After training at London's
Central School, I made my professional debut in a 1962 production of
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Royal Court Theatre. Following a
tour of BILLY LIAR and rep in Dundee, I made my West End debut at
the Haymarket, in N.C. Hunter's THE TULIP TREE with Celia Johnson
and John Clements. Then came an invitation to join The National Theatre
for its inaugural season at the Old Vic, and with it the opportunity
to work with such directors as Gaskill, Dexter, Olivier, Zeffirelli
and Coward in roles such as Rose in THE RECRUITING OFFICER, Barblin
in ANDORRA, Jackie in HAY FEVER, Kattrin in MOTHER COURAGE, Miss
Prue in LOVE FOR LOVE, and Margaret in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING which
kept me busy for the next three years.
During that time I appeared in films such as TOM JONES, GIRL WITH
GREEN EYES and THE DEADLY AFFAIR. My big chance came in 1966 with
the title role in GEORGY GIRL, which
earned me the New York Film Critics Award, the Golden
Globe and an Oscar nomination.
In 1967 I made my Broadway debut in BLACK COMEDY with
Michael Crawford and Geraldine Page. London appearances
included Michael Frayn's THE TWO OF US with Richard Briers at the
Garrick, David Hare's SLAG at the Royal Court, and BORN YESTERDAY,
directed by Tom Stoppard at Greenwich.
In 1974, I returned to Broadway in MY FAT FRIEND. There
soon followed KNOCK KNOCK with Charles Durning, MRS. WARREN'S
PROFESSION (for a Tony nomination) with Ruth Gordon, and SAINT JOAN. Then in the
1985/86 season I appeared with Rex Harrison, Claudette Colbert, and
Jeremy Brett in AREN'T WE ALL? and with Mary Tyler Moore in A. R.
Gurney's SWEET SUE. Outside New York, I was in MISALLIANCE in
Chicago with Irene Worth, (earning the Sarah Siddons and Joseph
Jefferson awards), TWELFTH NIGHT at the American Shakespeare
Festival, CALIFORNIA SUITE, THE KING AND I, HELLZAPOPPIN', LES DAMES
DU JEUDI, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, THE CHERRY ORCHARD and in the
early winter of 1991 starred with Stewart Granger and Ricardo
Montalban in a Hollywood production of DON JUAN IN HELL.
With my sister Vanessa as Olga, I returned to the London stage
playing Masha in THREE SISTERS in
1991 at the Queen's Theatre, London, and later played the title role
in a television production of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE, again
with Vanessa. Highlights of my early movie career also include THE
NATIONAL HEALTH, EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX, THE
HAPPY HOOKER and GETTING IT RIGHT. For American television I was
seen in the series TEACHERS ONLY, HOUSE CALLS, CENTENNIAL and
CHICKEN SOUP, while for the BBC she starred in THE FAINT-HEARTED
FEMINIST, A WOMAN ALONE, DEATH OF A SON, CALLING THE SHOTS and
FIGHTING BACK. I played Broadway again in MOON OVER BUFFALO (1996)
with co-star Robert Goulet, and starred in the world premiere of
Tennessee Williams' THE NOTEBOOK OF TRIGORIN, based on Chekhov's THE
SEAGULL.
My
film
career has been revitalized in recent years, including Bill
Condon's
GODS AND
MONSTERS (1998, Golden Globe winner), Scott Hicks' 1996 SHINE, P.J.
Hogan's PETER PAN, Bill Condon's KINSEY, and James Ivory's
THE WHITE
COUNTESS.
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