Sharon Duce is a British actor, born 17 January 1950 in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Her biggest role was alongside Ray Brooks in the BBC comedy drama Big Deal (1984), though she has also appeared in Wycliffe, The Royle Family, London's Burning, Emmerdale, The Tomorrow People and the Doctor Who story Ghost Light. In 1992 she was reunited with Brooks to star in the BBC TV drama series Growing Pains, in which they played middle-aged foster parents.