Sheila Mercier

Born January 1st 1919 in Hull Sheila started her stage career with Sir Donald Wolfit;s company as did her brother, Brian Rix, During the war she was a WAAF adjutant then in 1955 she joined her brother's Whitehall Theatre Company and was with him for 11 years .She joined the new television soap Emmerdale Farm playing Annie Sugden, She was married to theatrical producer Peter Merier and had as son Nigel