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Haydn Gwynne
Deceased

How Did Haydn Gwynne Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn21/03/1957Born inHurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UKDied20/10/2023 (aged 66)Died inLondonCausecancerWikidataQ2683790 ↗TMDb#134698 ↗

Haydn Gwynne 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 five-time Laurence Olivier Award nominee, winning posthumously in 2024.

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Filmography39 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Mickey 17MovieCongresswoman68
2022The SuspectSeriesAnn65
2017Beauty and the BeastMovieClothilde60
2016The CrownSeriesLady Susan Hussey59
2016National Theatre Live: The Threepenny OperaMovieCelia Peachum59
2015The C-WordMovieJane McFarlane58
2013Father BrownSeriesProfessor Jane Milton56
2013National Theatre Live: The AudienceMovieMargaret Thatcher56
2012Ripper StreetSeriesGeorge Tait55
2011Death in ParadiseSeriesCharlotte Doran54
2010SherlockSeriesMiss Wenceslas53
2010HollowMovieChild Welfare Officer53
2007LewisSeriesSandra Walters50
2007Consenting AdultsMovieMary Cohen50
2005RomeSeriesCalpurnia48
2004New TricksSeriesSara Hamlyn47
2003Comedy ConnectionsSeries—46
2003Absolute PowerSeries—46
2001MerseybeatSeries—44
1998VerdictSeriesLynn Durban41
1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesJennifer Carter40
1997Remember Me?MovieJamie's wife40
1996Dalziel and PascoeSeriesDr McKenzie Mansfield39
1995Kavanagh Q.C.SeriesMary Armstrong QC38
1995DangerfieldSeries—38
1995Modern TimesSeries—38
1993Peak PracticeSeriesDr. Joanna Graham36
1991Amnesty International's Big 30MovieAlex Pates34
1991Time RidersSeriesDr B.B. Miller34
1990Drop the Dead DonkeySeriesAlex Pates33
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesCoco Courtenay32
1989Teams from HellMovie—32
1989Nice WorkSeriesDr. Robyn Penrose32
1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeriesMme. Chauchat31
1987DispatchesSeries—30
1986LovejoySeriesCosima29
1986A Very Peculiar PracticeSeriesDonizetti29
1986Call Me MisterSeriesBridget Bartholomew29
1985What Mad PursuitMovieShirley Benedict28