Trivia

She and Mary Tamm are the only Associate Members of RADA to have played a regular role in Doctor Who (1963) as a companion.

She was working as a prison visitor when she met Leslie Grantham, who was in prison for murder, and persuaded him to become an actor.

For Doctor Who (1963), she initially wore dark brown contact lenses, as they were considered to fit her character better than her natural bright blue eyes. However, she found the contact lenses very uncomfortable and seriously considered to quit the show. For season 15, the contact lenses were dropped, with an in-universe explanation why Leela's eyes change colour.

Of the nine Doctor Who (1963) serials she appeared in, her favourites are The Sun Makers: Part One (1977) and The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One (1977).

She is an Associate Member of RADA.

She graduated from RADA.

She has two sons, Harry and Tom, who were born in the 1980s and both entered the fitness business.