Stephanie Beacham (born 28 February 1947) is an English television, film, radio and theatre actress. Although she has a wide number of credits to her name, Beacham is best known for for playing Sable Colby in the ABC soap operas The Colbys (1985–1987) and Dynasty (1985–1989) and Dr. Kristin Westphalen in Steven Spielberg's NBC science fiction series seaQuest DSV (1993–1994). Beacham began appearing on British television in 1967 and made her big screen debut in the 1970 film The Games, before starring opposite Marlon Brando in the 1971 film The Nightcomers. By the mid-1970s, Beacham had become widely known as a "scream queen" for her roles in multiple horror films including Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), Schizo (1976) and Inseminoid (1981), however after successful starring roles in Tenko (1981–1982) and Connie (1985), it was Beacham's role as Sable Colby in the ABC series Dynasty (1985–1989) and its spin-off The Colbys (1985–1987) that would make her a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. She subsequently starred in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989), The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989) and the television series Sister Kate (1989–1990), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and had main roles in the American teen sitcom Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991–1994) and the drama series No Bananas (1996). Her television roles into the 20th century include Phyl Oswyn in the ITV prison-based drama series Bad Girls (2003–2006), Martha Fraser in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street (2009, 2022–present), and Lorraine in the Sky One sitcom Trollied (2012), as well as venturing into reality television competing on Strictly Come Dancing (2007) and Celebrity Big Brother (2010). On stage, she starred as Maria Callas in a 2010 UK touring production of the play Master Class. Early life Beacham, one of four siblings, was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, the daughter of Joan (née Wilkins), a housewife, and Alic, who was an insurance executive and the managing director of the Grosvenor estate. She attended Barnet's Queen Elizabeth's Girls' Grammar School and later travelled to Boulogne-Billancourt in Paris, France, to study mime with Étienne Decroux, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. Career Beacham's initial goal was to teach dance movement to deaf children, but she began a career in modelling and then began acting in television. Her first screen role was in the BBC series The Queen's Traitor in 1967,