Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry was a blonde, slim actress with natural curves, standing 5'5". She was born on March 5, 1910, in Warroad, Minnesota, United States. Despite her Irish surname, one of her ancestors was John Wycliffe, who translated the Bible into English. Terry dreamed of acting from a young age and studied dramatics at the Dickson Kenwin Academy of Dramatic Art in Toronto as a teenager. She began her career in stock companies, but her wealthy uncle wanted her to become a teacher. She returned to Minnesota and taught school briefly to claim her inheritance.

Terry's film career ran from 1932 to 1938, about six years. She appeared in films like You Said a Mouthful, Scarlet Dawn, and Madame Butterfly in 1932. She also starred in three John Wayne Westerns: Haunted Gold (1932), 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934), and The Lawless Frontier (1934). In 1933, she left Hollywood briefly for the New York stage. She passed away on January 19, 1957, at age 46. She was an American actress.