Sheila Allen

Birth Name:

Sheila Marie Mathews

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

Supported the Los Angeles Opera and the Young Musician's Foundation
Was involved with such charities as SHARE and United Friends of the Children
Though she didn't marry producer Irwin Allen until 1974, she met in for the first time in 1960
After a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis, she died in her Malibu, Calif․, home
By the age of 10 she was performing professionally as a singer
Started her acting career by acting in touring company productions of such shows as "Oh, Captain!" and 'Destry Rides Again," as well as appearing in Broadway
When she was a child, she would sing along to operatic arias she heard on the radio
Collaborated with her husband, producer Irwin Allen," on multiple film and television projects
Took over as the president of Irwin Allen Productions after Irwin Allen died in 1991, developing documentaries, remakes and sequels o the company's intellectual properties
Was an opera aficionado, which inspired some of her charitable contributions

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