Born 30 January 1937 in London. Like her sister Lynn is 6ft 2in tall
An extraordinary career which has been marked by numerous stage & screen accolades
including an Oscar as best supporting actress for Julia & 5 Oscar nominations.
An Emmy Award for Playing For Time & a nomination for Second Serve
A Cannes Film Festival best actress award for Morgan and Isadora
A Venice Film Festival award for Little Odessa
She is a member of a distinguished acting family
She trained at London's Central School of Speech & Drama & the Ballet Rambert School
Filmography
Coriolanus (2010) .... Volumnia
Letters to Juliet (2010)
The Whistleblower (2010)
The Day of the Triffids (2009) TV series
Eva (2009) .... Eva
Gud, lukt och henne (2008)
Ein Job (2008) (TV) .... Hannah Silbergrau
Restraint (2008) .... Sky News reader
Atonement (2007) .... Older Briony
Evening (2007) .... Ann Lord
How About You (2007) .... Georgia Platts
The Riddle (2007) .... Roberta Elliot
The Shell Seekers (2006) (TV) .... Penelope Keeling
Venus (2006) .... Valerie
The Magic Snowman II (2006) (voice) .... The Wind
Thief Lord (2005) .... Sister Antonia
Short Order (2005) .... Marianne
The Fever (2004) .... Woman
Lettice and Lovage (2004) (TV)
The White Countess (2004) .... Princess Vera Belinskya