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A lifetime of jokes and laughter
Daily Express
|January 24, 2026
AT JUST 5ft, she was the perfect comic foil to a host of comedy stars such as Leslie Crowther, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery and Morecambe and Wise.
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Sheila Bernette enjoyed a stellar career in film, television, radio and theatre spanning over 50 years.
Born Sheila Poncini in Marylebone, London, her parents were of Italian descent and her father Charles was a waiter.
She trained in ballet at the Italia Conti Stage Academy from aged two, leaving after five years to concentrate on acting, and attended the Aida Foster theatre school.
This story is from the January 24, 2026 edition of Daily Express.
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