Began career as member of Establishment Club

Appeared on stage with Monty Python

Made film debut in "Help!"

Co-starred in "Two for the Road", directed by Stanley Donen

Reteamed with Donen as the object of Dudley Moore's affection in "Bedazzled"

Had featured role in "Women in Love", starring Alan Bates and Glenda Jackson

TV series debut in "Where Was Spring?"

Co-starred in "The National Health"

Starred in the British series "Making Faces"

Acted in "Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe"

Played Mary in "The Day Christ Died" (CBS)

Again supported Glenda Jackson in "Turtle Diary"

Portrayed Edith Frank in "Attic: The Hiding Place of Anne Frank" (CBS)

Was featured in the all-star cast of "Little Dorrit"

Had recurring role as Patsy's mum on the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous"

Co-starred in "The Blue Boy" (aired on PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" in the USA)

Played Miss Minchin in the remake of "A Little Princess"

Had small part as the aviator's mother in "Saint-Ex", a biopic of "The Little Prince" author Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Offered delicious turn as Lady Bareacres in "Vanity Fair" (A&E)

Had featured role in "The House of Mirth"

Cast in the Richard Eyre's drama "Iris" starring Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent and Kate Winslet

Appeared in the romantic comedy "Wimbledon" starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany