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Helen Haye

Helen Haye

Actor · Died September 1, 1957, aged 83 · Assam Province, British India

Helen Haye was born on August 28, 1874, in Assam Province, British India. She was an actress, known for 'The Frightened Lady (1940)', 'The 39 Steps (1935)', and 'Drake the Pirate (1935)'. She was married to Ernest Attenborough. She died on September 1, 1957, in London, England, UK.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 27, 1874
Died
September 1, 1957 (aged 83)
From
Assam Province, British India
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Helen Haye's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
33%
Self
20%
Power
9%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Warm
6
Romantic
5
Melancholic
3
Joyful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Helen Haye's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Haye's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Gypsy and the Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Caroline Ayrton

  • Action of the Tiger(1957)

    as Countess Valona

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Baroness von Kiel

  • My Teenage Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Aunt Louisa Black

  • Let's Make Up(1954)

    as Lady Drayton

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hobson's Choice(1954)

    as Mrs. Hepworth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Front Page Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Susan's Mother

  • Anastasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The Dowager Empress of Russia

  • Pride and Prejudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Catherine de Bourgh

  • Conspirator(1949)

    as Lady Witheringham

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Third Time Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Old Lady

  • Anna Karenina(1948)

    as Countess Vronsky

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lady Sefton

  • Mine Own Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Lady Maresfield

  • The Cradle Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as The Prioress

  • A Place of One's Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Florence Manning-Tutthorn

  • Madonna of the Seven Moons(1945)

    as Mother Superior

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Man of Evil(1944)

    as Mrs. Somerford

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dear Octopus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dora Randolph

  • The Man in Grey(1943)

    as Lady Rohan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Kipps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mrs. Walshingham

  • The Case of the Frightened Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lady Lebanon

  • Riding High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Miss Ada Broadbent

  • A Girl Must Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Aunt Primrose

  • U-Boat 29(1939)

    as Mrs. Sedley

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Sidewalks of London(1938)

    as Selina

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Taxi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Delphine

  • Cotton Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Margaret Owen

  • Wings of the Morning(1937)

    as Aunt Jenepher

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The 39 Steps(1935)

    as Louisa Jordan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Drake of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lady Lennox

  • The Dictator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Queen Mother Juliana

  • It's a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mrs. Bogle

  • This Week of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lady Warmington

  • Her First Affaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lady Brogden

  • Monte Carlo Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Actor

  • The Officers' Mess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mrs. Harbottle

  • Brown Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Lady Knightsbridge

  • The Skin Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mrs. Hillcrist

  • Beyond the Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Amy Hayes

  • The Nipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lady Sevenoaks

  • Knowing Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Korah's Aunt (Marquise de Jaurmais)

  • Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Clara Tate-Hughes

  • The Skin Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Mrs. Hillcrist

  • Bleak House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Miss Barbay

  • Masks and Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Dame Best

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 46 titles from 1917 to 1958.

Biggest box office

The 39 Steps (1935)

$101K worldwide

Highest rated

Hobson's Choice (1954)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The 39 Steps (1935)

Film career

  • 1931Screen debut· The Skin Game

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting46 of 46: 46 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s3 · acting1930s20 · acting1940s13 · acting1950s9 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Helen Haye's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Hobson's Choice (1954)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Helen Haye work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Haye's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Doreen Montgomery shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers