She was born in Bath, England to a Swiss-Italian mother and an Indian father. She later settled in London with her husband, Colin Tierney, and her daughter.
Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1992-1995.
2015 Award: Behind The Voice Actors Awards: Won Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game for "Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)" by Mike Laidlaw.
She played her first large role in the 1996 Indian film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, which was directed by Mira Nair.
She joined England's Musical Youth Theatre Company and later trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
She performed in a 1997 production of Shakespeare's Othello at London's National Theatre.