After a Baptist upbringing (which she rebelled against), followed by the University of Wales and RADA, she began working with a repertory company in Swansea in 1950. She made her film debut in the Welsh-set comedy Valley of Song (1953; directed by Gilbert Gunn).

Her portrayal of Brenda in Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) won her a BAFTA. Lindsay Anderson cast her as the Read more...

She married firstly Alan Dobie (1955–1961), then Rex Harrison (1962–1971).

Her alcoholism and depression increased after her divorce from Harrison in 1971. Devastated over their divorce, she moved to Hollywood in 1975 and tried to forget the relationship. In 1980, after a final, futile attempt to win Harrison back, proved unsuccessful.

Roberts died on November 26, 1980 at her home in Los Angeles. Her gardener found her body in the kitchen, having smashed a glass Read more...