Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television
actress
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. She was born in
Worsley,
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, Cherry met fellow actor
Trevor Howard, 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'' (1947) – Mary Courtney
* ''
The Mark of Cain'' (1947) – Mary
* ''
For Them That Trespass'' (1949) – Mary Drew
* ''
Adam and Evelyne'' (1949) – Moira Hannon
* ''
Morning Departure'' (1950) – Helen Armstong
* ''
They Were Not Divided'' (1950) – Wilhelmina
* ''
Last Holiday'' (1950) – Miss Mellows
* ''
The Woman with No Name'' (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'' (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'' (1963) – Robbie
* ''
Delayed Flight'' (1964) – Helen Strickland
* ''
Flipper's New Adventure'' (1964) – Julia
* ''
The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1968) – Lady Scarlett
* ''
Hard Contract'' (1969) – Evelyn Carlson
* ''
11 Harrowhouse'' (1974) – Lady Anne Bolding
* ''
Conduct Unbecoming'' (1975) – Mrs. Strang
* ''No Longer Alone'' (1976) – Miss Godfrey
* ''Flashpoint Africa'' (1980) – Mrs. Barraclough
* ''
Clash of Loyalties'' (1983) – Lady Cox
* ''
Nemesis'' (1987) – Miss Elizabeth Temple
* ''
The Girl in a Swing'' (1988) – Lady Alice
* ''
A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' (1990) – Mother Superior
References
External links
*
Helen Cherry Obituary in ''The Guardian''
1915 births
2001 deaths
English film actresses
English stage actresses
English television actresses
People from Worsley
English Shakespearean actresses
20th-century English actresses
Actresses from Harrogate
Actresses from Lancashire
Actors from the City of Salford
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