Helen Masters
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| Born | 10 April 1963 Coventry, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985 – present |
Helen Masters (born 10 April 1963) is an English actress who has appeared on stage, film and TV.
Early life
Helen Masters grew up in Warwickshire. She attended Kingsley School, Leamington Spa and Solihull School. She went on to study at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Personal life
Masters lives in London and is married to John McRoberts with whom she has two children, Charlie and Scarlett. Charlie has appeared at the Rose Theatre, Kingston in The Ballad of Salomon Pavey (2010), and in Captain Stirrick (2011).[citation needed]
Career
Stage
After graduating she made her first stage appearance at the Edinburgh Festival in East and A Clockwork Orange. She then went on to play Laurie in The Traveller at the Leicester Haymarket (1987) which transferred to The Almeida Theatre (1988), Emilie, and later on the role of Madame de Tourvel, in the West End Production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Ambassadors Theatre (1989), Yelena in Marya at the Old Vic directed by Roger Michell (1990), Ellen in "Acid Hearts" at the Finborough Theatre (1992), Emma in Betrayal at the Chester Gateway Theatre (1994). In July 2011, Helen Masters returned to the stage to play the role of Lady Magdalene Danvers in Into Thy Hands, a new play written and directed by Jonathan Holmes at Wiltons Music Hall, London. In March 2011, Masters played Molly in Revolution Square at the Bush Theatre, London, again written and directed by Jonathan Holmes.
Television
Masters's work in television increased during the early 1990s, culminating in her portrayal of D.I. Lucy Lane in the HTV television series Wycliffe from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Jack Shepherd as Det. Superintendent Wycliffe and Jimmy Yuill as D.I. Doug Kersey.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1985 | A Wreath of Roses | Margie | TV Movie |
| 1985 | Made in Heaven | TV | |
| 1991 | Drop the Dead Donkey | Director | TV |
| 1993 | Minder | Janice | TV |
| 1993 | Diana: Her True Story | Sarah Spencer | NBC TV Movie |
| 1993 | Paul Merton: The Series | Various | TV |
| 1994 | Wycliffe (Series I) | DI Lucy Lane | TV |
| 1995 | Wycliffe (Series II) | DI Lucy Lane | TV |
| 1996 | Wycliffe (Series III) | DI Lucy Lane | TV |
| 1997 | Wycliffe (Series IV) | DI Lucy Lane | TV |
| 1997 | Wycliffe (Dance of the Scorpions) | DI Lucy Lane | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Wycliffe (Series V) | DI Lucy Lane | TV |
| 2001 | The Savages | Barbara | TV |
| 2001 | The Affair of the Necklace | Madame Campan | Film |
| 2003 | A Touch of Frost | Eileen Cleary | TV |
| 2003 | Holby City | Jodie Lewis | TV |
| 2003 | The Magdalene Sisters | Sister Bridget | |
| 2004 | Belonging | Hazel | TV Movie |
| 2006 | Super Sleuths | TV Documentary | |
| 2007 | Midsomer Murders | Jane Benbow | TV |
| 2009 | Top of the Cops | TV Documentary | |
| 2010 | The People's Detective | TV Documentary | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Dr. Susan Watts | TV |
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