Most well known for her two-and-a-half-decade-long portrayal of Pat Butcher on the Brtish soap opera EastEnders, she was the 2012 recipient of the British Soap Awards' Lifetime Achievement honor. Other television credits include Mrs. Eckersley on Emmerdale and Meg Potter on A Horseman Riding By. After attending the Rolle Teacher Training College, she trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College.
