British actress
Niece of Christopher Lee and Gitte Lee.
She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of British Empire) in the 2000 Queens Millennium Honors List for her services to drama.
Associate artist with Peter Hall s "Cannons Mouth" classical theatre company.
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1989 (1988 season) for Best Actress in a Revival for Her performances in "Twelfth Night", "A Question of", and "Three Sisters".
She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Actress for her performance in "Life X 3" at the Royal National Theatre, Lyttelton stage.
Her partner was actor Peter Blythe.
She studied acting at LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatics Arts) in London, England.
Patron of the Net Curtains Theatre Company.
Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actress in a Play for "Mary Stuart".
Cousin of Christina Erika Lee.
She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2011 Queens New Years Honours List for her services to drama.
(June 2008) London SW1Y, England
(February 2011) Mayfair, London, England
(December 2010) Mayfair, London, England
Won the London Evening Standard Best Actress award for her stage portrayal in Mary Stuart.
She played Mary Wollstonecraft, the mother of "Frankenstein" author Mary Shelley , in Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster while her uncle Christopher Lee played Frankensteins Monster in The Curse of Frankenstein .
Both she and her uncle Christopher Lee appeared in "Star Wars" films: Lee played Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones , Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Walter played Dr. Kalania in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens .
