Helen
Hedman
Biography
To step into the life of a character, to live that life, and to hold out your hand to the audience and say, “Come with me”… what an honor to be trusted with this. What a thrill to do it in such great company.
Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member): Murder on the Orient Express, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Book of Joseph, Outside Mullingar, Blithe Spirit, Pygmalion, The School for Scandal, The Cripple of Inishmaan. Regional: Arena Stage: Watch on the Rhine, A Delicate Balance, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Women, The Caucasian Chalk Circle; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Lady Windermere’s Fan, A Woman of No Importance, The Country Wife, Camino Real, Romeo and Juliet; Round House Theatre: I’ll Get You Back Again, Rapture, Blister, Burn, The Chemistry of Change, The Rehearsal; Studio Theatre: The Year of Magical Thinking, The Bright and Bold Design; Signature Theatre: Escaped Alone, Crazy for You, Beaches (world premiere), Show Boat, My Fair Lady, The Sex Habits of American Women; Olney Theatre: Piaf, Triumph of Love, Omnium Gatherum, The Elephant Man; Rep Stage: The Seagull, Mrs. Farnsworth, Kimberly Akimbo; Ford’s Theatre: Sabrina Fair, A Christmas Carol; Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: The Glass Menagerie, An Inspector Calls; International Shaw Conference: Press Cuttings; St. Louis Repertory: Canterbury Tales. Film/TV: Homicide, Silent Fall w/ Richard Dreyfuss, Birds, Beast. Education: Catholic University of America. Member of Actor’s Equity Association since 1976.
AWARDS
Winner 2018 South by Southwest Film Festival Jury Award, Beast
Helen Hayes nominations: Outstanding Actress, Piaf
Outstanding Ensemble: Show Boat and Beaches
Best Actress, City Paper’s Best of Baltimore 2005, Kimberly Akimbo
Best Production, City Paper’s Best of Baltimore 2004, The Seagull