Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
. She was born in
Worsley
Worsley () is a village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, which in 2014 had a population of 10,090. It lies along Worsley Brook, west of Manchester.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, there is e ...
,
Lancashire
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, and brought up in
Harrogate
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,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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.
Marriage
Whilst working at the
Arts Theatre
The Arts Theatre is a theatre in Great Newport Street, in Westminster, Central London.
History
It opened on 20 April 1927 as a members-only club for the performance of unlicensed plays, thus avoiding theatre censorship by the Lord Chamber ...
, Cherry met fellow actor
Trevor Howard
Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor. After varied work in the theatre, he achieved star status with his role in the film ''Brief Encounter'' (1945), followed by '' ...
, whom she married on 8 September 1944; they remained married until his death in 1988. They had no children.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
''The Courtneys of Curzon Street'' (also titled ''The Courtney Affair'' or Kathy's Love Affair, in the U.S.) is a 1947 British drama film starring Anna Neagle and Michael Wilding. It is a study of class division and snobbery in Britain in t ...
'' (1947) – Mary Courtney
* ''
The Mark of Cain
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'' (1947) – Mary
* ''
For Them That Trespass
''For Them That Trespass'' is a 1949 British crime film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Richard Todd, Patricia Plunkett and Stephen Murray. It is an adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Ernest Raymond.
The film's main t ...
'' (1949) – Mary Drew
* '' Adam and Evelyne'' (1949) – Moira Hannon
* ''
The Woman with No Name
''The Woman with No Name'' is a 1950 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Phyllis Calvert, Edward Underdown, Helen Cherry, Richard Burton and James Hayter (actor), James Hayter. In the United States it was released as ''Her ...
'' (1950) – Sybil
* '' Young Wives' Tale'' (1951) – Mary Banning
* ''
His Excellency
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'' (1952) – Lady Kirkman
* '' Castle in the Air'' (1952) – Boss Trent
* ''
Three Cases of Murder
''Three Cases of Murder'' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, ''The Britis ...
'' (1955) – Lady Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
* '' High Flight'' (1957) – Louise Dawson
* '' The Naked Edge'' (1961) – Miss Osborne
* '' The Devil's Agent'' (1962) – Countess Carla Cosimano
* ''
Tomorrow at Ten
''Tomorrow at Ten'' is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Lance Comfort and starring John Gregson, Robert Shaw and Kenneth Cope.
Plot
A man calling himself Marlow kidnaps Jonathan Chester, the young son of wealthy industrialist Antho ...
Flipper's New Adventure
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'' (1964) – Julia
* ''
The Charge of the Light Brigade
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'' (1968) – Lady Scarlett
* '' Hard Contract'' (1969) – Evelyn Carlson
* '' 11 Harrowhouse'' (1974) – Lady Anne Bolding
* ''
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman (or conduct unbecoming for short) is an offense that is subject to court martial in the armed forces of some nations.
Use in the United Kingdom
The phrase was used as a charge in courts martial of ...
Nemesis
In ancient Greek religion, Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia or Rhamnusia ( grc, Ῥαμνουσία, Rhamnousía, the goddess of Rhamnous), was the goddess who personifies retribution, a central concept in the Greek world view.
Etymology
The n ...