Haydn Gwynne
Acting1957Hurstpierpoint, 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 History
2022
2021
The Canterville Ghost
as Lady Deborah de Canterville
2018
The Midnight Gang
as Matron
2017
RSC Live: Coriolanus
as Volumnia
Beauty and the Beast
as Clothilde
2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
as Celia Peachum
The Windsors
TVas Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
2015
The C-Word
as Jane McFarlane
Father Brown
TVas Professor Jane Milton• 1 eps
2014
Death in Paradise
TVas Charlotte Doran• 1 eps
Ripper Street
TVas George Tait• 1 eps
2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Margaret Thatcher
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball
as Jane Austen
The Silent War
TVas Narrator (Voice)
2011
Hunky Dory
as Miss Valentine
Midsomer Murders
TVas Jennifer Carter / Maggie Viviani• 1 eps
2010
2008
Player
as Marion
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Coco Courtenay / Miss Battersby• 1 eps
Lewis
TVas Sandra Walters• 1 eps
2007
Consenting Adults
as Mary Cohen
Lullaby
as Mother
2005
Rome
TVas Calpurnia• 2 eps
2002
The Secret
as Emma Faraday
2001
1999
Human, All Too Human
as Narrator
Peak Practice
TVas Dr. Joanna Graham• 40 eps
1998
Kavanagh Q.C.
TVas Mary Armstrong QC• 1 eps
1997
Hospital!
as Victoria Barking
Remember Me?
as Jamie's wife
1996
The Merchant of Venice
as Portia
1992
The Pleasure Principle
as Judith
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Alex Pates
Time Riders
TVas Dr. B.B. Miller
1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
TVas Alex Pates• 23 eps
1989
Nice Work
TVas Dr. Robyn Penrose
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TVas Mme. Chauchat
1987
1986
Car Trouble
as Ticket Girl
Lovejoy
TVas Cosima• 2 eps
A Very Peculiar Practice
TVas Donizetti
Call Me Mister
TVas Bridget Bartholomew
1985
What Mad Pursuit
as Shirley Benedict