Helen Burns

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". [ [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0122689/ Helen Burns ] ]

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 television series including "Dr. Finlay's Casebook", "Pulaski", "The Big One", and "Mr. Bean". [ [http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/burns_helen.html Helen Burns - Northern Stars ] ]

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. [ [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=72088 Internet Broadway Database: Helen Burns Credits on Broadway ] ]

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

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* Helen Burns is also a character in "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë.

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