Haydn Gwynne

Born: 1957-01-01

Haydn Gwynne (21 March 1957 – 20 October 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).


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Beauty and the Beast

as Clothilde
Released: 2017-03-16

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a...

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Car Trouble

as Ticket Girl
Released: 1986-02-28

In the throes of a midlife crisis, a man buys a new Jaguar, and it immediately becomes his new...

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Consenting Adults

as Mary Cohen
Released: 2007-09-04

Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading...

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Amnesty International's Big 30

as Alex Pates
Released: 1991-12-28

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's...

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Hospital!

as Victoria Barking
Released: 1997-03-30

Comedy about a brilliant young brain surgeon set in an unorthodox hospital. A "Naked Gun" type...

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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

as Self
Released: 2022-05-03

On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in...

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National Theatre Live: The Audience

as Margaret Thatcher
Released: 2013-06-12

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at...

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The C-Word

as Jane McFarlane
Released: 2015-05-03

The C Word is an adaptation of Lisa Lynch's inspiring and candid book, based on her blog, about...

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Remember Me?

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-02

A domestic farce exposes the eccentricities of a "typical" middle class, suburban family who...

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The Midnight Gang

as Matron
Released: 2018-12-26

When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself on the miserable children's...

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The Pleasure Principle

as Judith
Released: 1992-01-31

Part relationship drama and part sex comedy follows a middle-aged man who loves women and sex...

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What Mad Pursuit

as Shirley Benedict
Released: 1985-11-24

If you were a famous English novelist doing a whistle stop tour of the United States to promote...

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The Secret

as Emma Faraday
Released: 2002-04-13

A woman is held for ransom by a bitter past acquaintance who threatens to disclose a secret that...

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Hollow

as Child Welfare Officer
Released: 2010-11-01

Award winning director Rob Sorrenti's latest short film 'Hollow' is a sensitive observation...

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RSC Live: Coriolanus

as Volumnia
Released: 2017-10-11

A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us...

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The Canterville Ghost

as Lady Deborah de Canterville
Released: 2021-10-31

Follows a tech billionaire who buys Canterville Chase, unaware that the contents include a...

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National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

as Celia Peachum
Released: 2016-09-22

As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day...

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Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball

as Jane Austen
Released: 2013-05-10

In Pride And Prejudice: Having A Ball, social historian Amanda Vickery leads the action as a...

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Myra: The Making of a Monster

as Narrator
Released: 2003-09-03

The documentary examines Myra Hindley's psyche, the nature of her relationship with Ian Brady,...

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Midsomer Murders

as Jennifer Carter
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Midsomer Murders

as Maggie Viviani
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Coco Courtenay
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Miss Battersby
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Death in Paradise

as Charlotte Doran
First aired: 2011-10-25

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...

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Sherlock

as Miss Wenceslas
First aired: 2010-07-25

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

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The Crown

as Lady Susan Hussey
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Rome

as Calpurnia
First aired: 2005-08-28

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last...

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Ripper Street

as George Tait
First aired: 2012-12-30

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The...

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Father Brown

as Professor Jane Milton
First aired: 2013-01-14

Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who...

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Peak Practice

as Dr. Joanna Graham
First aired: 1993-05-10

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town...

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New Tricks

as Sara Hamlyn
First aired: 2004-01-01

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...

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Lewis

as Sandra Walters
First aired: 2007-02-18

Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned...

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-16

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...

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Lovejoy

as Cosima
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Kavanagh Q.C.

as Mary Armstrong QC
First aired: 1995-01-03

James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling...

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The Suspect

as Ann
First aired: 2022-08-29

Doctor Joseph O'Loughlin a man who appears to have the perfect life and a successful career as a...

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Drop the Dead Donkey

as Alex Pates
First aired: 1990-08-09

Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom...

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Merseybeat

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-07-16

Merseybeat follows the fortunes of Newton Park police force, as the officers struggle to balance...

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A Very Peculiar Practice

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-05-21

A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health...

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The Windsors

as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
First aired: 2016-05-06

Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them...

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Comedy Connections

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-06-09

Comedy Connections was a BBC One documentary series produced by BBC Scotland that aired from...

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Mme. Chauchat
First aired: 1988-01-10

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...

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Absolute Power

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-11-10

Stephen Fry and John Bird star as spin doctors Charles Prentiss and Martin McCabe as they bring...

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Time Riders

as Dr. B.B. Miller
First aired: 1991-10-16

B.B. Miller is a motorcycle riding time traveller who gets into various troubles throughout...

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Nice Work

as Dr. Robyn Penrose
First aired: 1989-10-04

Dr Robyn Penrose is a lecturer in English at Rummidge University. Vic Wilcox is the Managing...

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The Silent War

as Narrator (Voice)
First aired: 2013-12-05

The story of the underwater war between US, UK and Soviet submarines in the second half of the...

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