Helen Griffin
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.
Acting
TV
Doctor Who
as Mrs.Moore
2005
Movie
The Machine
as Paul Dawson's Mother
2013
Movie
Human Traffic
as Jip's Mother
1999
Movie
Third Star
as Mrs.
2010
TV
Gavin & Stacey
as Rita the Toll Woman
2007
Movie
Twin Town
as Lynette
1997
Movie
Just Jim
as Beatrice
2015
Movie
Solomon & Gaenor
as Aunt Myfanwy
1999
Movie
The Reverend
as Mrs. Jenkins
2011
Movie
House!
as Marilyn
2000
Movie
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs. Willy Nilly
2015
Movie
Risen
as Katie Winstone
2010
Movie
Little White Lies
as Helen
2006
Movie
Suckerfish
as Hooker
1999
Movie
Trip Trap
1996
TV
Going Forward
as Jackie
2016
TV
The Bench
as Cleo Wharton
2001
Movie
Sticky Wickets
as Kimberley
1990
TV
The Sherman Plays
as Maxine
1993
TV
The Sherman Plays
as Brenda
1993
TV
The Sherman Plays
1993
TV
The Sherman Plays
as T'resa
1993