Trivia

Always on the verge of major stardom, she was supposed to star in Un amour pas comme les autres (1962) but became pregnant. She then suffered a nervous breakdown in 1963, forcing her to pull out of her starring role as Liz in Billy le menteur (1963), and after this acted only occasionally.

In addition to performing on television and in films, Topsy acted with the Varley Players at Pype Hayes Church and at the Highbury Little Theatre in Birmingham. She is best remembered for her role as Tom Courtenay's girlfriend in the iconic 1960s film, La solitude du coureur de fond (1962).