Helen Daniels

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Helen Daniels
First appearance Episode 1, 1985
Last appearance Episode 2965, 1997
Cause/Reason Died of old age at No.26.
Information
Nickname(s) Matriarch
Gran
Gender Female
Age 67
Year of birth 1930
Year of death 1997
Occupation Artist and Home James Director.
Title Mrs
Family Gloria Simpson (mother, died)
Relationships Bill Daniels (died 1969), Michael Daniels (1991, annulled) and Reuben White (died 1995)
Children Rosemary Daniels (adoptive daughter)
Anne Robinson (daughter) (deceased)
Relatives Jim Robinson (son-in-law)
Episode count 1-2965
Portrayed by Anne Haddy

Helen Daniels (née Simpson) was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by the late actress Anne Haddy. She appeared from the very first episode in 1985 until the character's death in 1997, making Helen the longest-serving original character.

[edit] Back story

Her first husband Bill Daniels, died in 1969, with him she had one daughter Anne and one adopted daughter Rosemary. In 1975, after Anne had had four children, Paul, Scott, Julie and Lucy, with her husband Jim, Anne died and so Helen helped Jim with the family.

[edit] 1985 and beyond

In the show's storyline Helen helped run the Robinson household. During her time in Erinsborough she endured the deaths of her son-in-law Jim, as well as her grandchild Julie. Her other grandchildren gradually departed, and Julie's widower Philip and his children, Debbie and Hannah moved-in to the Robinson house.

In the storyline Helen remarried twice, first in 1991 to Michael Daniels, her first husband's cousin. Michael was soon revealed as a bigamist and so the marriage was annulled. She later married Reuben White in 1995, however he died soon afterwards.

After becoming increasingly frail and spending a long time in hospital, Helen returned home on her birthday in 1997. After watching a ten-year-old video of Scott and Charlene's wedding, with Philip, Debbie, Hannah and her friends Harold and Madge Bishop around her, she fell asleep on the sofa and died. A memorial service was held at Lassiter's lake where her ashes were laid.

In 2005, a charity foundation was set up by her grandson Paul, called The Helen Daniels Foundation which worked to fund local projects.

Helen became the third character to receive the tribute credits at the time she died.

[edit] Family tree

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