Glynis Barber

Glynis Barber, born Glynis van der Riet (Durban (South Africa), 25 October 1955) is a South African-British actress.

It operates since 1978 and began as Soolin in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7. In 1982 she had the title role in the television series Jane .

Barber is best known for her role as Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the popular British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace in which she acted with her current husbandMichael Brandon, whom she married in 1990 . They have a son Alexander.

Since 1987, Barber has appeared regularly in plays, in films and television series. Her stage work was seen in Macbeth, Killing Time with Dennis Waterman, High Flyers with Hugh Grant, Make Me A Match and The Graduate .

In 2006 she was in the occupation of the ITVsoap opera, Emmerdale, where she played the role of DCI Grace Barraclough. She investigated the death of Tom King on Christmas day.

In 2010, Barber in EastEnders Glenda Mitchell, the estranged mother of Ronnie and Roxy.