Anecdotes

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her charitable services.

Husband is Swedish and a hotelier. They met at an arts fair.

In the late 1980s, along with fellow Brit performers Judy Geeson, Ian McKellen, Timothy Dalton and Olivia Hussey, she volunteered teaching Shakespeare to children at a school in Watts, Los Angeles.

Has acted in three different versions of "The Railway Children": The Railway Children (1968), Les enfants du chemin de fer (1970) and Les enfants du chemin de fer (2000), and in a sequel to the second film Les aventures des enfants du chemin de fer (2022). In the first second and fourth film she plays the same character, Bobbie, in the last of these as an adult instead of a child. In the third film, she plays this character's mother.

Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a son Jonathan Tham on December 25, 1990. Child's father is her husband, Johan Tham.

She once spent a night sleeping rough in London to highlight the plight of the homeless.

Auditioned for the role of Juliet in Roméo et Juliette (1968) but the role ultimately went to fellow British actress Olivia Hussey.

She plays a nun and nurse in SOS Sages-Femmes (2012) but this was not the first 'nursing engagement' as she also played a nurse in Le Loup-garou de Londres (1981).

TV Choice best actress winner for her role in Call the Midwife.

Thanked in the credits of the film King Ralph.

Back in 1984 she said that America made her more ambitious but was discussing making a film which she wanted to produce for the Children's Film Foundation.

Has one grandson; Oliver (b. 2020), via son Jonathan.

Daughter of Derek (1927-2018) and Catherine (née Lynam) Agutter (1928-2005).

1980 started filming Miss Right which wasn't completed and which she would rather forget.

Paternal great great great granddaughter of Joel (1819-1888) and Elizabeth (née Stokes) Agutter (1816-1886).

Paternal granddaughter of Frank (1897-1974) and Hilda (née Jordan) Agutter (1890-1970).

Maternal granddaughter of John (1896-1939) and Sarah (née Hackett) Lynam (1897-1967).

Paternal great granddaughter of Edwin (1866-1919) and May (née Green) Agutter (1868-1951).

Paternal great great granddaughter of William (1844-1907) and Elizabeth (née Savage) Agutter (1836-1906).