Sheila Birling is a character in J.B Priestley's play "An Inspector Calls". The play was written in 1946 and set in 1912, and about the importance of social responsibility. The character of Sheila starts off naïve and ignorant, but as the play progresses, Sheila is one of two characters who change their ways and become truly compassionate towards the hardships the working class face as well as accepting responsibility for their parts in Eva Smith's death. By the end of the play, Sheila is a mature young woman who doesn't hesitate to stand up for what she believes is right.
(Dame) Sheila Hancock (born 1933) is a celebrated British actress, the widow of famous actor John Thaw (1942-2002) who starred in the "Inspector Morse" series on television.
Sheila Aza (born 1924-2006), sister of popular actor Sydney Tafler (1916-79) was a British actress. She had parts in the movies Scarlet Thread (uncredited, the beautiful brunette at the pinball arcade early in the film, whose boyfriend is bullied by the Laurence Harvey character) Shirley Valentine, Doctor in Love, and Time, Gentlemen, Please! Her brother starred with Harvey in the Scarlet Thread; her husband was a theatrical agent.
Sheila Jeffreys, an English expatriate in Australia, is best known as a lesbian feminist scholar and political activist, for her analysis of the history and politics of human sexuality in the UK, and for her controversial views on transsexuals. She was a professor in political science at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Jeffreys's argument that the "sexual revolution" on men's terms contributed less to women's freedom than to their continued oppression has both commanded respect and attracted intense criticism. Jeffreys argues that transsexuals reproduce oppressive gender roles and mutilate their bodies through sex reassignment surgery, that lesbian culture has been negatively affected by emulating the sexist influence of the gay male subculture of dominant/submissive sexuality, and that women suffering pain in pursuit of beauty is a form of submission to patriarchal sadism.
I watched too many soaps back when I was younger, so I immediately think of Sheila Carter from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. She was one of the best female villains on daytime!
Sheila Chandra, English pop singer of Indian descent. You may remember her voice from LOTR: Two Towers (Breath of Life), or from the Queer as Folk series (Sacred Stones).