Helen Ryan (born 16 June 1938, inLiverpool,Lancashire) is a British actress, who is notable for playing several royal roles. She is mostly known for playing the role ofQueen Alexandra in the show,Edward the Seventh (1975).

TheLiverpool native played Princess and thenQueen Alexandra in the British television seriesEdward the Seventh, for which she received aBAFTA nomination in 1975.^[1] She also played Princess Alexandra in the 1980 movieThe Elephant Man and theSherlock Holmes story "The Mazarin Stone". She played another royal,Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, in the 2002 television dramaBertie and Elizabeth. Her other credits include Madame Balzac in the TV seriesPrometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975), Mrs. McFarlane in theSherlock Holmes story "The Norwood Builder", and films such asClash of Loyalties (1983),Misunderstood (1984) andThe Hawk (1993). More recently, Ryan has appeared as Peggy Roath, a personal aide toQueen Elizabeth II, in thefifth season ofThe Crown in 2022. In 2023, she appeared in the BBC soap operaDoctors asThelma Scott.^[2]

She was formerly married to the theatre director Guy Slater, with whom she had a daughter, Rebecca, and a son, Daniel.

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