At age 18, spotted in school play by BBC director and hired for first TV role in the British children's serial "The Moon Stallion"

Apprenticed in British regional theater and with the Royal Shakepeare Company and the National Theatre

Briefly tried stand-up comedy in Great Britain

First major US TV credit, acting on the ABC movie, "Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story"

Acted on two-part episode ("Steele Searching") of NBC detective drama, "Remington Steele"

Feature film debut, "Every Time We Say Goodbye"

Toured Australia with the Royal Shakespeare Company in "Richard III"

Played Sally Raglan on the ten-part "Masterpiece Theatre" dramatic miniseries, "After the War"

Nominated as Best Actress by the Australian Film Institute for her role in the thriller, "Cassidy"

US stage debut in the West Coast premiere of David Hare's "Secret Rapture"

Co-starred as Mrs. Peter Pan in "Hook", directed by Steven Spielberg

Cast by Spielberg as the wife of Oskar Schindler in the Holocaust drama "Schindler's List"

Appeared in "Cliffhanger" with Sylvester Stallone; met future husband Nicola Pecorini during filming

Cast as Michael Douglas' wife in "Disclosure"

Had featured role in "White Squall"

Co-starred in the BBC drama "The Sculptress" (aired on PBS in 1997)

Had supporting role of a career woman engaged to a widower in "Rhapsody in Bloom" (aired on Starz! after festival screenings)

Starred as producer of a live late night TV show in the British situation comedy "Sex and Death" (BBC-2)

Played featured role in "The Princess Diaries"

Appeared in the TNT miniseries "The Mist of Avalon"

Reprised role as Anne Hathaway's mother in "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Co-starred in Arie Posin's ensemble "The Chumscrubber," a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia

Played Orlando Bloom's mother in "Haven"