In doing so, he has become one of the most sought-after British actors in Hollywood.
She has directed including Lulu and Player, the latter was written by Sam Hodges, and premiered at the 2008.
She gave birth to Nighy's daughter Mary in 1984, but when their only child was two-and-a-half Mary suffered severe internal injuries when Diana's car crashed into the back of a lorry in fog.
She had attended grammar school in Kent first, daughter to Joan and Leonard, a wealthy dentist.
But with that relationship behind her, she goes about life with the single-mindedness she has always shown.
It means her lockdown began early but it has got easier.