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Sheila Darcy(1914-2004)

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Sheila Darcy was born on 8 August 1914 in York, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Man in the Iron Mask (1939), Terry and the Pirates (1940) and Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941). She was married to Preston Foster and Erich von Stroheim Jr.. She died on 27 February 2004 in Kearny Mesa, California, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1914
DiedFebruary 27, 2004(89)
BornAugust 8, 1914
DiedFebruary 27, 2004(89)
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Known for

Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0
  • Maria Theresa's Maid
  • 1939
Sheila Darcy and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Terry and the Pirates
5.8
  • Dragon Lady
  • 1940
Ray Corrigan and John 'Dusty' King in Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941)
Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona
6.2
  • Dorothy Jones
  • 1941
Buster Crabbe in Jungle Man (1941)
Jungle Man
3.7
  • Betty Graham
  • 1941

Credits

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Actress

  • Yvonne De Carlo and Van Heflin in Tomahawk (1951)
    Tomahawk
    6.4
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Robert Young and Ruth Hussey in Married Bachelor (1941)
    Married Bachelor
    6.2
    • Woman with Fur Stole Helped by Haven (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Clark Gable and Lana Turner in Honky Tonk (1941)
    Honky Tonk
    6.5
    • Louise (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Buster Crabbe in Jungle Man (1941)
    Jungle Man
    3.7
    • Betty Graham
    • 1941
  • Neil Hamilton and June Storey in Dangerous Lady (1941)
    Dangerous Lady
    5.3
    • Reporter (as Shelia Darcy)
    • 1941
  • Irene Dunne, Preston Foster, and Robert Montgomery in Unfinished Business (1941)
    Unfinished Business
    6.4
    • Woman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Linda Hayes in Raiders of the Desert (1941)
    Raiders of the Desert
    5.1
    • Arab Girl (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon in Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
    Blossoms in the Dust
    6.9
    • Guest at Second Party (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
    Time Out for Rhythm
    6.3
    • Specialty Act (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ray Corrigan and John 'Dusty' King in Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941)
    Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona
    6.2
    • Dorothy Jones
    • 1941
  • Sheila Darcy and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1940)
    Terry and the Pirates
    5.8
    • Dragon Lady
    • 1940
  • Reed Hadley in Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
    Zorro's Fighting Legion
    7.1
    • Volita
    • 1939
  • Gene Autry and June Storey in South of the Border (1939)
    South of the Border
    6.1
    • Rosita (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Frankie Darro in Irish Luck (1939)
    Irish Luck
    5.6
    • Kitty Monahan
    • 1939
  • Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward in The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    7.0
    • Maria Theresa's Maid
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lynne Overman, Robert Preston, and Akim Tamiroff in Union Pacific (1939)
    Union Pacific
    7.0
    • performer: "The Rose of St. Louis" (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Shelia Darcy
  • Born
    • August 8, 1914
    • York, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • February 27, 2004
    • Kearny Mesa, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Preston FosterApril 2, 1946 - July 14, 1970 (his death)
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    Best remembered as the Dragon Lady in the popular 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates (1940).

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