Stephanie Reeve is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 actress. Primarily active in the theatre, she is best remembered today for her work on Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...

, in which she played Mr. Rumbold's unnamed secretary for five episodes. Reeve also provided the voice of the lift girl

Elevator operator

An elevator operator is a person specifically employed to operate a manually operated elevator...

 used in the series theme. This was her first break into television, and was also her last. For a short period in the late 1960s Stephanie taught at Fairchildes Girls' School in Croydon, until concentrating full time on her then-fledgling acting career; at first wanting to call herself Stephanie Cole

Stephanie Cole

Stephanie Cole, OBE is an English stage, television, and film actress, best known for playing characters a great deal older than her actual age.-Early life:...

, she discovered an actress with that name already.

A native of Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

, Stephanie returned to teaching after giving up acting.

External links

• The Grace Brothers Women