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Glynis Barber

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Biography

Although most people now see her as an English actress, Glynis was born in South Africa, an only child, and grew up in Johanesburg.…more

Born

10/25/1955, Durban, South Africa

Birth Name

Glynis van der Riet

Gender

Female

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Star (6)

Role
- The Royal
  Jean McAteer
  - S 8: Ep 12 The Enemy Within
    7/31/11
  - S 8: Ep 11 Below the Surface
    7/24/11
  - S 8: Ep 10 A Hero For Our Time
    7/17/11
  - S 8: Ep 9 Dead Air
    7/10/11
  - S 8: Ep 8 Manoeuvres
    7/3/11
  - + 4 More Credits
- EastEnders
  Glenda Mitchell
  - S 26: Ep 156 24/9/10
    9/24/10
  - S 26: Ep 155 23/9/10
    9/23/10
- Night and Day (UK)
  Fiona Brake
  - S 3: Ep 28 Final Hours, Final Revelations
    6/6/03
  - S 3: Ep 24 Steph's Fire
    6/2/03
  - S 3: Ep 27 Secrets are Out
    5/23/03
  - S 3: Ep 26 Monster Hauntings
    5/16/03
  - S 3: Ep 25 Open Marriage
    5/9/03
  - + 112 More Credits
- Dempsey and Makepeace
  Makepeace
  - S 3: Ep 10 Guardian Angel
    11/1/86
  - S 3: Ep 9 Mantrap
    10/25/86
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Cortez Connection
    10/18/86
  - S 3: Ep 7 Out of Darkness
    10/11/86
  - S 3: Ep 6 Bird of Prey
    10/4/86
  - + 25 More Credits
- The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
  Lucy Simmons
- Blake's 7
  Soolin (Season 4)
  - S 4: Ep 13 Blake
    12/21/81
  - S 4: Ep 12 Warlord
    12/14/81
  - S 4: Ep 11 Orbit
    12/7/81
  - S 4: Ep 10 Gold
    11/30/81
  - S 4: Ep 9 Sand
    11/23/81
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- EastEnders
  Glenda Mitchell
  - S 26: Ep 57 9/4/10
    4/9/10
  - S 26: Ep 53 2/4/10
    4/2/10
- Emmerdale
  Grace Barraclough
  - S 37: Ep 1572 9th September 2007
    9/9/07
- Bognor
  Secretary
  - S 1: Ep 11 Deadline, Part 5: Good Luck Willy
    3/17/81
  - S 1: Ep 10 Deadline, Part 4: The Criketer's Almanac
    3/12/81
  - S 1: Ep 9 Deadline, Part 3: There Comes No Answer
    3/10/81
  - S 1: Ep 8 Deadline, Part 2: Who Goes Home?
    3/5/81
  - S 1: Ep 7 Deadline, Part 1: They Don't Make Them Like That Any More
    3/3/81
Guest Star (23)

Role
- Loose Women
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 3 Wednesday 7/9/11
    9/7/11
- Emmerdale
  Grace Barraclough
  - S 37: Ep 1571 6th September 2007
    9/6/07
- Trial and Retribution
  Dora Hills
  - S 9: Ep 2 Sins of the Father, Part 2
    1/15/07
  - S 9: Ep 1 Sins of the Father, Part 1
    1/14/07
- GMTV Today
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 122 Thursday 19th June
    6/19/03
  - S 2: Ep 227 Thursday 29th November
    11/29/01
- Murphy's Law
  Patricia Morris
  - S 1: Ep 4 Kiss and Tell
    5/19/03
- The Afternoon Play
  Brenda
  - S 1: Ep 1 Turkish Delight
    1/27/03
- Night and Day (UK)
  Gwen
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episodes 150-151-152
    11/15/02
- GMTV
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 52 Thursday 29th November
    11/29/01
- Doctors
  Miranda Stockton
  - S 2: Ep 1 Love You Madly
    10/2/00
- The Bill
  Victoria Smith
  - S 15: Ep 12 Sleeping with the Enemy
    2/25/99
- Highlander: The Raven
  Rachel
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Rogue
    2/20/99
- Babes in the Wood
  Angela
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    8/27/98
- Diagnosis Murder
  Samantha Litvak
  - S 2: Ep 8 Georgia on My Mind
    11/4/94
- Miss Marple
  Lola Brewster
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
    12/27/92
- Monsters
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 23 Mannequins of Horror
    5/20/89
- Red Dwarf
  Woman Returning from Leave
  - S 2: Ep 4 Stasis Leak
    9/27/88
- Tales of the Unexpected
  Lilian and Sylvia Brett
  - S 9: Ep 7 The Dead Don't Steal
    4/22/88
- Bognor
  Secretary
  - S 1: Ep 12 Deadline, Part 6: Hard Cheese on Eric
    3/19/81
- The Sandbaggers
  Margaret Mueller
  - S 3: Ep 2 To Hell with Justice
    6/16/80
- Blake's 7
  Mutoid
  - S 1: Ep 9 Project Avalon
    2/27/78
- Dark Realm
  Jane Parker
  - — Castle Keep
- Dark Realm
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Housesitter
- Love and Marriage
  Anne
  - S 1: Ep 8 Back to School Fight

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- Her first-ever job after graduating was as an Assistant Stage Manager (ASM), who acted as well, with Chelmsford Rep.
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- Glynis is interested and involved in politics and human rights issues. This interest came about when Glynis was still in school where she was inspired by Helen Suzman, who visited the school Glynis attended. In the apartheid era, Helen Suzman was the only female and liberal parliamentarian.
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- On 26 December 1996, Glynis appeared for the first time as DCI Grace Barraclough in the long-running UK soap Emmerdale.
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- Glynis Barber: I'm thrilled with the role I have on Emmerdale. It's been 20 years since I last played a detective, although this one is the boss. She's the head of her team, a strong, no-nonsense career woman. I shall thoroughly enjoy playing the part.
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