Her parents lived in Shrewsbury Street[6] and King’s Crescent in Old Trafford.
She came to prominence after starring in the role of Ingrid Rothwell opposite Alan Bates in the 1962 film adaptation of A Kind of Loving.
[9] In 1963, she starred with Margaret Rutherford in the comedy The Mouse on the Moon and appeared as a 'dance hostess' with Sylvia Syms in The World Ten Times Over.
[10] She also made two movies with Ian Hendry at around the same time, Live Now, Pay Later and This is My Street.
[11] After marrying and starting a family, she cut back on her acting roles, but later made a successful comeback on stage (most memorably in a high-profile musical adaptation of Gone with the Wind in London), and appeared in many British television dramas including The Mallens, The Saint, The Baron,[12] Minder, Tales of the Unexpected, and Père Goriot.