Helen Cherry

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.

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. 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

References

External links

• Helen Cherry Obituary in The Guardian