
Helen Ryan
Born
1938-06-16
Place of birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
Helen Ryan (born June 16, 1938, in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a British actress, who is notable for playing several royal roles. The Liverpool native played Princess and then Queen Alexandra in the British television series Edward the Seventh, for which she received a BAFTA nomination in 1975. She also played Princess Alexandra in the 1980 movie The Elephant Man and the Sherlock Holmes story "The Mazarin Stone". She played another royal, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, in the 2002 television drama Bertie and Elizabeth. Her other credits include Madame Balzac in the TV series Prometheus: T...
Known for

The Elephant Man
Princess Alex

The Crown
Queen's Dresser

Midsomer Murders
Mrs. Hilliard

Sherlock Holmes
Princess of Wales

Sherlock Holmes
Mrs McFarlane

Old Guy
Tory Dolinski

Confetti
Naturist Violinist

Heartbeat
Betty Hawkins

The Duchess of Duke Street
Olive Bradford

Misunderstood
Lucy

Edward the Seventh
Princess Alexandra

Edward the Seventh
Queen Alexandra

The Hawk
Mrs Crowther

Bella Block
Meredith Walters

Van der Valk
Eva Maris