Ysanne Churchman

Ysanne Churchman
Born(1925-05-14)14 May 1925
Died4 July 2024(2024-07-04) (aged 99)
OccupationActress
Spouse
Tony Pilgrim
(m. 1951; died 2015)

Ysanne Churchman (14 May 1925 – 4 July 2024) was an English actress. She starred and narrated on British radio, television and film for over 50 years, from 1938 to 1993. Churchman gained prominence as Grace Archer, wife of Phil, in the long-running BBC radio drama series The Archers;[1] the series attracted publicity when Grace died after a fire on the night that ITV launched in 1955.

  1. ^ Arnold, Sue (29 October 2009). "Norman Painting obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2010.