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'''Damaris Hayman''' (16 June 1929 – 3 June 2021) was an English character actress,<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba23e4cb8|title=Damaris Hayman|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/damaris-hayman-p140297|title=Damaris Hayman - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref> often cast in [[upper class]] or [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://familiar-unknown.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/damaris-hayman-epitome-of-eminently.html|title=Damaris Hayman|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Damaris Ann Kennedy Hayman''' (16 June 1929 – 3 June 2021) was an English actress,<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba23e4cb8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185251/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba23e4cb8|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2016|title=Damaris Hayman|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/damaris-hayman-p140297|title=Damaris Hayman - Movies and Filmography |website=AllMovie.com}}</ref> often cast in [[upper class]] or [[Eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] roles. She made numerous performance in films and television series from the 1950s onwards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who News - Damaris Hayman 1929-2021|url=https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/06/damaris_hayman_1929_2021.html|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Doctorwhonews.net|language=en}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hayman was born in [[Kensington]], London, England and educated at [[Cheltenham Ladies' College]]. After repertory work in the theatre, she made her film début in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954) in an uncredited role as a sixth former.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.DisplayCredits?vetted=T&primekey_in=2011061016:31:03177561873|title=Index to Motion Picture Credits: The Belles of St Trinians|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences|date=10 June 2011|accessdate=28 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118221358/http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.DisplayCredits?vetted=T&primekey_in=2011061016:31:03177561873|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hayman was born in [[Kensington]], London, England, the only child of Percival, a barrister, and Vera Hayman (née Kennedy). The family relocated to [[Nelson, Lancashire|Nelson]] in [[Lancashire]] when Hayman was still young before moving again to [[Cheltenham]] where Hayman was educated at [[Cheltenham Ladies' College]]. Until the age of eighteen, Hayman attended local drama classes before going to the [[Royal Academy of Music]] and gaining a qualification in teaching.<ref name="Gdnobituary">{{Cite news|last=Hadoke|first=Toby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jun/14/damaris-hayman-obituary|title=Damaris Hayman obituary|work=The Guardian|date=14 June 2021|access-date=14 June 2021}}</ref> After repertory work in the theatre, she made her film début in ''[[The Belles of St Trinian's]]'' (1954) in an uncredited role as a sixth former.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.DisplayCredits?vetted=T&primekey_in=2011061016:31:03177561873|title=Index to Motion Picture Credits: The Belles of St Trinians|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences|date=10 June 2011|access-date=28 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118221358/http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.DisplayCredits?vetted=T&primekey_in=2011061016:31:03177561873|archive-date=18 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' obituary writer recalled Hayman, "with her toothy, jolly-hockey-sticks, quintessentially English persona", sometimes being compared to the female star of that film, [[Joyce Grenfell]].<ref name="Telegobit">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/06/15/damaris-hayman-reliable-supporting-actress-cherished-doctor/|title=Damaris Hayman, reliable supporting actress cherished by Doctor Who fans for her role in The Daemons – obituary|work=The Telegraph|date=15 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In a touring production of ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' she played a parlour maid and was the understudy for [[Margaret Rutherford]], who was cast as Lady Bracknell. The two women became very close and Hayman supported Rutherford in her last years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damaris-hayman-obituary-z3jg2vdjc|title=Damaris Hayman|work=The Times|location=London|date=5 June 2021|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

Predominantly appearing in comedy, Hayman became the [[Foil (narrative)|foil]] for many famous comedians including [[Sid James]], [[Tommy Cooper]], [[Dick Emery]], [[Les Dawson]] and [[Morecambe and Wise]].<ref name="Gdnobituary"/>

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Apart from scores of small parts, Hayman appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Dæmons]]'' (1971) as Miss Hawthorne, the self-proclaimed White Witch of the village Devil's End.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/doctor-who-the-daemons-episode-1-v243097/cast-crew|title=Doctor Who: The Daemons, Episode 1 (1971) - Christopher Barry - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie.com}}</ref><ref name=bbconline>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/daemons/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Daemons - Details|website=BBC Doctor Who}}</ref> ''Doctor Who, the Television Companion'' described her character as, "very memorable," and praised Hayman as being "perfectly cast in the role, her engaging performance adding much to the story".<ref name=bbconline/> Hayman also appeared in such comedies as ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'', ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', ''[[One Foot In The Grave]]'' and ''[[Sez Les]]''. She worked with [[Ronnie Barker]], appearing in one episode of his final series, ''[[Clarence (British TV series)|Clarence]]'' (1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cfb2534|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214002538/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cfb2534|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2017|title=Clarence[08/02/88] (1988)|website=BFI}}</ref> as well as appearing in ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1971) and in the 1986 ''[[Duty Free (TV series)|Duty Free]]'' Christmas special.<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b849505cc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214101238/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b849505cc|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2017|title=The Liver Birds[11/03/71] (1971)|website=BFI}}</ref>


Hayman also appeared in many films including ''[[Bitter Harvest (1963 film)|Bitter Harvest]]'' (1963), ''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]'' (1964), ''[[Bunny Lake Is Missing]]'' (1965), ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'' (1972), ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' (1973), ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974), ''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) and ''[[The Pink Panther Strikes Again]]'' (1976).<ref name="Gdnobituary"/>
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Apart from scores of small parts, Hayman appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Dæmons]]'' (1971) as Miss Hawthorne, the self-proclaimed White Witch of the village Devil's End.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/doctor-who-the-daemons-episode-1-v243097/cast-crew|title=Doctor Who: The Daemons, Episode 1 (1971) - Christopher Barry - Cast and Crew - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=bbconline>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/daemons/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Daemons - Details|publisher=}}</ref> ''Doctor Who, the Television Companion'' described her character as, "very memorable," and praised Hayman as being "perfectly cast in the role, her engaging performance adding much to the story".<ref name=bbconline/> Hayman has also appeared in such comedies as ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'', ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', ''[[One Foot In The Grave]]'' and ''[[Sez Les]]''.<ref name=bfi/> She worked with [[Ronnie Barker]], appearing in one episode of his final series, ''[[Clarence (British TV series)|Clarence]]'' (1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7cfb2534|title=Clarence[08/02/88] (1988)|publisher=}}</ref> She appeared in ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1971) and in the 1986 ''[[Duty Free (TV series)|Duty Free]]'' Christmas special.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b849505cc|title=The Liver Birds[11/03/71] (1971)|publisher=}}</ref>


After appearing in a sketch in [[Tony Hancock]]'s last British TV series in 1967, she became a close friend of the comedian in the remaining year of his life.<ref>John Fisher ''Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography'', London:: HarperCollins, 2008, pp. 446-49</ref> She appeared in the six-part straight-to-DVD drama ''White Witch of Devil's End'' (2017) which began production in 2012.
After appearing in a sketch in [[Tony Hancock]]'s last British TV series in 1967, she became a close friend of the comedian in the remaining year of his life.<ref>John Fisher ''Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography'', London:: HarperCollins, 2008, pp. 446-49</ref> She also reprised her role of Miss Hawthorne in the six-part straight-to-DVD drama ''[[Reeltime Pictures|White Witch of Devil's End]]'' (2017) which began production in 2012.


Hayman died on 3 June 2021, at 91, but the cause of her death has not been disclosed.<ref>https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/06/damaris_hayman_1929_2021.html</ref><ref>https://www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/damaris-hayman-1929-2021/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=3 June 2021|title=Actress Damaris Hayman Died at 91, See Cause of Death|url=https://topinfoguide.com/news/actress-damaris-hayman-died-at-91-see-cause-of-death/|url-status=live|access-date=|website=|language=en-US}}</ref>
Hayman died in [[Gloucester]] on 3 June 2021, aged 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doctorwhonews.net/2021/06/damaris_hayman_1929_2021.html|title=Doctor Who News - Damaris Hayman 1929-2021|website=Doctorwhonews.net|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gallifreyannewsroom.com/damaris-hayman-1929-2021/|title=Damaris Hayman: 1929 – 2021|website=Gallifreyannenewsroom.com|date=3 June 2021|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
*''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954) - Visiting Parent (uncredited)
*''[[The Belles of St. Trinian's]]'' (1954) - Sixth former (uncredited)
*''[[Greyfriars Bobby (film)|Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog]]'' (1961) - Black-haired woman (uncredited)
*''[[Greyfriars Bobby (film)|Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog]]'' (1961) - Black-haired woman (uncredited)
*''[[Only Two Can Play]]'' (1962) - Lady Committee Member (uncredited)
*''[[Only Two Can Play]]'' (1962) - Lady Committee Member (uncredited)
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*''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' (1973) - Woman on Bus
*''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' (1973) - Woman on Bus
*''Paganini Strikes Again'' (1973) - Miss Lanyard
*''Paganini Strikes Again'' (1973) - Miss Lanyard
*''[[Man About the House]]'' (TV 1974) - Old Lady (uncredited)
*''[[Man About the House]]'' (1974) - Old Lady (uncredited)
*''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) - Tweedy Golfing Lady
*''[[Confessions of a Driving Instructor]]'' (1976) - Tweedy Golfing Lady
*''[[The Pink Panther Strikes Again]]'' (1976) - Fiona
*''[[The Pink Panther Strikes Again]]'' (1976) - Fiona
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0371341|name=Damaris Hayman}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0371341|name=Damaris Hayman}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311185251/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba23e4cb8 Damaris Hayman] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{Discogs artist|Damaris Hayman}}
*{{Discogs artist|Damaris Hayman}}



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Damaris Hayman
Born
Damaris Ann Kennedy Hayman

(1929-06-16)16 June 1929
Kensington, London, England
Died3 June 2021(2021-06-03) (aged 91)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActress

Damaris Ann Kennedy Hayman (16 June 1929 – 3 June 2021) was an English actress,[1][2] often cast in upper class or eccentric roles. She made numerous performance in films and television series from the 1950s onwards.[3]

Biography

[edit]

Hayman was born in Kensington, London, England, the only child of Percival, a barrister, and Vera Hayman (née Kennedy). The family relocated to Nelson in Lancashire when Hayman was still young before moving again to Cheltenham where Hayman was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College. Until the age of eighteen, Hayman attended local drama classes before going to the Royal Academy of Music and gaining a qualification in teaching.[4] After repertory work in the theatre, she made her film début in The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) in an uncredited role as a sixth former.[5] The Telegraph obituary writer recalled Hayman, "with her toothy, jolly-hockey-sticks, quintessentially English persona", sometimes being compared to the female star of that film, Joyce Grenfell.[6] In a touring production of The Importance of Being Earnest she played a parlour maid and was the understudy for Margaret Rutherford, who was cast as Lady Bracknell. The two women became very close and Hayman supported Rutherford in her last years.[7]

Predominantly appearing in comedy, Hayman became the foil for many famous comedians including Sid James, Tommy Cooper, Dick Emery, Les Dawson and Morecambe and Wise.[4]

Apart from scores of small parts, Hayman appeared in the Doctor Who serial The Dæmons (1971) as Miss Hawthorne, the self-proclaimed White Witch of the village Devil's End.[8][9] Doctor Who, the Television Companion described her character as, "very memorable," and praised Hayman as being "perfectly cast in the role, her engaging performance adding much to the story".[9] Hayman also appeared in such comedies as Steptoe and Son, Love Thy Neighbour, The Young Ones, One Foot In The Grave and Sez Les. She worked with Ronnie Barker, appearing in one episode of his final series, Clarence (1988)[10] as well as appearing in The Liver Birds (1971) and in the 1986 Duty Free Christmas special.[1][11]

Hayman also appeared in many films including Bitter Harvest (1963), Smokescreen (1964), Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), Love Thy Neighbour (1973), Man About the House (1974), Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976).[4]

After appearing in a sketch in Tony Hancock's last British TV series in 1967, she became a close friend of the comedian in the remaining year of his life.[12] She also reprised her role of Miss Hawthorne in the six-part straight-to-DVD drama White Witch of Devil's End (2017) which began production in 2012.

Hayman died in Gloucester on 3 June 2021, aged 91.[13][14]

Selected filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Damaris Hayman". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Damaris Hayman - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.com.
  3. ^ "Doctor Who News - Damaris Hayman 1929-2021". Doctorwhonews.net. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Hadoke, Toby (14 June 2021). "Damaris Hayman obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Index to Motion Picture Credits: The Belles of St Trinians". Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Damaris Hayman, reliable supporting actress cherished by Doctor Who fans for her role in The Daemons – obituary". The Telegraph. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021. (subscription required)
  7. ^ "Damaris Hayman". The Times. London. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Doctor Who: The Daemons, Episode 1 (1971) - Christopher Barry - Cast and Crew". AllMovie.com.
  9. ^ a b "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Daemons - Details". BBC Doctor Who.
  10. ^ "Clarence[08/02/88] (1988)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
  11. ^ "The Liver Birds[11/03/71] (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
  12. ^ John Fisher Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography, London:: HarperCollins, 2008, pp. 446-49
  13. ^ "Doctor Who News - Damaris Hayman 1929-2021". Doctorwhonews.net. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Damaris Hayman: 1929 – 2021". Gallifreyannenewsroom.com. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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