Haydn Gwynne

Personal Info

Birthday

March 21, 1957

Day of Death

2023-10-20

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK

Haydn Gwynne

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

Midsomer Murders

Death in Paradise

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Sherlock

The Crown

Father Brown

Lewis

Mickey 17

Filmography

2025
Mickey 17
as Congresswoman
2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
as Self
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
2015
The C-Word
as Jane McFarlane
2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Margaret Thatcher
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball
as Jane Austen
2010
Hollow
as Child Welfare Officer
2008
Player
as Marion
2007
Lullaby
as Mother
Consenting Adults
as Mary Cohen
2003
Myra: The Making of a Monster
as Narrator
2002
The Secret
as Emma Faraday
1999
Human, All Too Human
as Narrator
1997
Hospital!
as Victoria Barking
1996
The Merchant of Venice
as Portia
1992
The Pleasure Principle
as Judith
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Alex Pates
1986
Car Trouble
as Ticket Girl
1985
What Mad Pursuit
as Shirley Benedict