Hailing from Barnet in Hertfordshire, she pursued early studies in mime with Étienne Decroux in Paris before honing her craft at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, after a stint as a wardrobe assistant in Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre. Breaking into television with a 1967 BBC portrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots, she moved to film in 1970 with The Games and Tam Lin, gaining wider attention through The Nig…
