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Sheila Allen
Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Died November 15, 2013 (84 years)
Sheila Mathews Allen (February 2, 1929 – November 15, 2013) was an American actress.
Born Sheila Marie Mathews in New York City to Christopher Joseph and Elizabeth (née McCloskey) Mathews, she was married to producer Irwin Allen until his death in 1991. She appeared in several of her husband's TV series and movies through to 1986. Appearances include City Beneath the Sea, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, The Poseidon Adventureand The Towering Inferno. Following his death in 1991 she remained on the board of Irwin Allen Productions up until her death. She also served as a producer on the 2002 television remake of The Time Tunnel and as Executive Producer of the film Poseidon.
Born Sheila Marie Mathews in New York City to Christopher Joseph and Elizabeth (née McCloskey) Mathews, she was married to producer Irwin Allen until his death in 1991. She appeared in several of her husband's TV series and movies through to 1986. Appearances include City Beneath the Sea, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, The Poseidon Adventureand The Towering Inferno. Following his death in 1991 she remained on the board of Irwin Allen Productions up until her death. She also served as a producer on the 2002 television remake of The Time Tunnel and as Executive Producer of the film Poseidon.
Filmography
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Mrs. Clapperton |
| 1986 | Outrage! · as Mrs. Delehanty |
| 1985 | Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV Series) · as Mother |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Michael's Secretary |
| 1980 | When Time Ran Out... · as Mona |
| 1977 | Viva Knievel! · as Sister Charity |
| 1975 | Adventures of the Queen · as Claudine Lennart |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno · as Paula Ramsay |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure · as Nurse |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Fanny Tatum |
| 1971 | City Beneath the Sea · as Blonde Woman |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Miss Collier |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Maria Evans |
| 1965 | Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Ruth Templeton |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Mrs. Melton |
| 1962 | Five Weeks in a Balloon · as Courtier |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Princess Mary |
| 1962 | State Fair · as Hipplewaite's Girl |