She became well known for her strong south east London accent and frequent use of cockney slang, and found fame through a series of television adverts for Campari before embarking on an acting career.

After initially working as a model, Chase came to public attention in the mid-1970s when she began appearing in television adverts for Campari.

The comical adverts were filmed in exotic locations with Chase having drinks with an elegant, sophisticated gentleman suitor played by Jeremy Clyde.

[3] From 1979, Chase was a recurring guest on the BBC quiz show Blankety Blank, hosted by Terry Wogan and later on Les Dawson.

In 1985 she appeared as "Her Ladyship", alongside Donald Sinden in a showroom video for Austin Rover called "Advance to Mayfair".

Executive producer Steve Frost chose her to play the mother of Sheree Murphy's character, Tricia Dingle due to their physical resemblance.

As well as her various television credits, Chase has also appeared in a variety of stage productions, including pantomime, comedy and drama.

She also appeared as a guest in an episode of the BBC radio show Just A Minute, alongside regulars Clement Freud, Kenneth Williams and Peter Jones.