A Scottish theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC dramas The House of Eliott and Holby City. Her stage credits include playing Ophelia in the 1989 National Theatre revival of Hamlet, opposite both Daniel Day-Lewis and Ian Charleson as Hamlet, and playing Margaret Thatcher in the original West End production of Handbagged. She played Queen Elizabeth II in the 2021 movie Spencer.
