Sheila Kuehl
Kuehl was born Sheila Ann Kuehl in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her father, Arthur, was an airplane construction worker at Douglas Aircraft. He was Catholic and her mother, Lillian, was Jewish. As a child actress she performed under the stage name Sheila James.
Sheila Kohler
Sheila Kohler is a South African author now living in the United States and the author of ten novels (including "Cracks" which was adapted into a 2009 film of the same name), and three short story collections. Her writing has appeared in the "New York Times", "O Magazine" and included in the "Best American Short Stories". She has twice won an O'Henry Prize.