Most famous for her roles in the English television shows The Protectors and The Forsyte Saga, this New Zealand-born screen Actress also appeared in such films as The Martian Chronicles and The Cracksman. Her London West End theatre and musical theatre credits include performances in Come Blow Your Horn and Sunday in the Park with George.
She began her acting career as a touring stage performer with the New Zealand Players Trust.
She played a major role in the late 1960s comedy program Never a Cross Word.
Her first marriage, to Byron O'Leary, ended with O'Leary's death in 1970. Five years later, she married Robin Halstead; before divorcing, the couple welcomed a daughter named Natalya Francesca Halstead.
She co-starred with Michael Crawford in the 1963 film Two Left Feet.
