Patsy Smart (1918 - 1996)

Actress. She was born in Chingford, England and died in Northwood, Middlesex, England. Film and television credits include “The Fourth Protocol,” “Lace II,” “Miss Marple: The Moving Finger,” “The Chain,” “Coriolanus,” “Cymbeline,” “Rumpole’s Return,” “The Elephant Man,” “Tess,” “Nicholas Nickleby,” “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” “Great Expectations,” “Emmerdale Farm,””Steptoe and Son,” “Upstairs, Downstairs,” “Leo the […]

Margarete Slezak (1901 - 1953)

Margarete Slezak, Opera and Chansonettes singer, film and stage actress. She wrote her biography in German called “The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree.” (bio by: Rudi Polt)

Elisabeth Sladen (1948 - 2011)

Actress. She is best known for her role of Sarah Jane Smith in the popular British TV series “Doctor Who”. Born in Liverpool, she took dance lessons at the age of five and performed in a production with the Royal Ballet. Following grammar school, she attended drama school and joined the Liverpool Playhouse as an […]

Alison Skipworth (1863 - 1952)

Actress in 54 films including “Raffles,” “The Road to Singapore,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Satan Met a Lady,” “The Gorgeous Hussy,” and “Ladies in Distress.” (bio by: TLS)

Edna Skinner (1921 - 2003)

Actress. She is best remembered for her television roles as, ‘Maggie’ on “Topper” from 1954 to 1955, and ‘Kay Addison’ on “Mister Ed” from 1961 to 1963. She also appeared in the films, “The Kissing Bandit” (1948), “Easy To Love” (1953), “The Long, Long, Trailer” (1954), “The Second Greatest Sex” (1955), “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), and […]

Vera Sisson (1891 - 1954)

Actress.  Born in Salt Lake City,  she made her movie debut as an extra in 1913 and shot to fame as the leading lady of cowboy superstar  J. Warren Kerrigan in seven very successful westerns,  beginning with “A Bogus Bandit” (1915).  Sisson went on to enjoy top billing in such melodramas as “The Iron Will” […]

Catherine Moylan Singleton (1904 - 1969)

Actress. Born in Dallas, Texas, she began her career as a performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1920s, she entered in beauty contests and was named Miss Universe in 1926. Signing with MGM Studios, she appeared in several silent films before having roles in “Love On The Run” (1930) and “Our Blushing Brides” (1930). (bio […]

Berta Singerman (1901 - 1998)

Famed Actress, reciter. Born in Russia, she had a long career reciting poems, mainly of Latin American authors.  (bio by: 380W)

Erni Singerl (1921 - 2005)

German Actress. She was a comedic actress best remembered for her works in “Pumuckl,” “Monaco Franze,” “Heidi und Erni” and “Weib-Blaue Geschichten.” On stage she worked at the Comedy Teatre at Maxmonimument. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)  Family links:  Spouse:  Georg Schropp (1913 – 1995)* *Calculated relationship

Madge Dorita Sinclair (1938 - 1995)

Madge Dorita Sinclair Actress. Born Madge Dorita Walters in Kingston, Jamaica, she was educated at the Shortwood College for Women and worked as a teacher in Jamaica for a almost a decade. She then traveled to New York City to in hope of becoming an actress. She began modeling and eventually performed at the New […]

Nicole Brown Simpson (1959 - 1994)

Murder Victim. She and a casual friend, Ronald Goldman, were found murdered at her Brentwood condominium, just outside her front door. Ronald Goldman, a waiter at a nearby restaurant, was returning eyeglasses that she had accidentally left there at dinner that night. He is considered an accidental victim of the murderer. A tall, beautiful blonde, […]

Jean Merilyn Simmons (1929 - 2010)

Actress. A leading lady of captivating beauty, she appeared in British and American motion pictures. She was only 15 when chosen for the role of ‘Heidi’ in the 1944 picture “Give Us the Moon”, followed with performances in “Great Expectations” as ‘Young Estella’ (1946) and “Black Narcissus” (1947). She was picked by Laurence Olivier for […]

Sheila Sim (1922 - 2016)

Actress. Born Sheila Beryl Grant Sim (later she was known as Lady Sheila Sim Attenborough), she chose to follow a profession in entertainment and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She made her motion picture debut playing ‘Allison Smith opposite Eric Portman in “The Canterbury Tale” (1944). In 1945, she married actor Richard […]

Lilia Silvi (1921 - 2013)

Actress. Born Silvana Musitelli, she will be best remembered as an symbol actress of Italian cinema of the 30s and 40s. Silvi starred in such films as “Il signor Max” (1937), “Assenza ingiustificata” (1939), “Giorni Felici” (1942). In 1935, she made her debut in the film industry in the film “Il cantico della terra” directed […]

Carmen Silvera (1922 - 2002)

Actress. She is fondly remembered as Rene Artois’ long-suffering wife Edith in the sitcom “Allo Allo,” one of Britain’s best-loved comedies. She was also one of the survivors of the sinking of SS Athenia, torpedoed by U30 on the day Britain declared war on Germany, September 3, 1939. Cause of death: Breast cancer

Simone Signoret (1921 - 1985)

Actress. Born Simone Kaminker to a Polish Jewish father and a French mother, when she began acting in 1941 she took her mother’s maiden name, Signoret.  She met and eventually married the director Yves Allégret with whom she had a daughter Catherine.  He helped to further her career by giving her roles in his films. […]

Rose Siggins (1971 - 2015)

American Actress. Siggins, who was born with a genetic disorder called Sacral Agenisis, will best be remembered for playing the role of Legless Suzi in the fourth season of ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’, which aired from 2014 to 2015. She was featured in the documentaries ‘Born Different: Unbelievable Medical Conditions’ (2010) and ‘Extraordinary People: […]

Margarita Sierra (1936 - 1963)

Spanish-born motion picture and television actress. Had a role on the 1960s TV series “Surfside 6,” which starred Troy Donahue. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Sarah Kemble Siddons (1755 - 1831)

English tragic actress.  Family links:  Spouse:  William Siddons (1744 – 1808)*  Children:  Henry Siddons (1774 – 1815)*  Cecilia Siddons Combe (1794 – 1868)* *Calculated relationship

Dorothy Short (1914 - 1963)

Actress. A cute brunette who starred in numerous low-budget westerns and short features, she shall be remembered for her part in the 1936 cult classic “Reefer Madness”. Though little is recorded of her early days, it is known that she received an MGM contract, moved to Hollywood in 1934, and that same year made her […]

Dinah Shore (1916 - 1994)

Singer, actress, television hostess. Fondly remembered for her long career on stage, screen, TV, and radio. Dinah Shore’s 55 years in show business included more than 70 hit recordings…”Dear Hearts and Gentle People” “Buttons and Bows” “Blues in the Night” “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” “I’ll Walk Alone” and “I Wish I […]

Ann Shoemaker (1891 - 1978)

Actress. She appeared in ten television series and shows and in forty-nine motion pictures, including “Alice Adams”, “Shall We Dance”, “Babes in Arms”, “Above Suspicion”, “You’ll Never Get Rich”, “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo”, “Sitting Pretty” and “The Fortune Cookie”. She was married to actor Henry Stephenson. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Henry Stephenson (1871 […]

Natasha Shneider (1956 - 2008)

Musician, Actress. She was a Moscow-born Hollywood actress, most famous for her role as the young cosmonaut Irina Yakunina in the 1984 film “2010: The Year We Make Contact.” Shneider also acted in the 1986 film, “Spiker”, and had a number of small television roles. She also performed as a musician in a number of […]

Sadhana Shivdasani (1941 - 2015)

Indian Actress.   Shivdasani, known professionally as Sadhana, was a very prominent actress in film from her first film in 1955 to her retirement in the 1970s.   Her family fled Karachi during the post-Partition riots and settled in Mumbai when she was a young girl.   Sadhana’s acting career started when she played a […]

Lucille Pinson Shippee (1900 - 1977)

Actress. She appeared in the film, “Ninotchka” (1939). (bio by: K)

Roberta Sherwood (1913 - 1999)

Singer. Popular nightclub performer and actress. Recorded for Decca Records for many years. “Up A Lazy River” and “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You” were two of her most popular songs. She was married to actor Don Lanning. Her grave is unmarked. (bio by: A.J. Marik) Cause of death: Complications of Alzheimer’s disease

Madeleine Sherwood (1922 - 2016)

Actress. Fondly remembered for playing ‘Reverend Mother Superior Placido’ in the TV series “The Flying Nun” (1967 to 1970), which starred Sally Field. Born Madeleine Louise Helene Thornton, she experienced her first taste of acting as a performer in a church play during her early youth. After choosing to pursue a career in entertainment, she […]

Gail Sheridan (1915 - 2007)

Actress. She began her career in Hollywood as a dancer in the mid-1930s, appearing in the  musicals “Strike Me Pink” (1936), “F-Man” (1936) and “College Holiday” (1936). Known as a talented,  likeable lady, she was dubbed “Hollywood’s Kindest Actress” and was cast as William Boyd’s leading lady in the westerns “Hopalong Cassidy Returns” (1936) and […]

Dinah Sheridan (1920 - 2012)

English Actress. With a career spanning seven decades, she was best known for roles in comedies and appeared in many films starting in the 1930s, including Genevieve (1953) and The Railway Children (1970). She acted extensively on stage and in television, including appearing in the long-running 1980s sitcom Don’t Wait Up. (bio courtesy of: Wikipedia)

Beatriz Sheridan (1934 - 2006)

Director and Stage, Movie and Television Actress. Born Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough in Mexico, Distrito Federal. Sheridan directed productions such as La intrusa (2001), Rosalinda (1999), La ursupadora (1998), Esmeralda (1997), María la del barrio (1995), Marimar (1994), María Mercedes (1992), Mi pequeña soledad (1990), Simplemente María (1989) and Rosa Salvaje (1997), just to mention […]