Born:
                                                                              May 15, 1970
                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Birthplace: Stepney, London, England
                                                  
                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                
                          Trivia:
                          Started her acting career with the Cambridge Footlights while studying for her degree in 1990. Won a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but turned it down in favour of paid acting work. After university, shared a flat with Sue Perkins, Sarah Phelps and Emma Kennedy. Left series 5 of Spooks to have her son Harry, who is named after Harry Pearce, the Spooks character played by Peter Firth.