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Sheila Falconer: Where is Patrick Stewart's ex-wife now?

Sheila Falconer is an actress and the ex-wife of Patrick Stewarts. Sheila Falconer’s ex-husband is an English actor. He has a career span of over seven decades in theatre, film, television, and video games. For his contribution to the industry, he has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards.  He is perhaps best known for his work on the series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94) and its related films.

Sheila Falconer: Bio Summary

Full NameSheila Falconer
famous asPatrick Stewart’s ex-wife
Age78 years old as of 2023
Date of BirthAugust 9, 1945
Place of BirthUnited Kingdom
Zodiac signGemini
NationalityBritish
EthnicityCaucasian
spouse Patrick Stewart (m. 1966–1990)
children Daniel StewartSophie Alexandra Stewart

Who is Patrick Stewart’s ex-wife?

Sheila Falconer was born on August 9, 1945, in the United Kingdom. As of 2023, she is 78 years old. Not much is known about the parents, siblings, and close relatives of Falconer. She has kept this information away from the media. She gained much of her public attention from her marriage to the famous actor.

Sheila Falconer is an actress

Patrick Stewart’s ex-wife Sheila Falconer is an actress. Falconer had shown interest in being on the big screens since her childhood. According to biographyhost, at the age of 15 in 1960, she kickstarted her career through the TV series Parade as a dancer in 13 episodes. She continued the same in the TV series Scott On as a self-dancer in 1969. 

With the experiences she gained from her first roles, she was able to land a bigger role as an actress in the TV series Hugh and I, in 1964. She also went on to appear in the movie Half a Sixpence in the role of Kate in 1967. Then, after a year, in 1968, she landed the part of The Girl in the movie Turn-up for Tony. 

Sheila Falconer also contributed to the film industry as an assistant choreographer in the movie Three Hats For Lisa in 1965. Later, in 1986, she became the choreographer for the movie Lady Jane according to her IMDB profile

Patrick Stewart and Sheila Falconer’s marriage

Patrick Stewart and Falconer tied the knot in 1966 in a beautiful wedding ceremony. Though they promised each other forever, things didn’t go as planned. They ended their marriage after 24 years in 1990. The couple’s marriage was blessed with two children –  Daniel Stewart and Sophie Alexandra Stewart.

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According to the Mirror, they split after all those years together after he cheated with actress Jessica Hetrick. The actor was asked if he found it difficult to be the father he wanted to be when his children were younger and he replied the Host: “It was. Given that I’m separated from my children now, – we don’t have relationships – they have become very important.

“I never thought that this would happen, but both my children are in their 50s – they’re not children anymore, they’re adults. And my relationship with them is practically non-existent,” he told the Irish Independent.

Patrick Stewart went on to reveal that “not a day goes by” in which he is “not pained by the memory of my children, who they were and by a sense of responsibility that they became who they are in part because of me and my influence or lack of influence on them.” He went on to explain why his relationship with his two children is the way it is, saying: “I always put my acting work first, before my family.”

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Stewart Patrick and Sheila Falconer’s son Daniel Stewart is now an actor, having followed in his father’s footsteps, despite Patrick revealing he was “horrified” when he learned his son wanted to follow in his footsteps to become an actor. Daniel has performed Shakespeare on stage, and his screen credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Silent Witness.

Where is Stewart Patrick’s ex-wife now?

Though she is the ex-wife of a famous Hollywood personality, Sheila Falconer has been very private about her life. She went totally out of the limelight after her marriage to the actor came to an end. She has not been granted any interview or made any headlines in recent years.

Stewart Patrick on the other hand got married to producer Wendy Neuss in 2000 and divorced three years later. In 2008, Stewart began dating American singer and songwriter Sunny Ozell. In March 2013, it was reported that the couple were engaged, and they married in September 2013 with Ian McKellen officiating the ceremony.

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In 2020, the actor reportedly came out to reveal that his marriage to Ozell in Nevada had not been legally binding because McKellen’s marriage credentials were not valid in Nevada. The couple subsequently went on to hold an impromptu and official second ceremony with McKellen at a Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles shortly after the Nevada ceremony.

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Arica Deslauriers

Update: 2024-05-21