Sheila

For other uses, see Sheila (disambiguation).

Sheila

Pronunciation	/ˈʃiːlə/
Gender	Female
Language	English, Irish
Origin
Language	Irish
Word/name	Síle
Derivation	Latin: Caelia
Meaning	'heavenly'
Region of origin	Ireland
Other names
Related names	Cecilia

Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh, Sheilagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Síle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'.

People

• Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion"
• Sheila Dara Aisha (born 1992), Indonesian actress and singer
• Sheila Matthews Allen (1929–2013), American actress
• Sheila F. Anthony, American attorney
• Sheila Atim (born c. 1991), Ugandan-British actress and singer
• Sheila Bair (born 1954), American academic and government official
• Sheila Bartels, Ghanaian entrepreneur and politician
• Sheila Black, American poet
• Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder
• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (born 1940), American graphic designer, artist and educator
• Sheila Bridges (born 1963/1964), American interior designer
• Sheila Bromley (1907–2003), American actress
• Sheila P. Burke (born 1950/51), American nurse and policy advisor
• Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist
• Sheila Cameron (1934–2025), British lawyer
• Sheila Carrasco, American actress
• Sheila Cassidy (born 1937), English doctor
• Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician
• Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite
• Sheila Collenette (1927–2017), British botanist
• Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• Sheila Coronel, Filipina journalist and professor
• Sheila Darcy (1914–2004), American actress
• Sheila Dhar (1929–2001), Indian author and singer
• Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Indian politician
• Sheila Dixon (born 1953), American mayor
• Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
• Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships
• Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer
• Sheila Faith (1928–2014), British politician
• Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
• Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American singer
• Sheila Fitzpatrick (born 1941), Australian historian
• Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress
• Sheila Ford Hamp (born 1951), American businesswoman and sports team owner
• Sheila Forshaw (born 1958), Canadian field hockey player
• Sheila García (born 1997), Spanish footballer
• Sheila Giolitti, American painter
• Sheila Gish (1942–2005), English actress
• Sheila Gordon (1927–2013), South African-born American novelist
• Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland
• Sheila Greaves (1911–2005), British nurse, recipient of the George Medal during the Second World War
• Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist
• Sheila Gujral (1924–2011), Indian poet and writer
• Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author
• Sheila Hayman (born 1956), British documentary filmmaker, journalist and novelist
• Sheila Heti (born 1976), Canadian writer
• Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general
• Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano
• Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist
• Sheila Horne, American singer and songwriter
• Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete
• Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter
• Sheila Jasanoff (born 1944), American social scientist
• Sheila Jeffreys (born 1948), English-Australian activist and author
• Sheila Johnson (born 1949), American businesswoman
• Sheila Jordan (1928–2025), American jazz singer and songwriter
• Sheila Kaul (1915–2015), Indian politician
• Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer
• Sheila Keith (1920–2004), British actress
• Sheila Kennedy (born 1962), American actress
• Sheila Kohler (born 1941), South African author
• Sheila Kuehl (born 1941), American actor and politician
• Sheila LaBarre (born 1958), American murderer and possible serial killer
• Sheila Lambert (born 1980), American basketball player
• Sheila Lapinsky (born 1944), South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist
• Sheila Leather (1898–1983) British engineer, business owner, president of the Women's Engineering Society
• Sheila Leatherman (born 1951), Professor in Global Health
• Sheila Jackson Lee (1950–2024), American lawyer and politician
• Sheila Lieder (fl. 2022), American politician
• Sheila Lochhead (1910–1994), British hostess, prison visitor and writer
• Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), American cook and food writer
• Sheila Lyman, American politician
• Sheila Mackie (1928–2010), English painter
• Sheila MacRae (1921–2014), American actress, singer, and dancer
• Sheila Majid (born 1965), Malaysian singer
• Sheila Makhijani (born 1962), Indian artist
• Sheila Martin (born 1943), Canadian politician
• Sheelagh Matear, New Zealand professor of marketing
• Sheila McCarthy (born 1956) Canadian actress and singer
• Sheila Mello (born 1978), Brazilian dancer, actress and model
• Sheila Mercier (1919–2019), British actress
• Sheila Michaels (1939 –2017), American feminist
• Sheila Ming-Burgess, Bermudian international fashion model and actress
• Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist
• Sheila McGuffie (1911–2007), British aeronautical engineer
• Sheila Brown Napaljarri (c. 1940–2003), Australian artist
• Sheila Natusch (1926–2017), New Zealand writer and naturalist
• Sheila Nazarian, Iranian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
• Sheila Nelson (1936–2020), English string teacher
• Sheila Nicholls (born 1970), English singer and songwriter
• Sheila Nix, American political strategist
• Sheila Noakes (born 1949), British politician
• Sheila O'Flanagan (born 1958), Irish writer and journalist
• Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), American politician
• Sheila Quinn (1920–2016), British nurse
• Sheila Piercey Summers (1919-2005), South African tennis player
• Sheila Radley (1928–2017), English writer
• Sheila Ramani (1932–2015), Indian actress
• Sheila Reith, British inventor and physician, co-inventor of the insulin pen
• Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar
• Sheila Rowan, British physicist
• Sheila Ryan (1921–1975), American actress
• Sheila Scott (1922–1988), British aviator
• Sheila Scotter (1920–2012), Australian fashion businesswoman
• Sheila Sherlock (1918–2001), British physician and educator
• Sheila Shulman (1936–2014), British rabbi
• Sheila Silver (born 1946), American composer
• Sheila Sim (1922–2016), English film and theatre actress
• Sheila Sri Prakash (born 1955), Indian architect and urban designer
• Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress
• Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
• Sheila Tate, American government official
• Sheila Terry (1910–1957), American actress
• Sheila Tlou, Motswana nurse
• Sheila Tousey (born 1959), American actress
• Sheila Tracy (1934–2014), British trombonist and broadcaster
• Sheila Vand, American actress and performance artist
• Sheila Varian (1937–2016), American horse breeder
• Sheila Vogel-Coupe (1929–2022), English escort; the oldest prostitute in the United Kingdom
• Sheila Walsh (1928–2009), English novelist
• Sheila Ward (1936–2019), British police officer
• Sheila White (1950–2018), English actress
• Sheila White (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim
• Sheila Elizabeth Whitton (1922–2017), Canadian coder
• Sheila Williams (born 1956), American editor
• Sheila Widnall (born 1938), American aerospace researcher and educator

Fiction

• Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennett's grandmother, in The Vampire Diaries
• Sheila Clare, a character from The Clifton House Mystery, portrayed by Ingrid Hafner
• Sheila Eliot, a character from the novel series Strangers and Brothers, portrayed by Sheila Ruskin in the 1984 BBC television series and voiced by Anastasia Hille in the 2003 BBC Radio series
• Shelagh Turner, in Call the Midwife
• Sheila Bryant, in the musical A Chorus Line
• A character in Army of Darkness
• Sheila Broflovski, from the animated series South Park
• Sheila Carter, from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Sheila Canning, character from the soap opera, Neighbours
• Sheila Corkhill, from the British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical Hair
• Sheila Futterman, in Gremlins
• Sheila Gallagher, from the British television series Shameless
• Sheila Grant, in the British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Tubman, in Judy Blume's book series Fudge
• Sheila R. Webb, in Agatha Christie's novel The Clocks
• Sheela na gig, a female character in ancient figurative carvings, used as architectural grotesques on churches, castles and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the animated television series Dungeons and Dragons
• Sheila, from Mis Adorables Vecinos (2004–2006), played by Yaiza Esteve
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the anime series Tweeny Witches
• Sheila, from SheZow
• Sheila, a playable kangaroo in the PlayStation game Spyro: Year of the Dragon
• Sheila, from item song "Sheila Ki Jawani", portrayed by Katrina Kaif from film Tees Maar Khan
• Sheila Birling, from J. B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls
• Sheila, a yacht in the film The Last of Sheila named after one of the characters, Sheila Greene
• Sheila Take a Bow, 1987 single by The Smiths.
• Sheila, from manga Hunter x Hunter

See also

• Shelia
• Scheila
• Shyla