Sheila Sim

About

Wife of filmmaker Richard Attenborough who starred in several films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Before Fame

One of her first on-screen roles was was in the 1944 A Canterbury Tale.

Trivia

She and her husband starred side by side in the play The Moustrap, which started in 1952 and became the longest-running production of all time.

Family Life

She was married to Attenborough for nearly 70 years, beginning in 1945. The couple had three children, Michael, Charlotte and Jane.

Associated With

She was the sister-in-law of the famous naturalist David Attenborough.