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Sheila Florance(1916-1991)

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Sheila Florance
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 20
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Prisoner (1979–1986)
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Sheila Florance was born on 24 July 1916 in St. Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for Prisoner (1979), Mad Max (1979) and A Woman's Tale (1991). She was married to Jan (John) Adam Balawaider and Roger Lightfoot Oyston. She died on 12 October 1991 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BornJuly 24, 1916
DiedOctober 12, 1991(75)
BornJuly 24, 1916
DiedOctober 12, 1991(75)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
Prisoner
8.1
TV Series
  • Lizzie Birdsworth
Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max
6.8
  • May Swaisey(as Sheila Florence)
  • 1979
Gosia Dobrowolska and Sheila Florance in A Woman's Tale (1991)
A Woman's Tale
7.1
  • Martha
  • 1991
Consider Your Verdict (1961)
Consider Your Verdict
5.6
TV Series
  • Jocelyn Matthews
  • Laura Radford

Credits

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Actress



  • Gosia Dobrowolska and Sheila Florance in A Woman's Tale (1991)
    A Woman's Tale
    7.1
    • Martha
    • 1991
  • Col'n Carpenter (1990)
    Col'n Carpenter
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mary
    • 1990
  • Golden Braid (1990)
    Golden Braid
    6.2
    • Lady with clock
    • 1990
  • Nirvana Street Murder (1990)
    Nirvana Street Murder
    6.6
    • Molly
    • 1990
  • Les Twist (1989)
    Les Twist
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Madame Fortune
    • 1989
  • Becca
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Old Becca
    • 1988
  • John Wood in Rafferty's Rules (1987)
    Rafferty's Rules
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Patterson
    • 1988
  • Hungry Heart (1987)
    Hungry Heart
    5.1
    • Grandmother
    • 1987
  • The Tale of Ruby Rose (1987)
    The Tale of Ruby Rose
    6.6
    • Grandma
    • 1987
  • Cactus (1986)
    Cactus
    6.2
    • Martha
    • 1986
  • Handle with Care
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Margaret's Mother
    • 1986
  • Winners (1985)
    Winners
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Esme
    • 1985
  • Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
    Prisoner
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Lizzie Birdsworth
    • 1979–1984
  • Carol Burns in The Franky Doyle Story (1980)
    The Franky Doyle Story
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Lizzie Birdsworth
    • 1980
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)
    Mad Max
    6.8
    • May Swaisey (as Sheila Florence)
    • 1979

Script and Continuity Department



  • Jill Evans in A Far Off World (1986)
    A Far Off World
    5.0
    Short
    • script supervisor
    • 1986

Soundtrack



  • Prisoner in Concert (1981)
    Prisoner in Concert
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Y.M.C.A.", "Steam Heat", "Jailhouse Rock", "Sweep Down the Corridors" ("We're a Couple of Swells"), "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
    Prisoner
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Click Go the Shears" (uncredited)
    • 1980

Videos8

Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 20
Trailer 1:02
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 20
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 1
Trailer 1:03
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 1
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 1
Trailer 1:03
Prisoner Cell Block H: Episode 1
Prisoner Cell Block H
Trailer 1:38
Prisoner Cell Block H
Prisoner Cell Block H: What are you doing here?
Trailer 1:46
Prisoner Cell Block H: What are you doing here?
Prisoner Cell Block H Disc 3
Trailer 1:27
Prisoner Cell Block H Disc 3
Prisoner Cell Block H Disc 2
Trailer 1:04
Prisoner Cell Block H Disc 2

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sheila Florence
  • Born
    • July 24, 1916
    • St. Kilda East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • October 12, 1991
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Jan (John) Adam BalawaiderSeptember 3, 1946 - October 1983 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview

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  • Trivia
    Australian actress. 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.
  • Quotes
    I set out aged nineteen with every intention of becoming the world's greatest Shakespearean actress and ended up as Lizzie Birdsworth, the shearers' poisoner!

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