Biography
Viewers of PBS might recall her from her occasional appearances in acclaimed fare like "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1971, as Anne Boleyn) or "The Yellow Wallpaper" (1989) or "The Great Kandinsky" (1995), just as art-house movie goers would remember her sterling performances in "Savage Messiah" (1972) and "The Shooting Party" (1984). Still, her stage work in both classical and contemporary roles remained the high point of her career.
Born and …
Latest Tv Credits
1 - 4 of 4
Career Milestones
1999 | Starred opposite Joss Ackland in a London stage production of "The Gin Game" | |
1998 | Acted in the British telefilm "This Could Be the Last Time" | |
1996 | Final film role, played the slightly dotty head of a dance company in "Alive & Kicking/Indian Summer" | |
1995 | Acted in "The Great Kandinsky" | |
1994 | Cast as Lady Fenton in the CBS miniseries "Scarlett", a sequel of sorts to "Gone With the Wind" | |
1993 | Had supporting role in the British telefilm "The Dancing Queen" | |
1989 | Appeared in "A Little Night Music" | |
1987 | Acted in the London production of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" | |
1985 | Had leading role in Pinter's play "A Kind of Alaska" | |
1985 | Cast as Bette Davis' middle-aged daughter in the CBS TV-movie "Agatha Christie's 'Murder With Mirrors'" | |
1984 | Was featured in the ensemble of the elegiac film "The Shooting Party" | |
1984 | Delivered fine turn as Goneril to Olivier's "King Lear" (syndicated) | |
1982 | Portrayed Sarah Bernhardt in the British play "After the Lions" | |
1978 | As member of the National Theatre, starred as Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and Madame Ranevskya | |
| Enjoyed a stage triumph in "A Month in the Country" | ||
1974 | Starred in the British TV series "South Riding" | |
1972 | Had widest film exposure as Sophie Breska in Ken Russell's "Savage Messiah" | |
| Played Anne Boleyn in "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" | ||
1971 | Starred as Kate in Harold Pinter's play "Old Times" in London | |
1968 | Returned to Broadway as Queen Victoria in "Portrait of a Queen" | |
1968 | Had stage success as Rosalind in "As You Like It"; performed at Stratford, in London and in Los Angeles | |
1963 | Broadway debut, "The Hollow Crown" | |
1963 | Portrayed Polly Peachum in "The Beggar's Opera" on stage in London | |
1958 | Was a company member at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, the precursor of the Royal Shakespeare Company | |
1958 | Acted with Dirk Bogarde in the film "A Tale of Two Cities" | |
1957 | Co-starred in John Osbourne's play "The Entertainer" | |
1954 | Won notice for playing Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera" on stage in London | |
1953 | Co-starred with Laurence Olivier in the film version of "The Beggar's Opera"; played Polly Peachum | |
1953 | First leading role on London stage in "The Living Room" | |
1952 | Film debut, "The Importance of Being Earnest"; played Cecily | |
1950 | Joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre | |
1949 | Stage debut in "The Thistle and the Rose" | |
| During WWII, evacuated from London to Harrogate | ||
| Raised in London | ||
Awards
1972 | BAFTA Award for Actress in Savage Messiah |
1952 | BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer To Film in The Importance of Being Earnest |