Sally Grace

**Sally Grace** is an English actress, who has worked extensively on radio and television and in animation.

## Life and career

Grace was born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

She was a member of the team on *Week Ending*, the BBC Radio 4 topical satirical sketch show, where she was the voice of Margaret Thatcher from 1983 onwards, remaining until the series ended in 1998.

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, loud Weasel, and demure but strong-willed Charmer in the popular TV series *The Animals of Farthing Wood*. She lent her voice to the series *Noah's Island*, *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*, *Dennis the Menace*, *Pongwiffy*, *Rudi and Trudi*, *Space Island One*, *Never the Twain*, *Solo*, *The Big One*, *Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!*, *Badly Dubbed Porn*, *Bedtime*, *Double Take* and *Spaced* and the animated short *Bob's Birthday*.

Other TV credits include *Why Didn't They Ask Evans?*, *Sorry!* ("Does Your Mother Know You're Out?"), *Raffles* ("The First Step"), *The Ruth Rendell Mysteries* ("From Doon With Death"), and *Oh, Doctor Beeching!*  (Past Love); she also featured in some episodes of *Coronation Street*. Some of her more recent acting roles were as the Queen in Alistair McGowan's sketches about the Royle Family, and as Betty Marsden in a touring stage adaptation of *Round the Horne*. Her film credits include *Ghost Story* (1974) and *Boston Kickout* (1995).

## Confusion

She is not to be confused with Sally Joy Grace (March 1938 – 20 November 2016), who was the professor of speech at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Voice Shop : Sally Grace CV". http://www.voice-shop.co.uk/artist.php?id=352. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
2. ↑ Donovan, Paul (1991). *The radio companion*. HarperCollins. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-246-13648-0.
3. ↑ Gaisford, Sue (15 June 1997). "Cheer up - it might never have happened". *The Independent on Sunday* (London, UK). https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/cheer-up--it-might-never-have-happened-1256071.html. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
4. ↑ "Dirk Gently - Sally Grace". *BBC Radio 4*. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/dirkgently/sally\_grace.shtml. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
5. ↑ "Review: Round the Horne Unseen and Uncut at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre". *This is Surrey Today*. 22 September 2009. http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/arts/Review-Round-Horne-Unseen-Uncut-Guildford-s-Yvonne-Arnaud-Theatre/article-1359669-detail/article.html. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
6. ↑ "RAE 2001 : Submissions". http://www.rae.ac.uk/2001/Submissions/Ra1.asp?Route=2&HESAInst=H-0010&UoA=66&MSub=Z&Id=181977&MinId=181975&MaxId=181992. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
7. ↑ Robins, Phil (14 February 2017). "Sally Grace obituary". *The Guardian*. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/feb/13/sally-grace-obituary. Retrieved 14 February 2017.