Damaris Hayman

Actress

Born: June 16, 1929 (91 years old)

Died: June 3, 2021

Place of birth: Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Biography

Damaris Hayman is an English character actress, often cast in upper class or eccentric roles. She is perhaps best known for her role as the white witch, Miss Hawthorne, in the 1971 Doctor Who serial The Dæmons, a role which she returned to in recent years for the six-part straight-to-dvd drama White Witch of Devil's End which commended production in 2012, concluding in 2017. Her film credits include The Belles of St Trinians, Only Two Can Play, Bunny Lake Is Missing, The Pink Panther Strikes Again and The Missionary.

Filmography (27)

• Mutiny on the Buses (1972, ★ 7.4)
• Smokescreen (1964, ★ 7.2)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976, ★ 6.9)
• Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971, ★ 7.6)
• Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012, ★ 6.4)
• West 11 (1963, ★ 6.9)
• Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965, ★ 7.2)
• The Sweeney (1975, ★ 7.9)
• The Young Ones (1982, ★ 7.9)
• One Foot in the Grave (1990, ★ 7.6)
• Doctor Who (1963, ★ 7.9)
• Duty Free (1984, ★ 7.3)
• Full Circle (1978, ★ 6.2)
• The Missionary (1982, ★ 5.5)
• Only Two Can Play (1962, ★ 5.8)
• Memento Mori (1992, ★ 6.2)
• The Bill (1984, ★ 6.7)
• Z-Cars (1962, ★ 7)
• Clarence (1988, ★ 7.1)
• Press for Time (1966, ★ 5.6)
• The House of Eliott (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Super Gran (1985, ★ 6.3)
• The Onedin Line (1971, ★ 6.8)
• Filthy Rich & Catflap (1987, ★ 6.6)
• Armchair Theatre (1956, ★ 5.8)
• Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976, ★ 4.3)
• Man About the House (1974, ★ 4.7)