She played the role of Mrs. Cavendish in Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close.
She appeared on the BBC drama A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.
She was in the romantic comedy based on Shakespeare's play, Much Ado about Nothing, in 1993.
She has two children with Eric Thompson, whom she married in 1957. Her daughters, Emma and Sophie, are both actresses.
She was in the film Ana Karenina alongside Mia Kirshner.
