- Her father suffered from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) for seven years before he died. This is the same disease that actor Dudley Moore died from.
- Won the award for Best Actress in a Musical in the 1980 Laurence Olivier Awards for her performance in 'They're Playing Our Song'.
- Her family moved from Dublin, Ireland when she was 10-years old
- Attended St Bernard's Convent High School for Girls in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex.
- She sprang to fame with the film The Slipper and the Rose.
- Her parents moved to Leigh on Sea when she was a child.
- Her 2nd marriage was to David Beamish who was an accountant.
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