Sheila Mercier (born 1 January 1919) is an English actress and the elder sister of actor Brian Rix. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as the matriarch Annie Sugden in the long-running British soap opera Emmerdale. She appeared from the very first episode in 1972 and appeared as a main cast member until 1994. She has occasionally returned to the series since her departure.
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- Sheila Mercier (born 1 January 1919) is an English actress and the elder sister of actor Brian Rix. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as the matriarch Annie Sugden in the long-running British soap opera Emmerdale. She appeared from the very first episode in 1972 and appeared as a main cast member until 1994. She has occasionally returned to the series since her departure. Aged 89, Mercier appeared in a special programme dedicated to Emmerdale's 5000th episode, where members of the cast were interviewed. It was transmitted on ITV in May 2008. On 9/10 February 2009, aged 90, she made a special guest appearance on Emmerdale as Annie Sugden, attending the funeral of her on-screen son, Jack Sugden (most recently played by the late actor Clive Hornby, who died the year previously). In July 2008 she was a mourner at Hornby's actual funeral. Mercier had a long career on stage prior to her television career. After education at the French Convent, Hull and Hunmanby Hall, Yorkshire, she trained for the stage at the Stratford-upon-Avon College of Drama, and was 'discovered' by the actor, Donald Wolfit. She went on to tour with Wolfit's own Shakespeare company.
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- Sheila as Annie Sugden in Emmerdale
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- Sheila Mercier (born 1 January 1919) is an English actress and the elder sister of actor Brian Rix. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as the matriarch Annie Sugden in the long-running British soap opera Emmerdale. She appeared from the very first episode in 1972 and appeared as a main cast member until 1994. She has occasionally returned to the series since her departure.
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