Sheila Phyllis Bond (born Berman; March 16, 1927 - March 25, 2017) was an American actress and singer, known for her work on Broadway.

Personal life

Bond was born Sheila Phyllis Berman in New York City of Jewish descent, and was educated at the

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in New York City. She retired from show business. She was divorced from Barton L. Goldberg, with whom she had two children, Brad Goldberg and Lori Yarom. She had five grandchildren. She had a sister, Francine, currently married to singer Don Cherry. She divided her time between New York City and

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. Bond married broker Leo Coff on March 20, 1948,

Career

Bond became a professional dancer in the early 1940s. She debuted on

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in 1943 as a dancer in ''Artists and Models''. She appeared in the

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, '' Make Mine Manhattan'' in 1948. Her film career began with playing the sister of

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, whom Bond resembled, in '' The Marrying Kind'' in 1952. She is best known for her 1953

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-winning performance as Fay Fromkin in the original Broadway production of ''

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''. Bond's work on television included being the main dancer on '' Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet'', which led to her being featured in photographs about the program in an article in ''

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'' magazine. She also appeared on '' ABC Album'', ''Appointment with Adventure'', ''

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'', '' Four Star Revue'', '' Frankie Laine Time'', ''

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'', ''The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter'', and ''The Texaco Star Theatre Starring Milton Berle''.

Death

On March 25, 2017, Bond died at her Manhattan home at the age of 90.

References

External links

* * 1927 births 2017 deaths Jewish American actresses Actresses from New York City Singers from New York City American film actresses American stage actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses Tony Award winners 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American women {{US-theat-actor-1920s-stub