- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her charitable services.
- Husband is Swedish and a hotelier. They met at an arts fair.
- Gave birth to her first child at age 38, a son Jonathan Tham on December 25, 1990. Child's father is her husband, Johan Tham.
- Has acted in three different versions of "The Railway Children": The Railway Children (1968), The Railway Children (1970) and The Railway Children (2000).
- In the late 1980s, along with fellow Brit performers Judy Geeson, Ian McKellen, Timothy Dalton and Olivia Hussey, she volunteered teaching Shakespeare to children at a school in Watts, Los Angeles.
- She once spent a night sleeping rough in London to highlight the plight of the homeless.
- She plays a nun and nurse in Call the Midwife (2012) but this was not the first 'nursing engagement' as she also played a nurse in An American Werewolf in London (1981).
- Auditioned for the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (1968) but the role ultimately went to fellow British actress Olivia Hussey.
- Thanked in the credits of the film King Ralph.
- TV Choice best actress winner for her role in Call the Midwife.
- Has one grandson; Oliver (b. 2020), via son Jonathan.
- Daughter of Derek (1927-2018) and Catherine (née Lynam) Agutter (1928-2005).
- 1980 started filming Miss Right which wasn't completed and which she would rather forget.
- Paternal great great great granddaughter of Joel (1819-1888) and Elizabeth (née Stokes) Agutter (1816-1886).
- Paternal granddaughter of Frank (1897-1974) and Hilda (née Jordan) Agutter (1890-1970).
- Paternal great great granddaughter of William (1844-1907) and Elizabeth (née Savage) Agutter (1836-1906).
- Maternal granddaughter of John (1896-1939) and Sarah (née Hackett) Lynam (1897-1967).
- Paternal great granddaughter of Edwin (1866-1919) and May (née Green) Agutter (1868-1951).
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