- Daughter of publisher and literary agent Roger Schlesinger, and niece of his siblings director John Schlesinger and actress Susan Maryott. Her mother, a stage manager, was a niece of Peggy Ashcroft, and is thought to be the sister of Margaret Ashcroft.
- Great niece of Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
- The romance of Jane Austen's novels were partly responsible for inspiring her to become an actress.
- Left drama school in 1984.
- Her first job was as a fairy and maids in Regents Park Open Air Theatre.
- West End debut as Pandora in 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole' in 1987.
- Television debut in 'The Diary of Anne Frank'.
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