She is known for playing Sister Assumpta in the Father Ted episodes 'And God created woman' and 'Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading'.
After graduating from Alexandra College secondary school, she began work as a secretary at Guinness.
She is married to Derek Seymour, an executive at Allied Irish Banks, with whom she has 4 children.
As a teenager, she attended the Betty Ann Norton summer school.
[2] She was nominated for a Hennessy Literary Award for her short story, The Box.