Curiosidades

Suffered a debilitating traffic accident in 2004, leaving her bound to a wheelchair (she was hit by a motor cycle on the footpath she was walking on).

Began her career on the stage in the late 1930s in a career that lasted over five decades.

Trained at RADA. Stage debut in 1938, in London at the Q Theatre in 1942. Leading player with the Old Vic Company, 1948-49. Played Shakespearean roles in Stratford-upon-Avon from 1956, touring Europe and the USSR with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1964. Occasional appearances in BBC radio drama and on screen.

An avid gardener.