Helen Griffin

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Helen Griffin is a Welsh actress, playwright and screenwriter. Griffin was born in Swansea in South Wales in 1958 and initially studied to be a psychiatric nurse at nursing college alongside comedienne Jo Brand. She was a psychiatric nurse until 1986, when her passion for acting took over. She has appeared regularly in Welsh theatre and television and wrote and starred in the 2006 film 'Little White Lies'. She also appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episodes 'Rise of the Cybermen' and 'The Age of Steel'. Her films include the 90s cult classics Twin Town, in which she played masseuse Lynette, and Human Traffic, where she played the role of the mother of the central character, played by John Simm. She died on June 29th 2018 at the age of 59.


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The Machine

as Paul Dawson's Mother
Released: 2013-04-25

Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon....

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as Jip's Mother
Released: 1999-06-04

Five twenty-something friends spend a drug-fueled weekend in Cardiff, Wales.

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Third Star

as Mrs.
Released: 2010-06-01

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal...

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Twin Town

as Lynette
Released: 1997-04-11

Jeremy and Julian Lewis, the "Lewis Twins", are two unruly brothers who terrorise the city of...

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The Reverend

as Mrs. Jenkins
Released: 2011-08-03

Fresh from seminary school, a new Reverend embarks on his first parish: A small, low-maintenance...

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Just Jim

as Beatrice
Released: 2015-09-25

In a small Welsh town where people talk to themselves we meet Jim, a lonely teenager who is...

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Under Milk Wood

as Mrs. Willy Nilly
Released: 2015-06-20

Two versions of Dylan Thomas' classic play "Under Milk Wood" were shot, with the same cast, one...

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Risen

as Katie Winstone
Released: 2010-07-28

As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr...

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House!

as Marilyn
Released: 2000-05-05

A small bingo hall is threatened by the opening of the country's largest bingo centre nearby.

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Sticky Wickets

as Kimberley
Released: 1990-10-14

It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But...

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Doctor Who

as Mrs.Moore
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Gavin & Stacey

as Rita the Toll Woman
First aired: 2007-05-13

Gavin is an ordinary boy from Billericay, Essex. Stacey is an ordinary girl from Barry Island,...

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Going Forward

as Jackie
First aired: 2016-05-19

Three-part dark comedy series about three days in the life of a sandwich generation couple - a...

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