Helen Griffin

Helen Griffin adalah seorang aktris, dramawan, dan penulis skenario asal Wales. Griffin lahir di Swansea di South Wales pada tahun 1958 dan awalnya belajar menjadi perawat psikiatri di perguruan tinggi keperawatan bersama komedian Jo Brand. Dia adalah seorang perawat psikiatris hingga tahun 1986, ketika hasratnya untuk akting mengambil alih. Dia telah muncul secara teratur di teater dan televisi Welsh dan menulis serta membintangi film 'Little White Lies' tahun 2006. Dia juga muncul dalam serial Doctor Who tahun 2006, 'Rise of the Cybermen', dan 'The Age of Steel'. Film-filmnya termasuk film klasik kultus tahun 90-an Twin Town, di mana ia berperan sebagai tukang pijat Lynette, dan Human Traffic, di mana ia berperan sebagai ibu dari tokoh sentral, yang diperankan oleh John Simm. Dia meninggal pada 29 Juni 2018 pada usia 59 tahun.

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.