She was featured in the BBC series Tenko and the drama series Connie. One of her best known roles was as Sable Colby on The Colbys from 1985 to 1987. The show was a spin-off of Dynasty. Beacham’s most popular recent roles include playing Phyllida Oswyn in Bad Girls from 2003 to 2006 and as Martha Fraser in Coronation Street in 2009. She was a housemate in 2010 on Channel 4’s Celebrity Big Brother. She helped launch the Sense-National Deafblind and Rubella Association Fill in the Gaps campaign. She was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1990 and has been nominated for three Soap Opera Digest Awards. She has two daughters from her previous marriage to John McEnery.
