British stage and screen start Haydn Gwynne has died at 66 after being diagnosed with cancer.
FILE - Haydn Gwynne arrives for the the Olivier Awards nominees luncheon in London, Friday, March 10, 2017. Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died. She was 66 and had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Her agent Alex Irwin said the actress died in a London hospital early Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends. – Haydn Gwynne, a versatile and acclaimed performer on British stage and screen, has died.
Born in 1957, Gwynne taught English in Italy before becoming an actor. She had her breakout role as a harried television news producer in 1990s sitcom “Drop the Dead Donkey,” a sharp but affectionate depiction of the world of journalism. Her many stage roles included Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opposite Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience.”“She was both funny and serious at the same time, a brilliant balancing act that her whole career exemplified. We will miss her very much," Mirren said.
She performed in several plays this year, including “The Great British Bake Off Musical,” and was due to appear in the musical tribute “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends" in London's West End, She withdrew from the production during rehearsals last month due to “sudden personal circumstances.”
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