Her mother, Billie, was an ex chorus girl and her father was a musician who had a small part in the film Straw Dogs and she has a sister, Pam. At one time her parents owned The Court Hotel. Her first stage appearance was at 4 when she had to model a dressing gown at a hotel and fell on her face. At 6 she was doing commercials for Sugar Puffs, Fish Fingers, and Air lines. In 1961 she was at the Holy Trinity School, Cookham, Berkshire then Corona Stage School with Fraser Hines and Dennis Waterman. In 1962 when she was 11 she was at the Holy Trinity School, Cookham, Berks. then the Corona Stage School with Frazer Hines and Dennis Waterman. Later she was at London's Apollo in Shaftsbury Avenue in Country Girl with Patrick Mower. She s been in over 25 films and married Simon McCorkindale on Fiji.