- Raised in a devout Roman Catholic household, along with four siblings. Her father is a nuclear physicist ; her mother is a pianist.
- Born in England, but grew up in Australia after moving there at age 2.
- After college, spent a year in Japan, teaching English, modeling and traveling.
- Attended Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts at the same time as Hugh Jackman.
- First received attention in the Australian films Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) and Kiss or Kill (1997).
- Was cast in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) after Steven Spielberg saw her performance as Fanny Price in the 1999 film adaptation of Mansfield Park.
- First role after the birth of her son Luka was as T.S. Eliot's troubled first wife in a 2006 London revival of play Tom & Viv.
- 2001, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Nominee
- 1996, Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Nominee
- 2011, AACTA Awards — Best Lead Actress: Nominee
- 2005, Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Lead Actress: Nominee
- 1997, Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Nominee
- 1995, Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: Nominee
- 2009, Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Lead Actress: Winner
- 2015, Golden Globe — Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: Nominee
- Gerald Lepkowski — Significant Other
- Luka — Son
- Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (BA in literature); Edith Cowan University, Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (1992)
- Birth Place: Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
- Profession: Actor
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