Career
David has appeared in multiple films and television programmes. Her work includes British Academy of Film and Television Arts-nominated comedy Comfort and Joy directed by Bill Forsyth, mini-series, Mike Leigh"s Topsy-Turvy, and Alan Parker"s film of Pink Floyd The Wall, in which she played the wife of the main character. In 1984 David travelled to New Zealand to star as Ashton-Warner in the biopic Reviewing her performance, Janet Maslin of The New York Times commented: "Mission David bears a striking resemblance to the real woman and gives an intelligent, compassionate performance, limited only by the uncomplicated reverence with which the film makers regard their heroine." Village Voice critic Andrew Sarris praised the four principal actors, and named one of the ten best films of 1985.