Helen Ryan
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1938-06-16 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Mrs. Hilliard
The Crown
2016
as Queen's Dresser
Heartbeat
1992
as Betty Hawkins
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Princess of Wales / Mrs McFarlane
Van der Valk
1972
as Eva Maris
Bella Block
1993
as Meredith Walters
The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Olive Bradford
Harry
1993
as Lady Jenvey
Edward the Seventh
1975
as Princess Alexandra / Queen Alexandra
Fallen Angel
2007
as Angel's Neighbor
Persuasion
1971
as Mrs. Harville
My Brother Jonathan
1985
as Lavinia Dakers
Movies (14)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Princess Alex
Old Guy
2024
as Tory Dolinski
Confetti
2006
as Naturist Violinist
Crystalstone
1987
as Aunt
The Hawk
1993
as Mrs Crowther
Misunderstood
1983
as Lucy
Bertie and Elizabeth
2002
as Queen Wilhelmina
Clash of Loyalties
1983
as Gertrude Bell
Saddam Goes to Hollywood
2016
The Lift
1965
as Margot
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Mrs. Farraday
Jenny Can't Work Any Faster
1975
as Maureen
The Christmas Tree
1986
as Mother
The Raisin
2017
as Woman at Door
About Helen Ryan
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 in… With 26 credits spanning from 1965 to 2024, Helen Ryan has appeared in 14 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Helen Ryan Movies
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Princess Alex
- Old Guy (2024) — as Tory Dolinski
- Confetti (2006) — as Naturist Violinist
- Crystalstone (1987) — as Aunt
- The Hawk (1993) — as Mrs Crowther
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