Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beacham
Stephanie Beachamis an English television, radio, film and theatre actress. She is known for her television roles in the BBC drama Tenko, the ITV drama Connie, and for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas The Colbysand Dynasty. Her film appearances include Dracula A.D. 1972,, Schizoand Troop Beverly Hills...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth28 February 1947
affects deafness loathe smile
I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.
anybody confused english-actress enjoy full hear parties room word
But I am completely confused in a room full of people. I don't hear a word anybody says. I'm not able to enjoy parties for that reason.
grandmother thinking mirrors
When I look in the mirror, I sometimes think I'm getting old, but then I have two generations behind me so that helps puts things into perspective. I am a grandmother now, but at least my nine-year-old grandson Jude calls me Glamma and not Granny.
cancer skins skin-cancer
We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying.
hearing
Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.
drama holiday athens
My worst holiday was in Athens when I was a young drama student at Rada in 1965. I ran out of money. I had my things stolen and I wasn't able to speak a word of the language.
party middle backdoor
I'm the one by the backdoor - I am not the one in the middle of the party.
class teens sign-language
I took some classes in sign language when I was in my early teens because I was told that I would be completely deaf very early. But I never really wanted to learn.
talking shy shyness
I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.
party tired thinking
I think the deafness affects me more than I realise I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.
holiday location amazing-places
I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I just stop working.
deaf advantage concerned
But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf.
english-actress
To this day I will not be called Steph.
confident english-actress frightened life mean might possibilities
What I mean to say is that I'm old enough now and confident enough now not to be frightened of any of the possibilities life might offer.