Helen Ferrers (1869–1943), born Helen Finney, was a British stage and film actress. [1]
Helen Ferrers (1869–1943), born Helen Finney, was a British stage and film actress. [1]
Helen Finney was born in Cookham in Berkshire, [2] the daughter of a London coal merchant and the younger sister of the actress May Fortescue ( née Emily May Finney). [3]
She was married to the actor Eugène François Mayeur, who died in 1918. The couple had one daughter, Mary Helen Mayeur.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Sally in Our Alley | Duchess of Wexford | |
| 1932 | Help Yourself | Lady Hermione Quinnock | |
| 1932 | Mr. Bill the Conqueror | Mrs. Priddy | |
| 1932 | Love on the Spot | Lady Witchell | |
| 1932 | The River House Ghost | Martha Usher | |
| 1933 | Going Straight | Lady Peckham | |
| 1933 | Born Lucky | Lady Chard | |
| 1933 | Summer Lightning | Lady Emsworth | |
| 1933 | Red Wagon | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Laughter of Fools | Mrs. Gregg | |
| 1933 | Beware of Women | Lady Edeley | Short |
| 1934 | Guest of Honour | Mrs. Gilwattle | |
| 1934 | Dick Turpin | Lady Rookwood | |
| 1934 | Meet My Sister | Honorable Christine Wilby | |
| 1934 | The Primrose Path | Mts. Hassee | |
| 1934 | Get Your Man | Agatha McAlpine | |
| 1934 | Jew Süss | Uncredited | |
| 1935 | Look Up and Laugh | Lady Buster | (final film role) |
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