Sheila Dabney is an American actor, best known for her co-starring role in the 1987

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film ''

She Must Be Seeing Things ''She Must Be Seeing Things'' is a 1987 lesbian feminist film directed by Sheila McLaughlin and starring Lois Weaver and Sheila Dabney. It was the film debut of both Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw. It was controversial when first released. Plot T ...

'' alongside

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and directed by

Sheila McLaughlin Sheila McLaughlin (born 1950) is an American lesbian feminist director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and photographer. She wrote and directed the controversial film, ''She Must Be Seeing Things'' (1987). Her debut feature film, '' Committed'' (1 ...

. In 1984, Dabney won an

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for her performance as Sarita in Maria Irene Fornés' play '' Sarita''.

Theater

* Performer, ''The Bacchae'' (1980) at

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* Performer, ''The Three Travels of Aladdin With the Magic Lamp'' (1982) at

La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer. Located in Manhattan's East Village, the theatre began in the ...

* Performer, ''Hot Lunch Apostles'' (1983) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Conjur Woman'' (1983) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Jerusalem'' (1983), a work-in-progress, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Sarita'' (1984), produced by

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* Performer, ''Hot Lunch Apostles'' (1984) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Pedro Paramo'' (1984) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Harm's Way'' (1985) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Big Mouth'' (1985) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Cotton Club Gala'' (1985) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Fragments of a Greek Trilogy'' (1987) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer and musical composition and direction, ''Mythos Oedipus'' and ''Dionysus Filius Dei'' (1989) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer and additional music and arrangements, ''Tancredi and Erminia'' (1993) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Performer, ''Conjur Woman'' (2008) at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club * Musical director and performer, ''Red Noir'' (2009) at the

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1987) as Agatha * ''Rage of Angels'' (1983

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based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon) as Sharon * ''Alice at the Palace'' (1982 TV film) * ''The Underground Man'' (1974 TV film) as Rent-A-Car Girl

References

External links

*
Dabney's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections
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