Emerging from a London upbringing and trained at the Drama Centre, she entered the professional theatre world with a 1990 debut in The Importance of Being Earned. Her stage work earned a third-place Ian Charleson Award for a 1993 National Theatre performance, an Evening Standard nomination for Uncle Vanya, and a Laurence Olivier nod for Rosalind in As You Like It, while later portrayals of Lady Ma…
