Helen Haye (born Helen Hay, 28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress.
New York Times. 3 September 1957

Stage

Hay began acting on the stage in 1898 and debuted in London in 1911 as Gertrude in ''

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''. In 1927, she starred in

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's '' Chance Acquaintance'' at the Criterion Theatre. In 1950, she was in

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's ''

Return to Tyassi ''Return to Tyassi'' is a 1950 play by the British writer Benn Levy. The plot concerns a woman with a shady past who attempts to redeem herself. Levy directed the play, which featured his wife Constance Cummings in the lead role. It premiered at ...

'' at the

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Films

Her film career began in 1916 with '' Honour in Pawn''. She often worked with director

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Laurence Olivier's '' Richard III'' (1955), as the Duchess of York. Haye died four days after her 83rd birthday in London.

Selected filmography

* '' Honour in Pawn'' (1916) - Mrs. Fortescue * '' Masks and Faces'' (1917) - Dame Best * '' Not Negotiable'' (1918) * ''His Last Defence'' (1919) - Hesper Oddington * ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...

'' (1920) - Miss Barbay * '' The Skin Game'' (1921) - Mrs. Hillcrist * '' Tilly of Bloomsbury'' (1921) - Lady Adela Mainwaring * ''

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'' (1929) - Clara Tate-Hughes * ''

Knowing Men ''Knowing Men'' is a 1930 British romantic comedy film directed by Elinor Glyn and starring Carl Brisson, Elissa Landi and Helen Haye. It was made at Elstree StudiosWood p.67 and based on one of Glyn's own novels. Originally shot using an experim ...

'' (1930) - Marquise de Jarmais * '' The Nipper'' (1930) - Lady Sevenoaks * '' Beyond the Cities'' (1930) - Amy Hayes * '' The Skin Game'' (1931) - Mrs. Hillcrist * ''

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'' (1931) - Lady Knightsbridge * ''

The Officers' Mess ''The Officers' Mess'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Richard Cooper, Harold French and Elsa Lanchester. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.72 It was released as a quota quickie by Paramount Pictures. ...

'' (1931) - Mrs. Harbottle * '' Monte Carlo Madness'' (1932) - Isabel * '' Congress Dances'' (1932) - Princess * '' Her First Affaire'' (1932) - Lady Bragden * '' It's a Boy'' (1933) - Mrs. Bogle * '' This Week of Grace'' (1933) - Lady Warmington * '' Money Mad'' (1934) - Lady Leyland * ''

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'' (1934) - Aunt Caroline * '' The Dictator'' (1935) - Queen Mother Juliana * '' Drake of England'' (1935) - Lady Lennox * '' The 39 Steps'' (1935) - Mrs. Jordan * '' The Tunnel'' (1935) - Oil Magnate (uncredited) * '' Wolf's Clothing'' (1936) - Mildred Girling * '' The Interrupted Honeymoon'' (1936) - Aunt Harriet * '' Everybody Dance'' (1936) - Lady Morton * '' Wings of the Morning'' (1937) - Aunt Jenepher * ''

Cotton Queen ''Cotton Queen'', also known as ''Crying Out Loud'', is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, and starring Stanley Holloway, Will Fyffe, and Mary Lawson. Production The film was directed by Vorhaus at Elstree Studios for th ...

'' (1937) - Margaret Owen * ''

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'' (1937) - Delphine des Aubrais * ''

Sidewalks of London ''Sidewalks of London'', also known as ''St Martin's Lane'', ''London After Dark'', and ''Partners of the Night'', is a 1938 British black-and-white comedy drama starring Charles Laughton as a busker or street entertainer who teams up with a ta ...

'' (1938) - Selina * '' A Girl Must Live'' (1939) - Aunt Primrose * '' Riding High'' (1939) - Miss Ada Broadbent * '' The Spy in Black'' (1939) - Mrs. Sedley * '' The Case of the Frightened Lady'' (1940) - Lady Lebanon * ''

Kipps ''Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul'' is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. It was reportedly Wells's own favourite among his works, and it has been adapted for stage, cinema and television productions, including the musical '' ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Walshingham * '' The Man in Grey'' (1943) - Lady Rohan * '' Dear Octopus'' (1943) - Dora Randolph * '' Fanny by Gaslight'' (1944) - Mrs. Somerford * '' Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) - Mother Superior * ''

A Place of One's Own ''A Place of One's Own'' is a 1945 British film directed by Bernard Knowles. An atmospheric ghost story based on the 1940 novel of the same title by Osbert Sitwell, it stars James Mason, Barbara Mullen, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price and Dul ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Manning Tutthorn * '' Mine Own Executioner'' (1947) - Lady Maresfield * '' Mrs. Fitzherbert'' (1947) - Lady Sefton * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writt ...

'' (1948) - Countess Vronsky * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1949) - Old Lady * '' Conspirator'' (1949) - Lady Witheringham * ''

Front Page Story ''Front Page Story'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan and Eva Bartok. It was shot in black-and-white at Shepperton Studios with some location shooting in London. The film's sets we ...

'' (1954) - Susan's Mother * '' Hobson's Choice'' (1954) - Mrs. Hepworth * '' Lilacs in the Spring'' (1954) - Lady Drayton * '' Richard III'' (1955) - Duchess of York * '' My Teenage Daughter'' (1956) - Aunt Louisa * '' Action of the Tiger'' (1957) - Countess Valona * ''

The Gypsy and the Gentleman ''The Gypsy and the Gentleman'' is a 1958 British costume drama film directed by Joseph Losey. It stars Melina Mercouri and Keith Michell Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 – 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primaril ...

'' (1958) - Lady Caroline Ayrton (final film role) Helen Haye 1922

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haye, Helen 1874 births 1957 deaths People educated at Bedford High School, Bedfordshire British film actresses British stage actresses English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from London British people in colonial India 20th-century English actresses