At 14 she was chosen as the lead role of Myfanwy Llewellyn in Off to Philadelphia in the Morning, a 1978 BBC drama series about the composer Joseph Parry.
She has appeared in other Welsh-language productions such as Tair Chwaer and Yr Aduniad, although she may be most famous for playing Britt Monk in Pobol y Cwm.
She has appeared in plays at the Royal Court, Clwyd Theatr Cymru and the Sherman in Cardiff.
In 2015 she played Yvette in the National Theatre Wales production of Mother Courage at Merthyr Tydfil Labour Club.
She has won the BAFTA Cymru Best Actress Award twice – for her roles in Tair Chwaer and Belonging.