill MaynardShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Bill Maynard
- Robin AskwithShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Robin Askwith
- Doris HareShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Doris Hare
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Geoffrey FootShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Geoffrey Foot
- Ed WelchShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Ed Welch
- Ken HodgesShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Hodges
Producers
- Greg SmithShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Greg Smith
- Michael KlingerShared titles: Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Michael Klinger