Moved to Los Angeles at 19 with actor Craig Sheffer, whom she'd met in London
Made her film debut in Manifesto in 1988
Made a memorable appearance in Scent of a Woman as Al Pacino's tango partner
Returned to TV during the summer of 2007 in two series almost simultaneously---as Princess Margaret in The Tudors and as Fiona, an ex-IRA soldier, in Burn Notice