She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to British theatre, film and television. She collected the CBE at Buckingham Palace in March 2002, alongside
Lynn Redgrave who was made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire). They reminisced about their time making
Shine (1996) and about Sir
Michael Redgrave, with whom she had performed many times.