Person    | Female  Born 22/2/1933 

Sheila Hancock

Categories: Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio

Actor, often in comedy roles. Born in Blackgang, Isle of Wight, she was the younger daughter of Enrico Cameron Hancock (1893-1970) and Ivy Louise Hancock née Woodward (1898-1970).Her father was a publican.

She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1974 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

In 2011 she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for services to drama.

In the 2021 New Year Honours List she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to drama and charity.

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