She met her late husband Terence Beesley while they were both in the play King Lear. They have residences in Los Angeles and a flat in Holland Park, West London.
Married late husband Terence Beesley in a quiet wedding in Big Sur, California, USA on 27 January 2007. Only the minister and the couple's dog Barney, who acted as the ring-bearer, were present at the wedding.
Trained at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Also owns a property in Umbria, Italy.
Returned to work five months after giving birth to her son Francis in order to begin filming the season finale of Ugly Betty (2006).
Gave birth to her son Francis Jonathan Beesley, with late husband Terence Beesley, via natural delivery on 20 October 2009.