Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Síle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'. People Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion" Sheila (Heartbreaker) (born 1920), known for being a horrible girlfriend to a certain Jungle Cruise skipper, does not know how to commit. Sheila (German singer) (born 1984), Sheila Jozi, German folk/schlager singer of Iranian descent Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bleck (born 1974), IFBB bodybuilder Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila" Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97 Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Chief Minister of Delhi, India, 1998-2003 Sheila Dixon (born 1953), former Mayor of Baltimore and criminal Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress Sheila Gordon (born 1927), South African novelist Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland. Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter Sheila Jordan (born 1928), American jazz singer and songwriter Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist Sheila Oliver (born 1952), American politician Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress Sheila Scribner (born 1984), American singer Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete Sheila White (actress) (born 1950), English actress Sheila White (activist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim Fiction Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennet's grandmother, referred to as Grams by her, a character in The Vampire Diaries Shelagh Turner, nurse and midwife, a character in Call the Midwife. Sheila, a character from the Webcomic Satan and Me Sheila Bryant, a character in the musical A Chorus