Ysanne Churchman (born 14 May 1925) is an English actress. She worked as an actress and narrator on British radio, TV and film for over 50 years (1938–1993). She gained prominence as Grace Archer, wife of Phil, in the long-running BBC radio drama series The Archers;[1] the series attracted publicity when Grace died after a fire on the night that ITV launched in 1955.
Ysanne Churchman was born in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, to Andrew Churchman and Gladys Dale, stage and radio performers in London.[2]
In 1938, Churchman appeared on both BBC RadioChildren's Hour and in a BBC Television play, Gallows Glorious.[3] She trained as a dancer at Cone-Ripman College. After learning repertory and theatre, she specialised in radio and voice work for film and television. She played Grace in the long-running radio series The Archers when Grace suffered grievous injuries in a fire on the night of the ITV launch in 1955; the character died in the following day's episode.[4] She strongly suspected the producer was glad to be rid of her at the time as she had discovered that some of her cast members in this regional, Birmingham, production, were not being paid Equity minimum rates and raised the matter. She voiced five other Archers characters over the years, the last being Mary Pound in 1983.
She married Tony Pilgrim MBE, a senior BBC engineer, in 1951; they celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary in 2011. He died in January 2015 after 63 years of marriage.[7] She retired in 1993, but still does occasional voice-over and television appearances, most recently reprising her role as the voice of Delegate Alpha Centauri in the Doctor Who story "Empress of Mars"[8] in 2017, having last voiced the character in 1974.
ysanne, churchman, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article,. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Ysanne Churchman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Ysanne Churchman born 14 May 1925 is an English actress She worked as an actress and narrator on British radio TV and film for over 50 years 1938 1993 She gained prominence as Grace Archer wife of Phil in the long running BBC radio drama series The Archers 1 the series attracted publicity when Grace died after a fire on the night that ITV launched in 1955 Ysanne ChurchmanBorn 1925 05 14 14 May 1925 age 98 Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire EnglandOccupationActressSpouseTony Pilgrim m 1951 died 2015 wbr Ysanne Churchman was born in Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire to Andrew Churchman and Gladys Dale stage and radio performers in London 2 In 1938 Churchman appeared on both BBC Radio Children s Hour and in a BBC Television play Gallows Glorious 3 She trained as a dancer at Cone Ripman College After learning repertory and theatre she specialised in radio and voice work for film and television She played Grace in the long running radio series The Archers when Grace suffered grievous injuries in a fire on the night of the ITV launch in 1955 the character died in the following day s episode 4 She strongly suspected the producer was glad to be rid of her at the time as she had discovered that some of her cast members in this regional Birmingham production were not being paid Equity minimum rates and raised the matter She voiced five other Archers characters over the years the last being Mary Pound in 1983 Along with many story telling and reading roles on the BBC she also performed as Sara in the series Sara and Hoppity Marla and Cassie in Space Patrol the voice of Alpha Centauri in the series Doctor Who 5 and Soo the computer in The Flipside of Dominick Hide and its sequel 6 She was the first actress employed by Capital Radio reading a serial book She married Tony Pilgrim MBE a senior BBC engineer in 1951 they celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary in 2011 He died in January 2015 after 63 years of marriage 7 She retired in 1993 but still does occasional voice over and television appearances most recently reprising her role as the voice of Delegate Alpha Centauri in the Doctor Who story Empress of Mars 8 in 2017 having last voiced the character in 1974 Selected credits editChildren s Hour BBC Radio 1938 Gallows Glorious BBC TV 1938 Red for Danger BBC Radio 1954 The Archers BBC Radio 1951 1985 Jennifer Archer Grace Archer Barbara Drury Joan Ilverton Jocelyn Page Mary Pound The Railway Children BBC TV 1957 Ruth Sense and Sensibility BBC Home Service Radio 4 1959 60 Marianne Dashwood Sara and Hoppity ITV 1960 Sara amp other voices Space Patrol ITV 1963 Marla amp Cassiopeia Sherlock Holmes BBC Radio 1969 Mary Sutherland Crossroads ITV 1960s 1970s four different appearances Doctor Who 1972 The Curse of Peladon Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who 1974 The Monster of Peladon Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who 1974 Planet of the Spiders Spider voices The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 1976 Bureaucrat 5 Impedimenta Bureaucrat 3 English version Beasts ITV 1976 Special Offer Joyce Softly Softly BBC 1970s four appearances Shoestring 1979 Knock For Knock Woman s voice A Dance to the Music of Time 1979 Milly We the Accused TV 1980 Edith Hanks The Flipside of Dominick Hide 1980 Soo computer Another Flip for Dominick 1982 Soo house computer Ghost in the Water 1982 Mrs Parkes Amy TV 1984 Lilly Starlings TV 1988 Mrs Grimshaw Pyramid documentary 1988 Voice artist Prostitute 1991 Magistrate Lipstick on Your Collar TV 1993 Mrs Atterbow Oliver Twist TV 1999 Woman in street Doctor Who 2017 Empress of Mars Voice of Alpha CentauriReferences edit Arnold Sue 29 October 2009 Norman Painting obituary The Guardian Retrieved 30 May 2010 Ysanne Churchman British Film Institute Archived from the original on 6 March 2019 Gallows Glorious BBC Genome 30 June 1939 p 21 BBC Radio 4 Woman s Hour Ysanne Churchman Grace Archer Charlotte Proudman BBC Ysanne Churchman Doctor Who Interview Archive 1 February 2010 Retrieved 10 June 2017 BFI Screenonline Flipside of Dominick Hide The 1980 Credits BFI Screenonline Hurst Ben 4 February 2015 Champion of Birmingham s BBC Pebble Mill studios dies aged 91 Birmingham Mail Retrieved 12 May 2015 Here s the story behind THAT special Doctor Who cameo in Empress of Mars External links editYsanne Churchman at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ysanne Churchman amp oldid 1202032245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
