Haydn Gwynne
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1957-03-21
- Died
- 2023-10-20
- 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
TV Shows (28)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Jennifer Carter / Maggie Viviani
Death in Paradise
2011
as Charlotte Doran
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Coco Courtenay / Miss Battersby
The Crown
2016
as Lady Susan Hussey
Father Brown
2013
as Professor Jane Milton
Peak Practice
1993
as Dr. Joanna Graham
Sherlock
2010
as Miss Wenceslas
New Tricks
2004
as Sara Hamlyn
Rome
2005
as Calpurnia
Lewis
2007
as Sandra Walters
Ripper Street
2012
as George Tait
Lovejoy
1986
as Cosima
Dispatches
1987
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Mary Armstrong QC
Drop the Dead Donkey
1990
as Alex Pates
Dangerfield
1995
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Donizetti
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Mme. Chauchat
Merseybeat
2001
The Windsors
2016
as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
The Suspect
2022
as Ann
Comedy Connections
2003
Call Me Mister
1986
as Bridget Bartholomew
Modern Times
1995
Absolute Power
2003
Nice Work
1989
as Dr. Robyn Penrose
Time Riders
1991
as Dr. B.B. Miller
The Silent War
2013
as Narrator (Voice)
Movies (27)
Mickey 17
2025
as Congresswoman
Beauty and the Beast
2017
as Clothilde
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
as Margaret Thatcher
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Alex Pates
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
2016
as Celia Peachum
Hospital!
1997
as Victoria Barking
The Secret
2002
as Emma Faraday
RSC Live: Coriolanus
2017
as Volumnia
Consenting Adults
2007
as Mary Cohen
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022
as Self
Hunky Dory
2011
as Miss Valentine
Remember Me?
1997
as Jamie's wife
The C-Word
2015
as Jane McFarlane
The Canterville Ghost
2021
as Lady Deborah de Canterville
The Pleasure Principle
1992
as Judith
Car Trouble
1986
as Ticket Girl
Player
2008
as Marion
The Midnight Gang
2018
as Matron
Hollow
2010
as Child Welfare Officer
What Mad Pursuit
1985
as Shirley Benedict
Human, All Too Human
1999
as Narrator
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball
2013
as Jane Austen
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
The Merchant of Venice
1996
as Portia
Teams from Hell
1989
Lullaby
2007
as Mother
Myra: The Making of a Monster
2003
as Narrator
About Haydn Gwynne
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). With 55 credits spanning from 1985 to 2025, Haydn Gwynne has appeared in 27 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Haydn Gwynne Movies
- Mickey 17 (2025) — as Congresswoman
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) — as Clothilde
- National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) — as Margaret Thatcher
- Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991) — as Alex Pates
- National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016) — as Celia Peachum
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