Helen Haye | |
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 Helen Haye in 1914 | |
| Born | Helen Hay 28 August 1874 |
| Died | 1 September 1957 (aged 83) London,[England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1898–1957 |
| Spouse | Ernest Attenborough |
Helen Haye (born Helen Hay, 28 August 1874 – 1 September 1957) was a British stage and film actress. [1]
Hay began acting on the stage in 1898 and debuted in London in 1911 as Gertrude in Hamlet . [2] In 1927, she starred in John Van Druten's Chance Acquaintance at the Criterion Theatre. In 1950, she was in Benn Levy's Return to Tyassi at the Duke of York's Theatre.
Her film career began in 1916 with Honour in Pawn . She often worked with director Alexander Korda. One of her later film appearances was in Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), as the Duchess of York. [3]
Haye died four days after her 83rd birthday in London. [1]
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