Portrait of Damaris Hayman

Damaris Hayman

Acting

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.

Born: June 16, 1929

Place of Birth: Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Filmography

2017
1992
Memento Mori

as Miss Lottinville

1991
The House of Eliott

as Lady Latner

1988
Clarence

as Miss Hardacre

1987
The Death of the Heart

as Miss Paullie

1987
1985
Super Gran

as Lady Chisleton

1984
Duty Free

as Lady Stoneleigh-Jackson

1982
The Young Ones

as Woman Pushing Corpse

1982
The Missionary

as Lady Quimby

1978
Liza

as Madame Belitzkoy

1978
Full Circle

as Miss Pinner

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Madame Belitzkoy

1976
1975
The Sweeney

as Mrs. Cowley

1974
Man About the House

as Old Lady (uncredited)

1972
Mutiny on the Buses

as Mrs. Jenkins

1972
1971
The Onedin Line

as Aunt Letitia

1971
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

as Miss Hawthorne

1966
Press for Time

as Miss Popkiss (uncredited)

1964
Smokescreen

as Mrs Roper's Nurse (Uncredited)

1963
Doctor Who

as Miss Hawthorne

1963
West 11

as Schoolteacher

1962
Only Two Can Play

as Lady Committee Member

1962