Haydn Gwynne
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-03-21
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
Acting
(2025)
Mickey 17
as Congresswoman
(2022)
(2021)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lady Deborah de Canterville
(2018)
The Midnight Gang
as Matron
(2017)
Beauty and the Beast
as Clothilde
(2017)
RSC Live: Coriolanus
as Volumnia
(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
(2013)
Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball
as Jane Austen
(2010)
Hollow
as Child Welfare Officer
(2008)
Player
as Marion
(2007)
Consenting Adults
as Mary Cohen
(2007)
Lullaby
as Mother
(2003)
Myra: The Making of a Monster
as Narrator
(2002)
The Secret
as Emma Faraday
(1999)
Human, All Too Human
as Narrator
(1997)
(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