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name: "Sharon Duce"
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born: "17 January 1948"
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updated: "2026-09-18T07:44:08.368484+00:00"
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# Sharon Duce

Actor. Born 17 January 1948 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 January 1948, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Duce, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7490037, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239756/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/186138

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Royle Family*](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) (85)

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## Biography

Sharon Duce is an English actress. Born in Sheffield, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career in stage productions at the Sheffield Repertory Theatre, York Theatre Royal and the Theatre in the Round before joining the Actors Company.

Her television credits include leading roles in *Big Deal* (as Jan Oliver) and *Growing Pains*, as well as appearances in *Doctor Who* (as Control), *The Royle Family* (as Valerie Kavanagh), *Coronation Street* (as Paula Carp) and multiple episodes of *Casualty*. Film roles include *Outland* (1981) and *Rogue Trader* (1999). She has two children with the actor Dominic Guard.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, comedy.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Valerie Kavanagh — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Signs of Life* (2025), as Joyce
- *Look to the Light* (2024), as Nan
- *Black Work* (2015), series, as Barbara
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Marcia — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Sue Morgan
- *Sorted* (2006), series, as Helena
- *Missing* (2006), as Mrs. Susan Greenside
- *Grease Monkeys* (2003), series, as Bernie
- *The Royal* (2003), series, as Norma Smithson
- *Secret Society* (2000), as Janice
- *Rogue Trader* (1999), as Patsy Sims
- *The Royle Family* (1998), series, as Valerie Kavanagh — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Maisie Raine* (1998), series, as Eileen Slayburn
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Mandy Gideon
- *Dalziel and Pascoe* (1996), series, as Jenny Challoner
- *Super Grass* (1995), as Mum
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Supt. Le Page
- *99-1* (1994), series, as Ronnie
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Carol-Anne Kern
- *Natural Lies* (1992), series, as Maggie Fell
- *Growing Pains* (1992), series, as Pat Hollingsworth
- *Misterioso* (1991), as Joan Glen
- *Buddy's Song* (1991), as Carol
- *Shooting Stars* (1990), as Paula
- *Doctor Who: Ghost Light* (1989), as Control
- *Press Gang* (1989), series, as Katherine Hill
- *First Born* (1988), series, as Emily Jessop
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Joan Glenn
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Thea, Alesia Pamboris, Sheila Denham
- *Big Deal* (1984), series, as Jan Oliver
- *Weekend Playhouse* (1984), series, as Susan
- *The Hard Word* (1983), series, as Vicky Clough
- *The Bounder* (1982), series, as Doreen
- *Outland* (1981), as Hooker
- *Funny Man* (1981), series, as Kath Gibson
- *Coming Home* (1981), series, as Sheila Maddocks
- *Days at the Beach* (1981), as Bridget
- *Braces High* (1980), as Mrs Hammond
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Beryl
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Sophie Trent
- *Renoir, My Father* (1978), as Aline Charigist
- *Absolution* (1978), as Louella
- *Leila* (1978), as Leila
- *Send in the Girls* (1978), series, as Diane
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Annie
- *Able's Will* (1977), as Ada
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Aline Charigist
- *The House That Jack Built* (1977), series, as Lu
- *Housewives' Choice* (1976), as Joyce
- *Bill Brand* (1976), series, as Sian
- *Two Men from Derby* (1976), as Freda Hayes
- *Knots* (1975), Acting
- *The Tamarind Seed* (1974), as Sandy Mitchell
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Freda Hayes
- *Away from It All* (1973), series, as Beth
- *Villains* (1972), series, as Alice Clough
- *Bermondsey* (1972), as Rosemary
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Tricia
- *Bank Holiday* (1972), as Girl
- *Girl on the M1* (1971), as Veronica
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Joyce
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Rosemary, Mirabelle
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Control — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Paula Carp
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Veronica

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