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

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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), ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (1962) and ''

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

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and

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. 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'' is a 1959 independent film, independently made British-American black-and-white Science fiction film, science fiction-horror film directed by Robert Day (director), Robert Day and starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Land ...

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

* ''

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

References

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