She has acted in the films Wilde (1997), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). She was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for Prime Suspect (1991) and Love Hurts (1992–1994). She portrayed Susan Harper in the sitcom My Family (2000–2011), and appeared in the ITV dramas Agatha Christie's Poirot (2005–2013), Mr Selfridge (2015), and Girlfriends (2018).
She has acted in the films Wilde (1997), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), !and My Week with Marilyn (2011). She was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for Prime Suspect (1991) and Love Hurts (1992–1994.). She portrayed Susan Harper in the si,tcom My Family (2000–2011), and appeared in the ITV dramas Agatha Christie's Poirot (2005–?2013), Mr Selfridge (2015), and Girlfriends (2018).