Education
Bromiley attended Levenshulme High School (where she was joint deputy head girl), followed by the (1949-1952).
Bromiley attended Levenshulme High School (where she was joint deputy head girl), followed by the (1949-1952).
Born in Manchester, Lancashire, the only child of Frank Bromiley and Ada Winifred (née Thornton). Bromiley played a role in a Hollywood film before returning to the United Kingdom where, in 1954, she started work as assistant stage manager at the Central Library Theatre, Manchester. Followed by a West End stage role in The Wooden Dish directed by the exiled United States film and theatre director Joseph Losey (who became Bromiley"s husband from 1956 to 1963).
They have a son by this relationship, the actor Joshua Losey.
Since 1963 Bromiley has lived with the Dublin-born actor and writer Brian Phelan (who appeared in the 1965 film Four in the Morning), they have a daughter, Kate. Bromiley changed her name by deed poll in 1966.
Bromiley taught at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 1966-1972 and left to create The Common Stock Theatre Company, staging socially relevant theatre in colleges and non-traditional halls. Retired from acting, Bromiley lives in Dorset, and has developed an interest in 16th and 17th century amateur domestic needlework, writing on the subject, and curating two major exhibitions.