 In 1999, Leigh starred as Lady Cumnor in BBC's four-part series adaptation of the novel "Wives and Daughters" (1999).More recently she has appeared in such films as "Paper Mask" (1990), "Keep the Aspidistra Flying" (1997), "Billy Elliot" (2000), "The Martins" (2001) and "Vanity Fair" (2004), and has had much work on television, mainly in guest character parts.Her cousin is the actor Ronald Leigh-Hunt.