Background
Jacqueline Pearce was born in Woking, Surrey.
Jacqueline Pearce was born in Woking, Surrey.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Her roles have included horror and comedy and she is perhaps best known as the villain Servalan in the British science fiction television series Blake"s 7. She trained at the British stage school RADA and at Lee Strasberg"s Actors Studio in Los Los Angeles Despite having appeared in dozens of films and television shows, she remains best known for her role as Servalan in the British science fiction television series Blake"s 7 (1978–1981).
Jacqueline Pearce was the subject of the 3rd volume of MJTV"s "The Actor Speaks" interview/drama CDs, with a special piece written for her by Tanith Lee.
As well as appearing in the British Broadcasting Corporation children"s programmes Dark Season (alongside Kate Winslet) and Moondial, Jacqueline Pearce has appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Two Doctors as Chessene, a bloodthirsty alien. She has more recently been associated with Doctor Who through her appearance in The Fearmonger as Sherilyn Harper, an audio drama by Big Finish Productions, and as Admiral Mettna in the webcast story Death Comes to Time.
She made a memorable appearance playing the role of Rosa Dartle in the 1974 British Broadcasting Corporation series of Charles Dickens"s David Copperfield. Pearce has also made frequent guest appearances in television series such as: Danger Manitoba, The Avengers, Manitoba in a Suitcase, Public Eye, Callan, Dead of Night, Special Branch, The Zoo Gang, Spy Trap and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
In February 2012, Pearce was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time.
In May 2012, she began a course of chemotherapy. She has been cleared and now resides in South Africa.