Carmen Sheila
{{Short description|Brazilian voice actress (1944–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Lead too short|date=May 2024}}{{Infobox person
| name = Carmen Sheila
| image = Carmen Sheila no Pão de Açúcar em 2011.jpg
| caption = Sheila in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|5|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|5|16|1944|5|23|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 1958–2024
| notable_works = Toy Story, The Lion King, Star Wars
}}
Sheila da Silva e Souza (23 May 1944 – 16 May 2024), better known as Carmen Sheila, was a Brazilian voice actress.
Early life and early career
Born Sheila da Silva e Souza{{Cite web |date=16 May 2024 |title=Morre Carmen Sheila, dubladora de 'ThunderCats' e 'Yu Yu Hakusho' |url=https://www.jbox.com.br/2024/05/16/morre-carmen-sheila-dubladora-de-thundercats-e-yu-yu-hakusho/ |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=JBox |language=pt}} in Rio de Janeiro on 23 May 1944, Carmen Sheila began her career by joining the Rio de Janeiro radio in 1958.{{Cite web |title=Morre Carmen Sheila, dubladora de Felícia e Mística, aos 80 anos |url=https://www.opovo.com.br/vidaearte/2024/05/16/amp/morre-carmen-sheila-dubladora-de-felicia-e-mistica-aos-80-anos.html |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=www.opovo.com.br |language=pt}} In 1960, she entered the field of dubbing.{{Cite web |title=Morre a atriz e dubladora Carmen Sheila |url=https://www.diariodolitoral.com.br/noticia/amp/181972/morre-a-atriz-e-dubladora-carmen-sheila/ |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=www.diariodolitoral.com.br |language=pt}}
Career
Sheila was the Brazilian voice of Cher in the films Tea with Mussolini and The Witches of Eastwick. She dubbed Shenzi in The Lion King. Sheila also dubbed actors, including Susan Sarandon in The Client; Jessica Lange in American Horror Story; Halle Berry in Boomerang and The Last Boy Scout; Carrie Fisher in Scream 3;{{Cite web |date=16 May 2024 |title=Morre aos 79 anos a dubladora Carmen Sheila, voz da Felícia e Cher, entre outros personagens |url=https://vogue.globo.com/celebridades/noticia/2024/05/morre-dubladora-carmen-sheila.ghtml |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=Vogue |language=pt}} and Kathy Bates in Titanic. Her dubbing credits include Dee Dee in Dexter's Laboratory, Mrs. Potato Head (Sra. Cabeça de Batata) in Toy Story, Elmyra (Felícia) in Tiny Toon Adventures,{{Cite web |title=Dubladora Carmen Sheila morre aos 79 anos |url=https://www.jovemnerd.com.br/noticias/filmes/dubladora-carmen-sheila-morre-aos-79-anos |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=Jovem Nerd |language=pt}} Mystique (Mística) in X-Men and X-Men: The Last Stand, Berta in Two and a Half Men, Huey (Huguinho) in DuckTales, Cheetara in ThunderCats, Atsuko Urameshi in YuYu Hakusho, Delphine in Power Rangers, and Princess Leia in Star Wars.{{Cite web |last5=Costa |first5=Josué Fraga |date=17 May 2024 |title=Morre Carmen Sheila aos 79 anos |url=https://www.animeunited.com.br/noticias/ultimas/morre-carmen-sheila-aos-79-anos/ |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=Anime United |language=pt}}
Death
Sheila died in Rio de Janeiro on 16 May 2024, aged 79.{{Cite web |title=Morre Carmen Sheila, dubladora de Felícia, Cher e outros personagens |url=https://www.portaldoholanda.com.br/famosos-tv/morre-carmen-sheila-dubladora-de-felicia-cher-e-outros-personagens |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=www.portaldoholanda.com.br |language=pt}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=8396045}}
- {{Behind The Voice Actors person|id=Carmen-Sheila}}
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Category:People from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Brazilian voice actresses
Category:Brazilian film people