 She stands 6 feet 2 inches tall She was active in theatre from the late 1970s, including taking a leading role in Edward Bond's "The Worlds", directed by Bond himself, in a youth theatre production.She attended the Webber Douglas Drama School, after which she made her professional debut in what has remained her best known role.She made her television debut in the title role in the BBC dramatisation of Fay Weldon's "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" (1986).