Hetty Baynes-Russell | |
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| Born | Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes (1956-08-16)16 August 1956 (age 69) Bournemouth,Hampshire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
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| Children | 1 |
Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes[1] (born 16 August 1956) is an English film, television and theatre actress.[2][3] She began her career in ballet by training from the age of 10 at theRoyal Ballet School and made her professional debut, at the age of 12, inRudolf Nureyev'sThe Nutcracker followed byThe Sleeping Beauty at theRoyal Opera House,Covent Garden. In her mid-teens she moved from dance to acting.
She began her acting career at 17, as an actingASM in repertory theatre. She was married to film directorKen Russell from 1992 to 1999; they had one son.
Baynes was born in Boscombe Hospital,Bournemouth, the daughter ofaeronautical engineerLeslie Baynes, who designed what is believed to be the oldest flyingglider in the United Kingdom, and Margot (née Findlay). Baynes attended theElmhurst Ballet School inCamberley inSurrey, where a contemporary was the actressLaura Hartong.[citation needed] Hetty graduated with a Creative Writing MA in 2015 from Birkbeck College London University, where she also took a BA inPhilosophy in the late 1980s.[4]
Her stage career has involved many roles: in 1979 inJohn Osborne'sInadmissible Evidence at theRoyal Court Theatre, and in 1984, a comic performance alongsideMaureen Lipman andLionel Jeffries in the Theatre of Comedy’sSee How They Run. In 1991, she appeared withEdward Fox, inThe Philanthropist atWyndham's Theatre and in 1997, she appeared as Lady Fidget inWilliam Wycherley'sThe Country Wife. Her most recent stage performance was in 2004, as Shirley inRevelations byStephen Lowe at theHampstead Theatre.
During her career she has received three best actress nominations for her performances: in 1991, as Rita inHenrik Ibsen'sLittle Eyolf (Off-West End Awards), in 1992, as Maddy inMichael Wall'sWomen Laughing (Manchester Evening News Awards) and asMarilyn Monroe inMarilyn Bowering'sAnyone Can See I Love You (Sony and Prix Italia Awards).
Baynes has also appeared on television including, in 1976, as a missing underage girl inZ-Cars, in 1981,Agatha Christie'sThe Seven Dials Mystery, in 1985, withPauline Collins andMichael Gambon inThe Tropical Moon Over Dorking, in 1990, as the wife ofStephen Fry inSimon Gray'sOld Flames, in 1993, as Hilda inKen Russell'sLady Chatterley’s Lover and inThe Secret Life of Sir Arnold Bax. She appeared as Vera Rowley in the BBC seriesThe Hour in 2011, and was also in BBC1'sThe Casual Vacancy in 2015.[3]
She studied a fine art BA degree at Central St Martins. She had an exhibition at the Strand Gallery, London entitledBetsy and Blapsy.[5]
She was married to film directorKen Russell from 1992 to 1999; their son, Rex, was born on 7 January 1993 and is a film director.
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