Career
She is best known for the lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay in the first three series of the 1980s television British Broadcasting Corporation police drama Juliet Bravo (1980-1982). Prior to this, she had played Dennis Waterman"s screen wife, Alison Carter, in early episodes of The Sweeney (1975) and WPC Howarth in Z-Cars (1972-1975), which stood her in good stead for her role as Inspector Darblay. She also made an appearance in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads and played a recurring role as Jessie Naylor née Maugham in Series 2 of Sam (1974).
In the 1990s, Stephanie was in each episode of The Hello Girls as Mission Armitage, a supervisor of a 1950s Government Printing Office switchboard.
And played Mrs Hope Q.C in two episodes of At Home with the Braithwaites. Having worked in various roles between the 1960s-2000s - on stage, radio, television, and as a director - Stephanie retired from acting in 2010.
In more recent years, she has helped direct drama students, had a share in an antiques business, and volunteered with InterAct Stroke Support (formerly InterAct Reading Service)- a charity that allows actors to read to patients following a stroke.
