English actress, musician and LGBT rights activist.
Peace’s break into television came when she joined Emmerdale, playing the character Anne Cullen from 1996 to 1997. Her first professional stage role was in the 1997 Harrogate Theatre production of My Fair Lady, playing Eliza Doolittle.
She played firefighter Sally “Gracie” Fields in the ITV series London’s Burning from 1998 until the programme’s cancellation in 2002. Peace played Special Air Service Trooper Becca Gallagher on the ITV action series Ultimate Force alongside Ross Kemp. Becca was part of the 3rd and 4th series, aired between 2005 and 2008. During 2006 and 2007, Peace starred in Kay Mellor’s TV series The Chase as single mum Fiona Jones.
Peace played Detective Sergeant Sam Murray in the BBC Three TV series Lip Service from 2010 to 2012.
She recorded her full debut jazz album Fairytales with producer Nigel Wright, released on 21 May 2012.
Peace came out as a lesbian to her mother when she was 19 years old, shortly after she broke up with her first girlfriend. Peace and longtime partner Ellie Dickinson entered into a civil partnership in 2013, and subsequently converted it to marriage in 2014. Dickinson gave birth to their daughter, Annie Mary Peace, on 17 April 2015. Peace is a prominent supporter of LGBT equality causes.
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