Helen Haye

Helen Haye
Helen Haye in 1914
Born	Helen Hay 28 August 1874 Assam, India
Died	1 September 1957 (aged 83) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1898–1957
Spouse(s)	Ernest Attenborough

Helen Haye in 1922

Helen Haye (28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress.^[1]

Born Helen Hay, she began acting on the stage in 1898 and debuted in London in 1911 as Gertrude in Hamlet. Her film career began in 1917. She often worked with director Alexander Korda. She made her final film appearance in Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), as the Duchess of York.

Death

Helen Haye died four days after her 83rd birthday in London.^[1]

Partial filmography

• Not Negotiable (1918)
• Bleak House (1920)
• Tilly of Bloomsbury (1921)
• The Skin Game (1921)
• Atlantic (1929)
• Beyond the Cities (1930)
• The Skin Game (1931)
• This Week of Grace (1933)
• It's a Boy (1933)
• Money Mad (1934)
• Drake of England (1935)
• The 39 Steps (1935)
• The Dictator (1935)
• Everybody Dance (1936)
• Wolf's Clothing (1936)
• The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
• Riding High (1937)
• Sidewalks of London (1938)
• The Spy in Black (1939)
• The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
• Kipps (1941)
• The Man in Grey (1943)
• Dear Octopus (1943)
• Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
• Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
• A Place of One's Own (1945)
• Mine Own Executioner (1947)
• Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)
• Anna Karenina (1948)
• Conspirator (1949)
• Front Page Story (1954)
• Hobson's Choice (1954)
• Richard III (1955)
• My Teenage Daughter (1956)
• Action of the Tiger (1957)
• The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958)

References

1. Helen Haye, British Actress, Dies at 83; Performer 59 Years Taught Top Players. New York Times. 3 September 1957

External links

• Helen Haye at the Internet Movie Database
• Helen Haye at the Internet Broadway Database
• Helen Haye at AllMovie