Born:
April 27, 1965
Birthplace: Richmond, Surrey, England
Trivia:
Is distantly related to both Jane Austen and Lord Byron. Great-great grandfather was H.H. Asquith, former Prime Minister, making her a second cousin, once removed of Helena Bonham Carter. Left the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts when she became pregnant with her daughter Poppy. In 1988, shocked TV hosts Richard and Judy, the audience and ITV bosses when she said the 'f' word while being interviewed. Met cameraman ex-husband Nigel Willoughby while filming for a beer advert in 1993. Met husband Redha Debbah when he was working as a taxi driver and took her to the West End while she was performing in The Real Inspector Hound in 1998. While appearing in an off-Broadway production of Creditors in New York in 2010, became stricken with a case of viral meningitis and had to be rushed to the hospital by the play's director, Alan Rickman. In 2013, won a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her performance in Private Lives. Patron of the London childen's charity, Scene and Heard.