In the late 1980s, Anwar had romantic love affairs with Craig Sheffer. Craig Sheffer is also an actor and he is famous for playing the role of Norman Maclean in the film A River Runs Through It. They also had a daughter together named Willow Anwar.
After Anwar broke up with Craig, she became romantically linked with John Verea. John Verea is an actor and producer. He is famous for his work in Collateral Damage, Selena and Postcards from the Edge. They also had two children together from this married life and they are named Hugo Verea and Paisley Verea.
In 2010, Anwar was spotted with Shareef Malnik. Shareef Malnik is also an actor. After being in love with each other for about a half a decade, they decided to take their relationship in new stage. They got married on 6th of September 2015. She is five feet and three inches in her height and her nationality is American and English.
At the age of five, Anwar joined Laleham C of E Primary and Middle School. She studied there till 1982. In 1982, at a school concert, she showed her showed her talent and connection to theatrical leanings. Later on she joined Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where she studied drama and dance. She has been pursuing her acting career since her mid teens. She made her acting debut in 1986 by starring the role of Tracy Wright in the TV series Hideaway. In the late 1980s, she appeared in several movies and TV shows like Sa-ti vorbesc despre mine, The Storyteller, A Night Of Love, Summer's Lease and so on. In the early 1990s, she starred the role of Donna in an American drama film Scent of a Woman and she was critically acclaimed for this role. Her breakthrough role as an actress came in 2007 after she portrayed the role of Princess Margaret in a British-Irish-Canadian historical fiction television series The Tudors. Her net worth is $4 million.