Trivia

In the late 1980s, along with fellow Brit performers Jenny Agutter, Ian McKellen, Timothy Dalton and Olivia Hussey, she spent time volunteering teaching Shakespeare to children at a school in Watts, Los Angeles.

Was considered for the role of Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979) but Sigourney Weaver was cast instead.

She was scheduled for the film Educating Rita (1983) in 1982 but had to drop out due to illness.

Closed "Blanche & Co.", her antique shop. (December 2009)

Surname pronounced 'Jee-sin' with a soft 'G'.

Opened "Blanche," an antiques shop in Los Angeles (October 1999)

Has said that Inseminoid (1981) was a terrible film and that she only did it for the money.

Has worked with many Oscar-winning actors including Sidney Poitier, John Wayne, David Niven, Joan Crawford and Helen Hunt - but not in any of their Oscar-winning works.

Her father worked for the coal board.

In late 1970 it was announced that the production of 'The man Born to be Queen' in which she, Lionel Jeffries and Wilfred Hyde White were to star had been delayed until Spring '71 due to Tony Curtis being involved in filming a television series for Lew Grade. In the finish it was never made.

Trained at the Corona Academy, founded by Rona Knight.

Older sister of Sally Geeson.

Lived with set designer Sean Kenny for 2 years until he died of a stroke in 1973.

Ex-daughter-in-law of Viveca Lindfors and Don Siegel.