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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

54

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-03-21

Day of Death

2023-10-20 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

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

Acting

The Secret

2002

The Secret

as

Emma Faraday

The C-Word

2015

The C-Word

as

Jane McFarlane

Lullaby

2007

Lullaby

as

Mother

RSC Live: Coriolanus

2017

RSC Live: Coriolanus

as

Volumnia

Consenting Adults

2007

Consenting Adults

as

Mary Cohen

Hospital!

1997

Hospital!

as

Victoria Barking

Car Trouble

1986

Car Trouble

as

Ticket Girl

Beauty and the Beast

2017

Beauty and the Beast

as

Clothilde

Hollow

2010

Hollow

as

Child Welfare Officer

Human, All Too Human

1999

Human, All Too Human

as

Narrator

Player

2008

Player

as

Marion

What Mad Pursuit

1985

What Mad Pursuit

as

Shirley Benedict

The Midnight Gang

2018

The Midnight Gang

as

Matron

The Canterville Ghost

2021

The Canterville Ghost

as

Lady Deborah de Canterville

Mickey 17

2025

Mickey 17

as

Congresswoman

Rome

Rome

as

Calpurnia

Lewis

Lewis

as

Sandra Walters

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Mary Armstrong QC

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Cosima

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Coco Courtenay

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Dr. Joanna Graham

The Silent War

The Silent War

as

Narrator (Voice)

Sherlock

Sherlock

as

Miss Wenceslas

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

Professor Jane Milton

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Sara Hamlyn

The Windsors

The Windsors

as

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

The Crown

The Crown

as

Lady Susan Hussey

Time Riders

Time Riders

as

Dr. B.B. Miller

Ripper Street

Ripper Street

as

George Tait

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

Charlotte Doran

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Miss Battersby

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Jennifer Carter

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Maggie Viviani

Nice Work

Nice Work

as

Dr. Robyn Penrose

Production

Crew

Mickey 17

2025

Mickey 17

as

Directing