Background
Walker was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Louise (née Hammond).
Walker was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, the daughter of George Walker, a grocer, and his wife Elizabeth Louise (née Hammond).
She attended Saint Martin"s School in Solihull and then went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
She starred in an adaptation of A.J. Cronin"s novel The Citadel. Her most memorable performance is considered that of a mother in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1969), a black comedy by Peter Nichols, adapted from his stage play, about a handicapped child. She was a memorable Ophelia opposite Paul Scofield in the lead role of Hamlet, and appeared as Her Ladyship in the film version of Ronald Harwood"s play.
Between 1970 and 1972 she appeared in the television series Manitoba at the Top as Susan Lampton.
Walker married three times. Her first two husbands were actors: Robert Urquhart and later Julian Holloway.
Her third husband was John French, a theatrical agent. She died in 2003 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, aged 69, from undisclosed causes.
Her last role was as the messenger in Oedipus.