Lesley Fitz-Simons (23 September 1961 – 26 January 2013)[1] was a Scottish actress best known for playing the role of Sheila Ramsay in STV's soap opera Take the High Road.
Fitz-Simons was born in Glasgow and brought up in Milton of Campsie, then Stirlingshire,[2] She had an early role as a teenager in the television series The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1978. At the age of 21, she joined the cast of Take the High Road and played the role of Sheila Ramsay until the programme was cancelled in 2003.[1]
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and died in hospital in Glasgow on 26 January 2013, aged 51.[3] She had one daughter, Marnie.[4]
Notes
- ^ She was credited as Fitzsimmons for her voice work in the American-British animated series Hurricanes.
References
- ^ a b Brian Beacom (29 January 2013). "Lesley Fitz-Simons". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Lesley Fitz-Simons: Scottish actress known for her role in Take the High Road". The Independent. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Lesley Fitz-Simons, High Road's Sheila, dies aged 51". scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Lesley (7 May 2013). "Brave daughter of High Road star Lesley Fitz-Simons pays tribute to her beloved mum". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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