She knighted Francis Drake after his circumnavigation of the globe from 1577 to 1580, and he won fame for his raids on Spanish ports and fleets.

She risked war with Spain by supporting the " Sea Dogs ," such as John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake, who preyed on the Spanish merchant ships carrying gold and silver from the New World.

She risked war with Spain by supporting the " Sea Dogs ," such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake, who preyed on the Spanish merchant ships carrying gold and silver from the New World.

She is featured on a song called " Over my Dead Body " by fellow Canadian recording artist Drake.

She lives with her friend Agatha Drake in Owatannauk, Maine.

She is not as outgoing as her friend Agatha Drake, and often described as humorless.

She was elected as the secretary to the Plymouth Drake Constituency Labour Party in 1987-8, and was elected chairwoman of the Cornwall Labour Party for four years from 1990.

She was killed without mercy while surrendering by Sonny Wong, angering Drake, Nenene, and the Paper Sisters ( despite the fact that Wong was technically there to help the Sisters ), and Drake attempts to avenge her death.

She was previously a member of the House of Commons from 1970 from 1997, representing the constituencies of Merton and Morden ( 1970 – 74 ) and Plymouth Drake ( 1974 – 97 ).

She was the oldest living graduate of Drake University, where she was a member of the Class of 1912.

She is also a character in The Dragon Lord ( 1979 ), by David Drake.

She played Audrey Parker-Nichols in the hit Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh.

She was also only the fifth women's basketball player in NCAA history to have 3, 000 points ( a list including Jackie Stiles of Southwest Missouri State, Patricia Hoskins of Mississippi Valley State, Lorri Bauman of Drake, Cheryl Miller of USC, and Cindy Blodgett of Maine ).

She has appeared in many other TV programs, including Drake & Josh, ER, The X Files, The War at Home, Will & Grace, Jack and Jill, How I Met Your Mother and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

She is best known for her roles as Zoe Reynolds in Spooks ( 2002 – 04 ) and Alex Drake in Ashes to Ashes ( 2008 – 10 ) and Lady Agnes in the remake of Upstairs, Downstairs ( 2010 – 2012 ).

She was born in Yorkshire to Matthew Robinson and Elizabeth Drake Robinson.

She also appears in a cross-over episode of Drake & Josh called Honor Council, in which she helps Megan play a prank on Josh for a video Megan makes for her website.

She also appeared in both " Dark Shadows " feature films: House of Dark Shadows, again as Dr. Julia Hoffman, and Night of Dark Shadows, as a new character, housekeeper Carlotta Drake.

She eventually decides to marry Peter Drake, her former attorney.

She also appeared a few times in Z-Cars ( 1963 – 69 ) and The Charlie Drake Show ( 1968 ).

" She often works with partners, such as the American mercenary Drake Anderson, the clumsy but capable junior field agent Wendy Earhart, and the suave wall-phasing gunslinger girl, Nancy Makuhari.

She attended public schools in Davenport, and went on to graduate from Drake University in Des Moines with a Bachelor's degree in 1899.

She is the sister of musician Nick Drake.

She then reprised the role in the Broadway production from January 10 through November 12, 2006.

She went on to direct the Bergman-penned Faithless and in 2003 reprised her role from Scenes from a Marriage in Saraband, Bergman's final telemovie.

She then reprised her role as Jacy in Texasville ( 1990 ), the sequel to The Last Picture Show ( 1971 ), as the original cast ( including director Peter Bogdanovich ) reunited 20 years after filming the original.

She reprised her stage roles of the headmistress alongside Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life ( 1950 ) and Miss Prism in Anthony Asquith's film adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952 ).

She later reprised this role for the play's run in London's West End.

She reprised the character, Sarah Connor, for the theme park attraction T2 3-D.

She reprised the role at the Lyttelton Theatre at the Royal National Theatre in London to mixed reviews.

She reprised the role in the three sequels of the Alien movie franchise, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection.

She reprised her role of Mother / Gran in a two-part Christmas / New Year special of Absolutely Fabulous in 2011-12 and for an Olympic special on 23 July 2012.

She worked on the 22nd Bond adventure Quantum of Solace and reprised her role as M. She is interested in horse racing and in partnership with her chauffeur Bryan Agar owns a four-year-old horse, " Smokey Oakey ", who won the 2008 Brigadier Gerard Stakes.

She reprised her London stage role in the southern gothic Toys in the Attic ( 1963 ), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as the elder spinster sister in a film which also starred Dean Martin and Geraldine Page.

She also reprised one of her Saturday Night Live characters, Prymaat ( Clorhone ) Conehead, in the 1993 film The Coneheads.

She and Bob Newhart both reprised their signature roles from The Bob Newhart Show in episode # 147 of Murphy Brown (" Anything But Cured ").

She reprised her role in the 1998 screen adaptation, Little Voice, which earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, the Satellite Award for Best Actress-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role-Motion Picture, and the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress.

She was persuaded to play the role by her children, as well as by fans of the Back to the Future films, and reprised the role by providing the character's voice in Back to the Future: The Animated Series.

She reprised the role for the 2004 sequel Tanner on Tanner.

She later reprised the role in the spin-off series Gloria, which lasted for a single season in 1982-83.

She has also reprised her role as Ace in the charity special Dimensions in Time and the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions.

" She also reprised her role in " Don Juan in Hell " on Broadway and on tour, in an all-star cast which also featured Edward Mulhare.

She reprised this role in two episodes of Holby Citys sister series Casualty in May 2004.

She reprised her role as Miss Teschmacher in Superman II ( 1980 ).

She reprised the role in Anne of Windy Poplars, a 1940 film adaption.

She returned to the series after that, and also reprised the role in the feature film version of Number 96 released in 1974.

She reprised the role in two sequels, as well as providing voice-overs for video game and animated spin-offs of the film.