Seaward was educated at Wolfreton School and Hull College, before studying film and cultural studies at Trinity College, Leeds.[1] She has produced the Stephen Frears-directed films Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), The Queen (2006), Cheri (2009) and Tamara Drewe (2010). The Queen was awarded the BAFTA Award for Best Film in 2007, which Seaward shared with the other two producers