She performed locally with the Rowntree Players at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, beginning a successful theatrical career with the Royal Exchange Theatre after graduating.
Ela se apresentou localmente com os Rowntree Players no Teatro Joseph Rowntree, depois se formou na Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Academia Real de Arte Dramática), começando uma carreira teatral de sucesso com o Teatro Royal Exchange após ter se formado.