Sally Grace
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Sally Grace is a British
actress who has worked extensively in radio and animation.
She was a long-standing member of the team on Week Ending
, the long-running BBC Radio 4
topical satirical sketch show, where she was the voice of Margaret Thatcher
from 1983 onwards, and her work with Ken Bruce
on Radio 2
's What If Show led The Independent on Sunday to describe her as "the best impressionist in the business". She voiced the part of Elena in BBC Radio 4's adaptions of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
. Her animation roles include the voices of pompous Owl and loud Weasel in the popular TV series The Animals of Farthing Wood. She has also lent her voice to the series Noah's Island
, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
, Dennis the Menace, Pongwiffy and the animated short Bob's Birthday. Her other TV credits include Sorry!
("Does Your Mother Know You're Out?"), Raffles
("The First Step"), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
("From Doon With Death") and starred in some episodes of Coronation Street
. She has most recently been seen portraying the Queen in Alistair McGowan
's sketches about the Royle Family, and Betty Marsden
in a touring stage adaptation of Round the Horne
.
Her film credits include Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) and Boston Kickout
(1995).
She has also served as professor of speech at London's Central School of Speech and Drama
.
United Kingdom
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actress who has worked extensively in radio and animation.
She was a long-standing member of the team on Week Ending
Week Ending
Week Ending... was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. It was devised by writer/producers Simon Brett and David Hatch, and was originally hosted by Nationwide presenter Michael Barratt.The show's title was always announced as...
, the long-running BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
topical satirical sketch show, where she was the voice of Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
from 1983 onwards, and her work with Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
on Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
's What If Show led The Independent on Sunday to describe her as "the best impressionist in the business". She voiced the part of Elena in BBC Radio 4's adaptions of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams, first published in 1987. It is described by "the author" on its cover as a "thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic".The book was followed by a sequel,...
and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency....
. Her animation roles include the voices of pompous Owl and loud Weasel in the popular TV series The Animals of Farthing Wood. She has also lent her voice to the series Noah's Island
Noah's Island
Noah's Island was an animated TV serial made by the creators of The Animals of Farthing Wood and commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. It was directed by Philippe Leclerc and Alan Simpson and written by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and John M. Mills. Each episode, of which there were 39, ran for...
, Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Mr. Bean (animated series)
Mr. Bean is a 2002 animated television series based on the British live-action series of the same name. Characters from the original live action series included Mr. Bean, Irma Gobb, Teddy, and the mysterious driver of the Reliant Supervan, with the addition of Mrs...
, Dennis the Menace, Pongwiffy and the animated short Bob's Birthday. Her other TV credits include Sorry!
Sorry! (TV series)
Sorry! was a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1981 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1988. Starring Ronnie Corbett, it was written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, both of whom had previously written for The Two Ronnies, of whom Corbett was one half....
("Does Your Mother Know You're Out?"), Raffles
Raffles (TV series)
Raffles was a 1977 television adaptation of the A. J. Raffles stories by Ernest William Hornung. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television and written by Phillip Mackie...
("The First Step"), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television for ITV between 1987 and 2000.-Description:The series comprises adaptations of the works of Ruth Rendell, many of which are based on her extensive range of short stories...
("From Doon With Death") and starred in some episodes of Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. She has most recently been seen portraying the Queen in Alistair McGowan
Alistair McGowan
Alistair McGowan is a British impressionist, stand-up comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for The Big Impression , which was, for four years, one of BBC1's top-rating comedy programmes - winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003...
's sketches about the Royle Family, and Betty Marsden
Betty Marsden
Betty Marsden was an English comedy actress.Originally from Liverpool, she attended the Italia Conti Stage School and ENSA.In the radio series Beyond Our Ken, she played Fanny Haddock, a takeoff of Fanny Cradock...
in a touring stage adaptation of Round the Horne
Round the Horne
Round the Horne was a BBC Radio comedy programme, transmitted in four series of weekly episodes from 1965 until 1968. The series was created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman - with others contributing to later series after Feldman returned to performing — and starred Kenneth Horne, with Kenneth...
.
Her film credits include Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980) and Boston Kickout
Boston Kickout
Boston Kickout is a 1995 British drama feature film written and directed by Paul Hills. It won the Euskal Media Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Best Actor at the Cinema Jove International Film Festival in Valencia and Best Film at the Bermuda International Film...
(1995).
She has also served as professor of speech at London's Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
.