Sheila James Kuehl Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Babyboomers remember well the diminutive (4'10"), dark-haired comedienne Sheila James who raised a smile with her portrayals of tomboyish kid sisters and boy-crazy high schoolers on late 50s and early 60s TV. For a while she was a huge hit backed by her characters' plaintive, pony-tailed presences, strategies and sheer persistence to get what they...
Ms. Kuehl is a member of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors (for District 3).
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Elected to the California State Senate, November 2000, for a four-year term. [November 2000]
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Termed out of the State Senate, she was appointed to the California Integrated Waste Management Board, overseeing California's recycling laws. [December 2008]
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Reelected to the California State Senate by a landslide victory [November 2004]
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She has filed a "Statement of Intention" to run for California Secretary of State in 2010. [January 2007]
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Completed two four-year terms in the California State Senate, winning her seat in 2000 and again in 2004 after serving for 6 years in the State Assembly where she was the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the California Legislature. [2009]
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Unsold pilot: Starred in a sitcom pilot for a series called "Zelda", based on her character from the hit TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). The project was dropped when rumors began to circulate that she was a lesbian. When she was passed over for a promotion in favor of a man with less experience she began to see major obstacles for women in the job market. She went back to school, received a law degree from the Harvard Law School and became an advocate for equal rights as an attorney specializing in feminist causes before being elected to the California State Assembly in 1994. [1962]
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis
1988
TV Movie
Zelda Gilroy Gillis
Emergency!
1976
TV Series
Phylis
Love, American Style
1972
TV Series
Agnes (segment "Love and the Security Building")
The Feminist and the Fuzz
1971
TV Movie
Liberation Lady (as Sheila James)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1970
TV Series
Laura Mazza
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
TV Series
Children's Ward Nurse
The Beverly Hillbillies
1964-1967
TV Series
Ginny Jennings
The Donna Reed Show
1963-1966
TV Series
Gerelda / Model
Broadside
1964-1965
TV Series
Selma Kowalski
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
1964
TV Series
Sheila
Petticoat Junction
1964
TV Series
Sally Ragsdale
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1964
TV Series
Penelope
McHale's Navy
1963
TV Series
Lt. Nancy Culpepper
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959-1963
TV Series
Zelda Gilroy
Zelda
1962
TV Movie
Zelda Gilroy
Daddy-O
1961
TV Movie
TV daughter
National Velvet
1961
TV Series
Judy
The Millionaire
1960
TV Series
Betty
The Bob Cummings Show
1955-1959
TV Series
Gertrude
Date with the Angels
1957
TV Series
Laurie
The Loretta Young Show
1957
TV Series
Mary
Teenage Rebel
1956
Teenager in Malt Shop (uncredited)
The Stu Erwin Show
1950-1955
TV Series
Jackie Erwin
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Jenny - Dorcas' Sister (uncredited)
My Little Margie
1952-1954
TV Series
Kathy / Norma Jean
General Electric Theater
1954
TV Series
Mayor of the Town
1954
TV Series
Four Star Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Luana
Those Redheads from Seattle
1953
Little Girl on Boat (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Petticoat Junction
1964
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1960-1963
TV Series performer - 7 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Unstoppable
2015
Documentary
Sheila Kuehl
Don't Erase My History
2008
Documentary short
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
1999
TV Series documentary
Herself
After Stonewall
1999
Documentary
Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show
1964
TV Series
Singer
The Bob Hope Show
1963
TV Series
Herself / 1963 Deb Star
Known for movies
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963) as Zelda Gilroy
$1.6 Million
