Haydn Gwynne

Haydn Gwynne

Known for
Acting
Born
March 21, 1957
Died
October 20, 2023 (aged 66)
Birthplace
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

Filmography

2025
Mickey 17 poster

Mickey 17

Movie · as Congresswoman

2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends poster

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

Movie · as Self

2022
The Suspect poster

The Suspect

TV · as Ann · 1 ep

2018
The Midnight Gang poster

The Midnight Gang

Movie · as Matron

2017
RSC Live: Coriolanus poster

RSC Live: Coriolanus

Movie · as Volumnia

2017
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · as Clothilde

2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera poster

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

Movie · as Celia Peachum

2016
The Windsors poster

The Windsors

TV · as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall · 18 eps

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Lady Susan Hussey · 1 ep

2015
The C-Word poster

The C-Word

Movie · as Jane McFarlane

2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience poster

National Theatre Live: The Audience

Movie · as Margaret Thatcher

2013
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball poster

Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball

Movie · as Jane Austen

2013
The Silent War poster

The Silent War

TV · as Narrator (Voice) · 2 eps

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Professor Jane Milton · 1 ep

2012
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess poster

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

Movie

2012
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

TV · as George Tait · 1 ep

2011
Hunky Dory poster

Hunky Dory

Movie · as Miss Valentine

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Charlotte Doran · 1 ep

2010
Hollow poster

Hollow

Movie · as Child Welfare Officer

2010
Sherlock poster

Sherlock

TV · as Miss Wenceslas · 1 ep

2008
Player

Player

Movie · as Marion

2007
Lullaby

Lullaby

Movie · as Mother

2007
Consenting Adults poster

Consenting Adults

Movie · as Mary Cohen

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Sandra Walters · 1 ep

2005
Rome poster

Rome

TV · as Calpurnia · 2 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Sara Hamlyn · 1 ep

2003
Myra: The Making of a Monster poster

Myra: The Making of a Monster

Movie · as Narrator

2003
Absolute Power poster

Absolute Power

TV · 1 ep

2003
Comedy Connections poster

Comedy Connections

TV · 1 ep

2002
The Secret poster

The Secret

Movie · as Emma Faraday

2002
The Secret poster

The Secret

TV · as Emma Faraday · 2 eps

2001
Merseybeat poster

Merseybeat

TV · 38 eps

1999
Human, All Too Human poster

Human, All Too Human

Movie · as Narrator

1998
Verdict

Verdict

TV · as Lynn Durban · 1 ep

1997
Remember Me? poster

Remember Me?

Movie · as Jamie's wife

1997
Hospital! poster

Hospital!

Movie · as Victoria Barking

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Jennifer Carter, Maggie Viviani · 1 ep

1996
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Portia

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Dr McKenzie Mansfield · 2 eps

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV · as Mary Armstrong QC · 1 ep

1995
Dangerfield poster

Dangerfield

TV · 1 ep

1995
Modern Times poster

Modern Times

TV · 1 ep

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Dr. Joanna Graham · 39 eps

1992
The Pleasure Principle poster

The Pleasure Principle

Movie · as Judith

1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30

Movie · as Alex Pates

1991
Time Riders poster

Time Riders

TV · as Dr B.B. Miller · 4 eps

1990
Drop the Dead Donkey poster

Drop the Dead Donkey

TV · as Alex Pates · 23 eps

1989
Teams from Hell poster

Teams from Hell

Movie

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Coco Courtenay, Miss Battersby · 1 ep

1989
Nice Work poster

Nice Work

TV · as Dr. Robyn Penrose · 4 eps

1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV · as Mme. Chauchat · 1 ep

1987
Dispatches poster

Dispatches

TV · 1 ep

1986
Car Trouble poster

Car Trouble

Movie · as Ticket Girl

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Cosima · 2 eps

1986
A Very Peculiar Practice poster

A Very Peculiar Practice

TV · as Donizetti · 1 ep

1986
Call Me Mister poster

Call Me Mister

TV · as Bridget Bartholomew · 1 ep

1985
What Mad Pursuit poster

What Mad Pursuit

Movie · as Shirley Benedict