Singer and actor who appeared in theatrical variety and worked on TV light entertainment programmes such as Candid Camera and The Leslie Crowther Show
Sheila Bernette, who has died aged 94, had a long acting and singing career that began when she was a child. It embraced the West End, provincial theatre and summer seasons, as well as television, on which she appeared in light entertainment shows as a foil to comedy stars such as Leslie Crowther, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery and Morecambe and Wise.
With a love of variety, she also kept returning to the Players’ theatre club, London, to perform Victorian music-hall entertainment over five decades. Standing at just 5ft tall, she was quickly recognised for her vivacious personality and became one of a small band of the Players’ company chosen to showcase their repertoire at the Strollers theatre club in New York (1961-62), enchanting US audiences with a touch of old England.
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