Helen Cherry

English actress (1915–2001)

Trevor Howard

(m. 1944; died 1988)

Helen Mary Cherry (24 November 1915 – 27 September 2001) was an English stage, film and television actress. She was born in Worsley, Lancashire, and brought up in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire.^[1]

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.^[2] They had no children.^[3]^{[citation needed]}

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 (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

^ Profile, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 18 August 2014.
^ Shorter, Eric (3 October 2001). "Helen Cherry". The Guardian.
^ Helen Cherry at IMDb

External links

Helen Cherry at IMDb
Helen Cherry Obituary in The Guardian

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