Beatrice Sheridan is a Mexican director and actress. Among her directorial works are the series “Wild Rose”, “Just Maria”, “Esmeralda” and others.
Biography
Beatrice's full name is Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbo. She was born on 06/25/1934 in the capital of Mexico, Mexico City. Mother Beatrice is English, and her father is Mexican. Elizabeth had eight brothers and sisters.
The girl studied at a university in Missouri. Her mentor was Seki Sano, known for his attempts to improve the Stanislavsky system.
Career
Sheridan worked for a long time in the theater and cinema as an actress.
In 1958, the actress participated in the filming of the first Mexican short story Sanda prohibida. Until 1987, Beatrice basically starred in various television series.
In 1987, Sheridan took up directing. Famous Mexican beauties Veronica Castro, Adela Noriega and Victoria Ruffo played in her series. She was engaged in the creation of not only modern, but also costumed historical tapes. Often in her television series, Beatrice Sheridan herself played small roles.
The last work of Sheridan is the television series “Against Fate”, which was released on television in 2005.
Telenovela "Wild Rose"
One of the first Mexican TV shows aired in the Soviet Union was Wild Rose. The series, released in Mexico back in 1987, was shown here only in 1994. The idea belongs to Ines Roden. The directors of the project are Beatrice Sheridan and Ernesto Areola.
The plot is based on the story of a girl from a poor family named Rosa, who behaves like a boy: dresses in men's clothing, plays soccer. Rosa lives with her godmother. In the process of showing the series, it turns out that in fact this girl is the daughter of wealthy parents. One day she accidentally enters the garden of her wealthy relatives. Relatives had never seen her before. One of the inhabitants of a rich mansion, Ricardo, immediately liked the girl. The love story of Rosa and Riccardo takes place on a television screen over the next 199 episodes.
Roles in the television series were performed by: Veronica Castro, Liliana Abud, Guillermo Capetillo, Armando Calvo, Jaime Garza, Josefina Escobedo and other actors.
Sheridan flashes in one of the episodes of the series in a small role. For her, this series is the first where she performed as a director.
The song "Wild Rose" for the series was performed by the main actress - Veronica Castro.
The series "Just Maria"
The television series "Just Maria" was released on television in Mexico in 1989. Its directors were Beatrice Sheridan and Arturo Ripstein.
In the story, a young peasant girl Maria arrives in the Mexican capital from the hinterland in search of work. A guy from a wealthy family falls in love with a girl. They have a baby. The guy's family is opposed to Mary. The girl herself is forced to earn a living by sewing clothes. Over the years, she succeeds and becomes rich and famous. The series tells the story of the life of Maria Lopez for 150 episodes.
The roles in "Just Maria" were played by Victoria Ruffo, Jorge Posa, Miguel Derbes, Togno Mauri, Angelica Rivera, Amairani Gutierrez and other actors.
Beatrice Sheridan's personal life
The series took away a lot of her time and energy, so she was never married. She also had no children of her own. Numerous nephews brightened up the loneliness of women.
Death
Beatrice Sheridan died at the age of 71 April 30, 2006 from a heart attack in her home. Beatrice was visited by many famous people of Mexico: Juan Ferara, Azela Robinson, Maria Sorte, Jacqueline Andere and others. The woman's body was cremated, and the ashes scattered on the beach, in accordance with the last will of the deceased.
Filmography, directorial work
- In 1987 - the series "Unruly" and "Wild Rose."
- In 1989 - Just Mary.
- In 1990 - Soledad.
- In 1992 - “Maria Mercedes”.
- In 1994 - “Marimar”.
- In 1995 - “Mary from the Suburbs”.
- In 1997 - Esmeralda.
- In 1998 - The Usurper and The Usurper: Continued.
- In 1999 - Rosalind.
- In 2001 - “Attacker”.
- In 2005 - “Against fate”.