Helen Haye


Helen Haye was a British stage and film actress.

Stage

Hay began acting on the stage in 1898 and debuted in London in 1911 as Gertrude in Hamlet. In 1927 she starred in John Van Druten's Chance Acquaintance at the Criterion Theatre.

Films

Her film career began in 1916 with Honour in Pawn. She often worked with director Alexander Korda. One of her final film appearances was in Laurence Olivier's Richard III, as the Duchess of York.
Haye died four days after her 83rd birthday in London.

Selected filmography