Background
She is the daughter of English actress Googie Withers and Australian actor John McCallum.
She is the daughter of English actress Googie Withers and Australian actor John McCallum.
She has worked extensively in the theatre where her acting credits include playing Gertrude in Hamlet at the reconstructed Globe Theatre on London"s South Bank. McCallum played writer Winifred Holtby in the last episode of Testament of Youth (1979) and Virginia Woolf in the film Tom & Viv (1994). Her other television appearances have included episodes of Holby City, All Creatures Great and Small, and Agatha Christie"s Poirot.
McCallum played the missionary Alicia Bassett-Hill in the 1989 television serial The Ginger Tree, which was based on the novel by Oswald Wynd.
lieutenant also starred Samantha Bond and Daisuke Ryu. In 2006, McCallum guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio drama Night Thoughts.
A Charity established by Isla Baring OAM, the daughter of Sir Frank Tait of JC Williamson"s to support young Australian performing artists in the United Kingdom. She is Vice President of The Theatrical Guild (previously The Theatrical Ladies Guild) having previously been Chairman and being involved in the charity for many years.