She was innate around London. Her mother was a actress Ann Beach, and her father was a TV producer Francis Coleman. Her immature sister was a actress Lisa Coleman.

She went to the Anna Scher Theatre school in Islington, north London, because she thought she was "too cool" to return a Brownies.

Early TV roles inside The Guide of Evils (BBC, 1977) and 2 Population (LWT, c.1977, as Emma Moffatt) followed. She experienced the crush within Stephen Garlick, her co-star in Both Population. For the role, she experienced to take the stuffed toy for Emmthe to carry; she chose a toy which she known as "Haggis", which she however got whilst interviewed around 1990.

Her number one major TV role wwhen as Eugene sue, around Southern Television's Worzel Gummidge. This run quaternion series (& the Christmas favorite), from either 1978 to 1981 on the ITV network.

This wwhen presently followed by her role as a teenaged rebel Marmalade Atkins, firstly within Marmalade Atkins within Space (the a single-off drama shown inside 1981 when section of the Dramarama strand), then inside both series, Educating Marmalade (1982 - 1983) & Danger - Marmalade at Function (1984). A lot iii were manufactured by Thames and written by Andrew Davies.

Her better known film role wwhen as Scarlett inside Four Weddings and a Funeral.

She died of an asthma attack at the age of 33.

Major TV roles
Sue inside Worzel Gummidge Marmalade Atkins in Marmalade Atkins in Space, Educating Marmalade, and Danger - Marmalade at Work Jess inside Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit (television program) Lisa around How Do You Want Me?