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Haydn Gwynne

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Haydn Gwynne

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 21, 1957 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK

Biography

Haydn Gwynne (March 21, 1957 – October 20, 2023) was an English actress. She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical. She was also a four-time Olivier Award nominee. Her other television roles included Peak Practice (1999–2000), Merseybeat (2001–2002), and playing Camilla in The Windsors (2016–2023).

Known For

Acting
2025Mickey 17Congresswoman
2022Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsSelf
2022The SuspectAnn
2021The Canterville GhostLady Deborah de Canterville
2018The Midnight GangMatron
2017RSC Live: CoriolanusVolumnia
2017Beauty and the BeastClothilde
2016National Theatre Live: The Threepenny OperaCelia Peachum
2016The WindsorsCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall
2016The CrownLady Susan Hussey
2015The C-WordJane McFarlane
2013National Theatre Live: The AudienceMargaret Thatcher
2013Pride and Prejudice: Having a BallJane Austen
2013The Silent WarNarrator (Voice)
2013Father BrownProfessor Jane Milton
2012Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012Ripper StreetGeorge Tait
2011Hunky DoryMiss Valentine
2011Death in ParadiseCharlotte Doran
2010HollowChild Welfare Officer
2010Third GirlMiss Battersby
2010SherlockMiss Wenceslas
2008PlayerMarion
2007LullabyMother
2007Consenting AdultsMary Cohen
2007LewisSandra Walters
2005RomeCalpurnia
2004New TricksSara Hamlyn
2003Myra: The Making of a MonsterNarrator
2003Absolute Power
2003Comedy Connections
2002The SecretEmma Faraday
2001Merseybeat
1999Human, All Too HumanNarrator
1997Remember Me?Jamie's wife
1997Hospital!Victoria Barking
1997Midsomer MurdersJennifer Carter
1997Midsomer MurdersMaggie Viviani
1996The Merchant of VenicePortia
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
1995Kavanagh Q.C.Mary Armstrong QC
1995Dangerfield
1995Modern Times
1993Peak PracticeDr. Joanna Graham
1992The Pleasure PrincipleJudith
1991Amnesty International's Big 30Alex Pates
1991Time RidersDr. B.B. Miller
1990Drop the Dead DonkeyAlex Pates
1989Teams from Hell
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotCoco Courtenay
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMiss Battersby
1989Nice WorkDr. Robyn Penrose
1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersMme. Chauchat
1987Dispatches
1986Car TroubleTicket Girl
1986LovejoyCosima
1986A Very Peculiar PracticeDonizetti
1986Call Me MisterBridget Bartholomew
1985What Mad PursuitShirley Benedict
Crew
2025Mickey 17In Memory Of