Her mother (Noreen) is Irish.

Graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in London, England (1990-1993).

Has an older brother named Damon. He's a movie scriptwriter who lives in Los Angeles.

Her parents split when she was 2.

She has two sons, Theodore (Theo) (b.2000) and Otis (b. May 2003).

Parents were journalists.

Daughter of Noreen Taylor and stepdaughter of Roy Greenslade.