English actor and politician, Labour member of Parliament from 1992, and parliamentary undersecretary for transport 199799. Her many stage appearances for the Royal Shakespeare Company include
Marat/Sade (1966),
Hedda Gabler (1975), and
Antony and Cleopatra (1978). Among her films are the Academy Award-winning
Women in Love (1969),
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), and
A Touch of Class (1973). On television she played Queen Elizabeth I in
Elizabeth R (1971).
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