She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Play for "Mary Stuart".
She was awarded the 1996 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Actress for her performance in "A Doll's House".
Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
She was awarded the 1997 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best
Actress in a Play, of the 1996 season, for her performance "A Doll's House",
at the Playhouse.
Won Broadway's 1997 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for portraying
Nora in a revival of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House."
Became an Associate Member of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).