- In 1972, she posed for Playboy magazine, and later said that her only regret was the wig she wore. However, when the pictures were republished in the mid 1980s when Beacham was starring on The Colbys (1985), she lost a $1 million contract with a cosmetics company.
- Completely deaf in one ear, partially in her other.
- Her mother developed chicken pox while pregnant with Stephanie. It is believed that this was the root of her partial deafness. She is associated with the Tinnitus Society of Great Britain.
- Trained in mime in Paris with Etienne Decroux before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where she performed in such productions as "The Merchant of Venice" (as Portia) and "Twelfth Night" (as Maria).
- Studied ballet from the age of four.
- (May 7, 2009) Her boyfriend, a doctor, alerted her that she had a skin cancer problem on her nose and the lesion was surgically removed.
- Spokesperson for the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, and serves on the Board of Directors for Free Arts for Abused Children.
- She was one of the judges on the final of the Miss Universe 1993 Pageant held in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Following a miscarriage that occurred as the result of an accident while in rehearsals for "Hamlet" on stage, daughter Phoebe McEnery was born December 22, 1974, and second daughter, Chloe, was born on February 7, 1977.
- Has two daughters with John McEnery: Chloe McEnery and Phoebe McEnery.
- Her brother, Richard Beacham, is eight years older than her. He lived in Malaysia and had an economic adviser for underdeveloped countries.
- She was to have reprised her role as Jessica Van Helsing from Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) in its sequel The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) but she was unavailable.
- Parents are Alec and Joan Beacham; has two sisters, Di-Di and Jenny Beacham, and one brother, Richard Beacham.
- Ex-sister-in-law of Peter McEnery, Julie Peasgood and photographer David McEnery.
- She of "The Vortex," in the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson/Josephine Hart and Stagescreen productions at the (University of California) James A. Doolittle Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1991 Drama-Logue Award for Performance.
- Met John McEnery - her husband from 1973 to 1978 - in 1964 when she joined Everyman Theatre, the Liverpool company where he was a leading player: (Beacham quote:) "I was just a wardrobe assistant playing juvenile leads." Beacham and McEnery met up again seven years later at the Nottingham Playhouse, their co-starring roles as lovers in Harold Pinter's ''The Homecoming'' soon spilling over into real life.
- Separated from her husband actor John McEnery.
- Fiona Fullerton, Claudia Cardinale ,Glynis Barber, Moira Lister, Stephanie Beacham Patrick Allen and Sid James were all born in Africa.
- Her daughter Phoebe was born in 1974 and Chloe in 1976.
- Lost a cosmetic modeling contract after posing for the Playboy magazine.
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