Helen Ferrers

Helen Ferrers
Helen Ferrers in an 1893 publication
Born	Helen Ferrers ca. 1869 Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Died	1943
Occupation(s)	Theatre and film actress
Years active	1903-1935
Spouse	Eugène François Mayeur
Children	Mary Helen Mayeur
Relatives	May Fortescue

Helen Ferrers (1869–1943), born Helen Finney, was a British stage and film actress.[1]

Personal life

Helen Finney was born in Cookham in Berkshire,[2] the daughter of a London coal merchant and the younger sister of the actress May Fortescue (née Emily May Finney).[3]

She was married to the actor Eugène François Mayeur, who died in 1918. The couple had one daughter, Mary Helen Mayeur.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1931	Sally in Our Alley	Duchess of Wexford
1932	Help Yourself	Lady Hermione Quinnock
1932	Mr. Bill the Conqueror	Mrs. Priddy
1932	Love on the Spot	Lady Witchell
1932	The River House Ghost	Martha Usher
1933	Going Straight	Lady Peckham
1933	Born Lucky	Lady Chard
1933	Summer Lightning	Lady Emsworth
1933	Red Wagon	Minor Role	Uncredited
1933	The Laughter of Fools	Mrs. Gregg
1933	Beware of Women	Lady Edeley	Short
1934	Guest of Honour	Mrs. Gilwattle
1934	Dick Turpin	Lady Rookwood
1934	Meet My Sister	Honorable Christine Wilby
1934	The Primrose Path	Mts. Hassee
1934	Get Your Man	Agatha McAlpine
1934	Jew Süss		Uncredited
1935	Look Up and Laugh	Lady Buster	(final film role)

Selected stage credits

• The Cardinal (1903, Louis N. Parker)
• The River (1925, Patrick Hastings)

References

1. BFI.org
2. "Who's who in the Theatre Volume 8" Pitman 1936
3. Colles, Ramsay. "In Castle and Court House; being reminiscences of 30 years in Ireland", London: T. Werner Laurie (1911), p. 63

External links

• Helen Ferrers at IMDb