Helen Cherry Explained

Helen Cherry
Birth Name:	Helen Mary Cherry
Birth Date:	24 November 1915
Birth Place:	Worsley, Lancashire, England
Death Place:	Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1938–1992

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.

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

External links

• • Helen Cherry Obituary in The Guardian

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115000619/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12182 Profile
2. News: Helen Cherry . Eric . Shorter . 3 October 2001 . The Guardian.