Person
Haydn Gwynne
Acting · 1957–2023 · 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
Midsomer Murders
Jennifer Carter
Death in Paradise
Charlotte Doran
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Coco Courtenay
Father Brown
Professor Jane Milton
Sherlock
Miss Wenceslas
The Crown
Lady Susan Hussey
Peak Practice
Dr. Joanna Graham
Dispatches
1987
Lewis
Sandra Walters
New Tricks
Sara Hamlyn
Filmography
- 2025Mickey 17Congresswoman
- 2022The SuspectAnn
- 2022Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsSelf
- 2018The Midnight GangMatron
- 2017RSC Live: CoriolanusVolumnia
- 2017Beauty and the BeastClothilde
- 2016The CrownLady Susan Hussey
- 2016National Theatre Live: The Threepenny OperaCelia Peachum
- 2016The WindsorsCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall
- 2015The C-WordJane McFarlane
- 2013The Silent WarNarrator (Voice)
- 2013National Theatre Live: The AudienceMargaret Thatcher
- 2013Pride and Prejudice: Having a BallJane Austen
- 2013Father BrownProfessor Jane Milton
- 2012Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
- 2012Ripper StreetGeorge Tait
- 2011Hunky DoryMiss Valentine
- 2011Death in ParadiseCharlotte Doran
- 2010HollowChild Welfare Officer
- 2010SherlockMiss Wenceslas
- 2008PlayerMarion
- 2007LullabyMother
- 2007Consenting AdultsMary Cohen
- 2007LewisSandra Walters
- 2005RomeCalpurnia
- 2004New TricksSara Hamlyn
- 2003Absolute Power
- 2003Myra: The Making of a MonsterNarrator
- 2003Comedy Connections
- 2002The SecretEmma Faraday
- 2002The SecretEmma Faraday
- 2001Merseybeat
- 1999Human, All Too HumanNarrator
- 1998VerdictLynn Durban
- 1997Hospital!Victoria Barking
- 1997Midsomer MurdersJennifer Carter
- 1997Remember Me?Jamie's wife
- 1996The Merchant of VenicePortia
- 1995Modern Times
- 1995Dangerfield
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Mary Armstrong QC
- 1993Peak PracticeDr. Joanna Graham
- 1992The Pleasure PrincipleJudith
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Alex Pates
- 1991Time RidersDr. B.B. Miller
- 1990Drop the Dead DonkeyAlex Pates
- 1989Nice WorkDr. Robyn Penrose
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotCoco Courtenay
- 1989Teams from Hell
- 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersMme. Chauchat
- 1987Dispatches
- 1986Call Me MisterBridget Bartholomew
- 1986A Very Peculiar PracticeDonizetti
- 1986Car TroubleTicket Girl
- 1986LovejoyCosima
- 1985What Mad PursuitShirley Benedict
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