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Helen Atkinson-Wood

Acting Born Mar 14, 1955 Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

Helen Atkinson-Wood is an English actress and comedian born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. She studied fine art at the Ruskin School, Oxford University, where she performed with Rowan Atkinson (no relation). She also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where she met Ben Elton. Whilst at Oxford, she took part in an OUDS production of Richard II. Also in this production was Tim McInnerny, who played the lead. She later appeared together with McInnerny in an episode of Blackadder the Third. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.

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Full filmography

  • QI (2003) as Self
  • Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
  • Blackadder (1983) as Mrs. Miggins
  • The Young Ones (1982) as Woman in Advert
  • The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Miranda
  • Girls On Top (1985) as Jane
  • Travelling Man (1984) as TV Reporter
  • KYTV (1989)
  • Chelmsford 123 (1988) as Functio's Wife
  • Joking Apart (1993) as Sally
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1990) as Tamara MacAskill
  • Rita Rudner (1990)
  • O.T.T. (1982)
  • Tales from the Poop Deck (1992) as Connie Blackheart
  • Saturday Stayback (1983)
  • Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986) as Miranda
  • Bosses From Hell (1989)
  • Kelly's Eye (1985)
  • The Craig Ferguson Show (1990) as Various
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1990)
  • Hatfield House: A Royal Residence (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)
  • The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilization? (2018) as Narrator
  • Glamis Castle: A Royal Residence (2024) as Self - Narrator (voice)