. -- vivian lee. a fantastic story. >> they used to have to provide their own costumes at rada. was already married to a very wealthy man in mayfair. so my mother's mother would send these hideous costumes made and she would always beg vivian to let her borrow the next act's costume. it's three different actresses in the year would play three different acts of the same character. >> the only thing longer and more successful than your acting career has been your marriage to jim simpson. a filmmaker. 30 years you've been together, is that right? >> 28. >> nearly 30. >> so actually my career is longer. >> you're in a business where, you know, divorce come and go, like, the number 9 buses. how have you managed to avoid that pitfall? >> gosh, i don't really know. i think i was very lucky to find someone as -- i think he's a brilliant man. he's a theater director. so he understands what i'm doing, why i'm probably sometimes preoccupied by the work. he's from hawaii. so he's filled with aloha. he's very supportive. he's been a great father to our daughter. so, i mean, i just got lucky a