- Helen Grace
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name = Helen Grace
birth name = Helen Scragg
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birth_date = birth date and age|1971|08|20
birth_place =Hertfordshire, England
death_date =
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occupation =Actress
years active = 1996 - present
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website = http://www.helengrace.co.ukHelen Grace (born Helen Scragg,
August 20 1971 inHertfordshire ) is an English actress who trained at theDrama Centre London , now part of theUniversity of the Arts, London . She grew up as anonly child inNorthwood ,Hillingdon , attendedSt. Helen's School and obtained a Psychology degree fromDurham University .Her career began with her 1996 portrayal of
Georgia Simpson in theChannel 4 televisionsoap opera "Brookside ", the role for which she is probably still best known. The character of Georgia Simpson was in an incestuous relationship with her younger brother and the storyline attracted considerable press attention at the time. She undertook this role "for the experience" and as a springboard for her career more than for celebrity, and was less than pleased with some of the early attention she received. However, she won her share of praise from respectable quarters for her handling of this difficult role, and at the beginning of 1997, appeared alongside fellow soap stars of the dayPatsy Palmer andTracy Shaw in a "Vogue" magazine issue celebrating the British woman.Upon leaving Brookside, she appeared in two series' (1998 and 1999) of "
Roger Roger ", aBBC1 sitcom penned by "Only Fools and Horses " creatorJohn Sullivan , set in a London minicab firm.On stage, she appeared as the wife of Gregor Antonsecu (played by
David Suchet ) in a revival ofTerence Rattigan 's "Man and Boy " at theDuchess Theatre ,London . She has also appeared alongsideHonor Blackman inTennessee Williams ' "The Glass Menagerie " at the Theatre RoyalYork (November 1999), and inDon Taylor 's "The Road To The Sea" at theOrange Tree Theatre , Richmond (2003).From February 2007 until September 2008, she can be seen playing Marjorie Houseman (Baby's mum) in the stage version of "
Dirty Dancing " at theAldwych Theatre in London's West End.She is married, with one daughter, born in 2004.
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# [http://www.helengrace.co.uk Official website]External links
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NAME = Scragg, Helen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Grace, Helen
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Englishtelevision andtheatre actress
DATE OF BIRTH =August 20 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH =Hertfordshire England UK
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