Nichola McAuliffe (born 27 August 1955) is an English television and stage actress and writer, best known for her role as Sheila Sabatini in the ITV hospital sitcom Surgical Spirit (1989–1995).
[2] In 1984, she won the Clarence Derwent Award for her role as Queen Victoria in the West End production of Poppy at the Adelphi Theatre.
Between 1989 and 1995, McAuliffe starred as obstreperous surgeon Sheila Sabatini in the ITV sitcom Surgical Spirit, her most high-profile acting role to date.
[6] In 2009, McAuliffe appeared as the Wicked Fairy at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in Sleeping Beauty, alongside Sarah-Jane Honeywell and Shane Lynch.
[7] In 2012, McAuliffe, a winner in 2001 for her performance in A Bed Among the Lentils, was again named Best Actress (the only person to win the nomination twice) in the Stage Awards for Acting Excellence at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.