Curiosidades

Father is a nuclear physicist. Mother is a pianist.

Was raised in Perth, Australia, and now considers Melbourne her home.

Raised in a strict Roman Catholic family and attended a convent school.

Parents moved to Australia when she was two years old.

Earned a BA in literature from Curtin University in Western Australia.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 37, a son Luka Lepkowski, in April 2005. Child's father is her boyfriend, Gerald Lepkowski.

She is the middle of five children, with one older brother, one older sister, and two younger sisters.

She turned down the role of Cora in Downton Abbey.

1992: Graduated from the Western Australian Performing Arts Academy.