Helen Burns

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Helen Burns is an award winning British actress mostly admired for playing comedic roles. Burns is best known for her Laurence Olivier Award winning performance in the 1994 production of The Last Yankee at the Duke of York's in Brighton, England and for her role in the British television series And That's the News, Goodnight.[1]

Burns has also appeared in several films including: The Changeling, Zorro, the Gay Blade, Utilities, If You Could See What I Hear, and Off Your Rocker Burns has also appeared in the television movies Scarlett and Life After Life. She has also made guest appearances on several televsion series including Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Pulaski, The Big One, and Mr. Bean.[2]

Burns' broadway stage credits include The Inspector General, There's One in Every Marriage, The First Gentleman, and Catsplay, the latter of which she received a Drama Desk Award nomination.[3]

Burns is married to Michael Langham the former head of both the Stratford Festival and the Juilliard School.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Helen Burns
  2. ^ Helen Burns - Northern Stars
  3. ^ Internet Broadway Database: Helen Burns Credits on Broadway
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