Shirley June "Sheree" Winton (''née'' Patrick; 4 November 1935 – 29 May 1976) was an English actress, and the mother of television presenter

Dale Winton Dale Jonathan Winton (22 May 1955 – 18 April 2018) was an English radio DJ and television presenter. He presented the shows '' Dale's Supermarket Sweep'' from 1993 until 2001 and again in 2007, the National Lottery game show '' In It to W ...

Early life

Winton was born on 4 November 1935 in

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, England.

Career

Winton was often referred to as "the English

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" and appeared in many films and television shows throughout her career. Her film appearances included '' The Devil's Disciple'' (1959), ''

Dentist in the Chair ''Dentist in the Chair'' is a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Don Chaffey and starring Bob Monkhouse, Ronnie Stevens (actor), Ronnie Stevens, Eric Barker and Vincent Ball. The screenplay was written by Val Guest, and based on a novel by M ...

'' (1960), ''

The Road to Hong Kong ''The Road to Hong Kong'' is a 1962 British semi-musical comedy film directed by Norman Panama and starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as Joan Collins, with an extended cameo featuring Dorothy Lamour in the setting of Hong Kong under ...

'' (1962) and ''

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'' (1969). She was also known for her TV show appearances with

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and Terry-Thomas. She was chosen Queen for a Day by the Oldham Charity Carnival in 1957. Among her film and TV appearances, she played herself in the series ''

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'' (1962–1963) and ''Kindly Leave the Stage'' (1968). She had an uncredited bit part in the

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film '' Thunderball'' (1965).

Personal life

She married Gary Winton, a furniture salesman, in 1954, and converted to her husband's

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faith; they were divorced in 1965, and he died in 1968. She was the mother of television presenter

. She died by

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in 1976 by taking a

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after a lifelong battle with

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. She was found by her son Dale, and a "do not disturb" sign was outside her bedroom door.

Selected filmography

* ''

First Man into Space ''First Man into Space'' (working title: ''Satellite of Blood'') is a 1959 independently made British-American black-and-white science fiction-horror film. It was produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter, and Richard Gordon for Amalgam ...

'' (1959) as nurse at blood bank * '' The Devil's Disciple'' (1959, uncredited) * ''

Follow a Star ''Follow a Star'' is a 1959 British black and white comedy musical film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom. Plot Norman Truscott works as a dry cleaner, but dreams of being a stage performer. To this end, he takes elocution a ...

'' (1959, uncredited) * ''

'' (1960) as Jayne * ''Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value'' (1961, TV film) * '' It's a Square World'' (played various characters in 3 episodes, 1961–63) * ''

'' (1962, uncredited) * ''Terry-Thomas'' (1963, TV film) * ''The Big Eat'' (1965, TV film) * '' Thunderball'' (1965, uncredited) * ''

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'' (1969, uncredited) * ''

'' (1969) as Lady Pupil Rhubarb

Television appearances

* '' Citizen James'' (1961)Citizen James – BBC Television – 25 December 1961 – BBC Genome http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bb34851c39304bd2928c4e880f45f406 * '' Man of the World'' – episode "Blaze of Glory" (1962) as Strait's friend * '' Out of This World'' – episode "The Tycoons" (1962) as a girl * '' The Sentimental Agent'' – episode "A Box Of Tricks" (1963) as fellow traveller * ''

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'' – episode "The Incurable One" (1963) as stripper * ''

HMS Paradise ''HMS Paradise'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on ITV between 1964 and 1965.Wagg p.9 It is set at a Royal Navy station on an island off the Dorset coast where very little actual work takes place. The show bore stron ...

'' – episode 12 (1964) as Fiona, 3rd Wren * ''Frankie Howerd'' (1964–1966) – played Yvonne in two episodes in 1966

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Winton, Sheree 1935 births 1976 deaths People from Hampstead English television actresses English film actresses English Jews Converts to Judaism Drug-related suicides in England Barbiturates-related deaths 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London 1976 suicides