She had roles in productions such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, BBC police procedural drama The Bill, Never the Twain, and Executive Stress.
[2] Hayward returned to the acting profession in 2011 after taking a break to raise her family.
[3] She died after being hit by an Arriva Shires & Essex double-decker bus in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire in June 2019.
[4] BBC News reported in November 2019 that Hayward attempted to "cross the road without looking.
[5] At the time of the accident, BBC News reported that Hayward died at the scene.