Helen Griffin
Actor
Biography
Helen Griffin is a Welsh actress, playwright and screenwriter. Griffin was born in Swansea in South Wales in 1958 and initially studied to be a psychiatric nurse at nursing college alongside comedienne Jo Brand. She was a psychiatric nurse until 1986, when her passion for acting took over. She has appeared regularly in Welsh theatre and television and wrote and starred in the 2006 film 'Little White Lies'. She also appeared in the 2006 Doctor Who episodes 'Rise of the Cybermen' and 'The Age of Steel'. Her films include the 90s cult classics Twin Town, in which she played masseuse Lynette, and Human Traffic, where she played the role of the mother of the central character, played by John Simm. She died on June 29th 2018 at the age of 59.
Filmography
Human Traffic
as Jip's Mother 1999
Third Star
as Mrs. 2010
Twin Town
as Lynette 1997
Just Jim
as Beatrice 2015
Solomon & Gaenor
as Aunt Myfanwy 1999
The Reverend
as Mrs. Jenkins 2011
House!
as Marilyn 2000
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Willy Nilly 2015
Risen
as Katie Winstone 2010
Little White Lies
as Helen 2006
Suckerfish
as Hooker 1999
Sticky Wickets
as Kimberley 1990