She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awarded its Gold Medal.
From there, Elizabeth joined the Radio Drama Company after winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary,[1] which gave her a contract for six months.
In 1999, she appeared in ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Ashley Peacock's biological mother.
She also voiced Atris in the video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
From 2009 to 2017, Rider portrayed the recurring role of DCI Lynette Driver on the BBC soap opera Doctors.