Sheila Terry

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sheila Terry (March 5, 1910 – January 19, 1957) was an American film actress. She was born Kay Clark in Warroad, Minnesota. Terry first studied dramatics at Dickson-Kenwin academy, a school affiliated with London's Royal Academy. Later she moved to New York, where she continued her studies and appeared in a number of plays. While appearing on Broadway in The Little Racketeer, she was spotted by an alert film scout and given a test which led to a contract with Warner Bros. She played in 1930s for Warner Bros. She appeared with John Wayne in the Western films Haunted Gold (1932); Neath the Arizona Skies and The Lawless Frontier (1934). She appeared with Bette Davis, Louis Calhern and Spencer Tracy in 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932). She appeared with Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney in Marion Gering's film Madame Butterfly (1932). In 1933 she left Hollywood briefly for the New York stage. She married Major Laurence E. Clark, a wealthy Toronto socialite on August 16, 1928. She divorced him February 16, 1934. In 1937, she married William Magee of San Francisco, and retired from show business. After his death, Terry wanted to return to show business, but couldn't find a job. In 1947, she said in a newspaper-interview: "I'm going back into show business and I need an act, I can't sing, I can't dance and I can't play the piano. I should be terrific in night clubs". She worked as a press agent for 15 years. In January 1957, her body was discovered in the third floor apartment, which was both her home and office. A friend and neighbour, Jerry Keating, went to the apartment when he failed to reach her on the telephone. The door was locked, and Terry did not answer the bell. Keating called the police; they broke in and found Terry's body on the bedroom floor, her back leaning against the bed. Five capsules, their contents gone, were on the floor beside her. Friends told the police that she returned from a trip to Mexico a few days before her death and that she was ill when she came home. It was later discovered that she died broke; she left only a scanty wardrobe. She was buried in Potter's Field in New York City.

Known For: Acting

Born: Warroad, Minnesota, USA, 1910-03-05

Died: 1957-01-19

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1932	Week-End Marriage	Connie	60
2	1932	Jewel Robbery	Blonde Decoy (uncredited)	65
3	1932	Big City Blues	Lorna St. Clair (uncredited)	53
4	1932	Three on a Match	Naomi (uncredited)	63
5	1932	They Call It Sin	Telephone Operator (uncredited)	58
6	1932	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang	Allen's Secretary (uncredited)	78
7	1932	Scarlet Dawn	Marjorie Murphy	65
8	1932	A Scarlet Week-End	Marjorie Murphy	10
9	1932	You Said a Mouthful	Cora Norton	50
10	1932	Haunted Gold	Janet Carter	49
11	1932	20,000 Years in Sing Sing	Bud Saunders' Wife 'Babe' (uncredited)	63
12	1932	Lawyer Man	Flo - Gilmurry's Moll (uncredited)	58
13	1932	Madame Butterfly	Adelaide Pinkerton	55
14	1932	The Match King	Blonde Telephone Operator (uncredited)	66
15	1933	Parachute Jumper	Weber's Secretary (uncredited)	61
16	1933	The Sphinx	Jerry Crane	45
17	1933	The Silk Express	Paula Nyberg	47
18	1933	Private Detective 62	Mrs. Wright (Uncredited)	61
19	1933	The Mayor of Hell	Blonde with Mike	72
20	1933	How to Break 90 #6: Fine Points	Herself	0
21	1933	Son of a Sailor	Genevieve	50
22	1933	Convention City	Mrs. Kent	37
23	1933	The House on 56th Street	Dolly	52
24	1934	Take the Stand	Mrs. Pearl Reynolds	47
25	1934	Rocky Rhodes	Nan Street	0
26	1934	The Lawless Frontier	Ruby	46
27	1934	'Neath the Arizona Skies	Clara Moore	44
28	1935	Social Error	Sonia	50
29	1935	Rescue Squad	Rose	20
30	1935	Society Fever	Lucy Prouty	60
31	1935	A Scream in the Night	Edith Bentley	47
32	1935	Bars of Hate	Ann Dawson	50
33	1936	Murder on a Bridle Path	Violet Feverel	53
34	1936	Special Investigator	Judy Taylor	58
35	1936	Go-Get-'Em, Haines	Jane Kent	42
36	1936	Fury Below	Claire Johnson	10
37	1936	A Girl's Best Years	Phyllis Rodgers	50
38	1938	I Demand Payment	Rita Avery	40

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