"Sheila Bernette, who has died aged 94, had a long acting and singing career that began when she was a child. It embraced the West End, provincial theatre and summer seasons, as well as television, on which she appeared in light entertainment shows as a foil to comedy stars such as Leslie Crowther, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery and Morecambe and Wise."
"With a love of variety, she also kept returning to the Players' theatre club, London, to perform Victorian music-hall entertainment over five decades. Standing at just 5ft tall, she was quickly recognised for her vivacious personality and became one of a small band of the Players' company chosen to showcase their repertoire at the Strollers theatre club in New York (1961-62), enchanting US audiences with a touch of old England."
Sheila Bernette began performing as a child and sustained a long career across West End productions, provincial theatre, summer seasons and television. She frequently appeared in light-entertainment shows as a comic foil to stars such as Leslie Crowther, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery and Morecambe and Wise. A devoted variety performer, she returned repeatedly to the Players' theatre club in London to present Victorian music-hall pieces over five decades and joined Players in 1955. She toured to New York with the Players' Strollers (1961–62), took over Dulcie in The Boy Friend in 1957, and featured on BBC's The Good Old Days (1968–83).
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