Cyd Hayman

'Cyd Hayman' (qv) originally planned to become a journalist but turned to acting through LAMDA, taking various jobs to pay her fees. She worked in rep at Liverpool, Ipswich, Folkestone and the Mermaid in London before getting her big break on television in the series _Manhunt (1969)_ (qv), in which she played the leading role of Nina. Before that, she had appeared in _Armchair Theatre (1956)_ (qv), the BBC's _The Wednesday Play (1964)_ (qv), and _Love Story (1963)_ (qv). Other television roles include _Clochemerle (1972)_ (qv), _The Lotus Eaters (1972)_ (qv), _The Persuaders! (1971)_ (qv), _Crime of Passion (1970)_ (qv), _The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)_ (qv), and _The Two Ronnies (1971)_ (qv). Her film credits include _Percy (1971)_ (qv) and _Guns Before Butter (2005)_ (qv).::Gary P. Rose