Helen Burns obit

HELEN BURNS LANGHAM OBIT

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HELEN BURNS LANGHAM Helen died peacefully on 23rd July 2018, aged 101. Actor, director, great-grandmother and friend, widow of Michael Langham.

She was a British actress mostly known for playing comedic roles. Burns is known for her performance in the 1993 production of The Last Yankee at the Duke of York's Theatre, for which she won a Laurence Olivier Award, and for her role in the British television series And That's the News, Goodnight.

Burns was born in December 1916 in London. She appeared in several films including: The Changeling (1980), Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981), If You Could See What I Hear (1982), and Utilities (1983). She also appeared in the television movies Scarlett and Life After Life and made guest appearances on several television series including Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Pulaski, The Big One, and Mr. Bean.

Burns' Broadway stage credits include The Inspector General, There's One in Every Marriage (1957), The First Gentleman, at the Belasco Theatre in New York City, and Catsplay, for the latter of which, she received a Drama Desk Award nomination.

Actress (18 credits)

 1994 Scarlett (TV Mini Series)

Aunt Pittypat Hamilton

- Episode #1.1 (1994) ... Aunt Pittypat Hamilton

 1994 Mr. Bean (TV Series)

- Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean (1994)

 1992 The Big One (TV Series)

- Foul Play (1992)

 1990 Life After Life (TV Movie)

Alice Crum

 1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series)

Clara Buford

- Oceans (1989) ... Clara Buford

 1987 Pulaski: The TV Detective (TV Series)

Millie

- No Guns Please We're British (1987) ... Millie

- And the Killer of Rose Amelia Bonner (1987) ... Millie

- The Fictional Detective (1987) ... Millie

 1983 Utilities

Ruby Blue

 1982 Off Your Rocker (TV Movie)

Mrs. Blume

 1982 If You Could See What I Hear

Mrs. Ruxton

 1981 Zorro: The Gay Blade

Consuelo

 1980 The Changeling

Leah Harmon

 1978 Today I am a Fountain Pen (TV Movie)

Esther Yanover

 1975 The First Night of 'Pygmalion' (TV Movie)

 1975 Performance (TV Series)

Mrs. One

- Lulu Street (1975) ... Mrs. One

 1974 And That's the News, Goodnight (TV Series)

 1970 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series)

Alice Perrins

- A Late Spring (1970) ... Alice Perrins

 1963-1964 Festival (TV Series)

Esther / Middie (segment 'A Resounding Tinkle')

- The Magician of Lublin (1964) ... Esther

- I Spy/A Resounding Tinkle (1963) ... Middie (segment 'A Resounding Tinkle')

 1958 Folio (TV Series)

Doto

- A Phoenix Too Frequent (1958) ... Doto