Hetty Baynes-Russell | |
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Born | Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes 16 August 1956 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1968–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Henrietta Sara Louise Baynes[1] (born 16 August 1956) is an English film, television and theatre actress.[2][3] She began her career in ballet by training from the age of 10 at the Royal Ballet School and made her professional debut, at the age of 12, in Rudolf Nureyev's The Nutcracker followed by The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. In her mid-teens she moved from dance to acting.
She began her acting career at 17, as an acting ASM in repertory theatre. She was married to film director Ken Russell from 1992 to 1999; they had one son.