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Helen Ryan

Acting
Known For

87 Years Old

Helen Ryan (born June 16, 1938, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a British actress, who is notable for playing several royal roles. The Liverpool native played Princess and then Queen Alexandra in the British television series Edward the Seventh, for which she received a BAFTA nomination in 1975. She also played Princess Alexandra in the 1980 movie The Elephant Man and the Sherlock Holmes story "The Mazarin Stone". She played another royal, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, in the 2002 television drama Bertie and Elizabeth. Her other credits include Madame Balzac in the TV series Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975), Mrs. McFarlane in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Norwood Builder", and films such as Clash of Loyalties (1983), Misunderstood (1984) and The Hawk (1993). More recently, Ryan has appeared as Peggy Roath, a personal aide to Queen Elizabeth II, in the fifth season of The Crown in 2022. In 2023, she appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Thelma Scott. She was formerly married to the theatre director Guy Slater, with whom she had a daughter, Rebecca, and a son, Daniel.

Born

Liverpool, England, UK on 16th June 1938

All Credits

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Midsomer Murders
Mrs. Hilliard
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The Crown
Queen's Dresser
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Sherlock Holmes
Mrs McFarlane
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Sherlock Holmes
Princess of Wales
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Bella Block
Meredith Walters
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Van der Valk
Eva Maris
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Heartbeat
Betty Hawkins
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Old Guy
Tory Dolinski
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The Elephant Man
Princess Alex
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Harry
Lady Jenvey
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Edward the Seventh
Queen Alexandra
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Persuasion
Mrs. Harville
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Fallen Angel
Angel's Neighbor
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Confetti
Naturist Violinist
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Bertie and Elizabeth
Queen Wilhelmina
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The Hawk
Mrs Crowther
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Misunderstood
Lucy
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My Brother Jonathan
Lavinia Dakers
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Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
Maureen
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Clash of Loyalties
Gertrude Bell
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The Brides in the Bath
Mrs. Farraday
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Crystalstone
Aunt
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Saddam Goes to Hollywood
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The Raisin
Woman at Door
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The Lift
Margot