In 1989 she made her debut as a film actress in Hidden City. For many years, she played mostly small roles in television series and low-budget productions. In 2001 appeared in Others side by side with Nicole Kidman. In 2010, she played the mother of Hermione Granger in one of the films about the adventures of Harry Potter. In 2011, she received her most prominent role in the film-embodied in the character Catelyn Stark in the HBO Game of Thrones.