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Sheila Bromley

Acting

Born October 31, 1911 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died July 23, 2003

Also known as Sheila Manors · Sheila LeGay · Sheila Manners

Biography

From Wikipedia Sheila Bromley,  (October 31, 1911 – July 23, 2003) was an American television and film actress. She is best known for her roles in B-movies, mostly Westerns of the era. Born in San Francisco, California, she began her career in the 1930s under contract with Monogram Pictures. She was first billed as Sheila LeGay starring in 1930 westerns alongside Tom Tyler. She frequently co-starred with Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Cody, and Dick Foran. She starred alongside Bill Cody in Land of Wanted Men (1932), John Wayne in Westward Ho (1935), Lawless Range (1935) and Idol of the Crowds (1937). In 1944 Bromley appeared in the touring production of Good Night Ladies. On television she guest-starred in episodes of Rawhide, I Love Lucy, and Perry Mason. During World War II she worked often for the USO, continuing that service until the war ended in 1945. There she met her husband Jairus Bellamy. She is credited with seventy-five films in her career, of which seventeen were westerns, for which she is best known. Bromley retired from films and lived in the Greater Los Angeles Area until her death in 2003, aged 91.

Filmography33 titles

Born to Fight

1936as Ada

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961as Mrs. Ives (uncredited)

Desert Phantom

1936as Jean Halloran

I Love Lucy

1951as Helen Kaiser

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Mrs. Thompson

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as Dorothy

Perry Mason

1957as Mrs. Colin

Working Girls

1931as Carrie (uncredited)

Rawhide

1959as Elva Calvin

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952as Joyce

Adam-12

1968as Mrs. Wade

A Star Is Born

1954as Shrine Auditorium Reporter (uncredited)

The Rookies

1972

Maverick

1957

Horse Feathers

1932as Wagstaff's Receptionist (uncredited)

The Merry Widow

1934as Sonia's Maid (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

as Lucy

The Donna Reed Show

1958as Margaret Harrison

One Hour with You

1932as Colette's Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

The Big Valley

1965as Mrs. Haley

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939as Bonnie Lucas

Rebellious Daughters

1938as Flo Russell

The Cowboy Counsellor

1932as Ruth Avery

The 20th Century Fox Hour

A Day of Fury

1956as Marie

Petticoat Junction

1963as Mrs. Burris

For Those Who Think Young

1964as Mrs. Harkness

Westward Ho

1935as Mary Gordon

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937as Susan Oakhurst

Danger Ahead

1935as Lorraine Matthews

Cavalcade of America

as Mrs. Watson

Torture Ship

1939as Poison Mary Slavish

The Pace That Kills

1935as Fanny