 In 1978 she was labelled "One of the 10 Women to Watch" in that year by "Cosmopolitan" magazine, and appeared in the rarely seen comedy film "Son of Hitler", opposite Bud Cort and Peter Cushing.In 1979 she was cast in the role of Caroline in the Mike Leigh film "Who's Who".Dean played the role of Dawn Meadows in Joseph Losey's 1985 feature film "Steaming" opposite Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles and Diana Dors.