The actor on her latest role as Crossroads doyenne Noele Gordon, watching Woody Allen fire people, and the key to understanding Princess Margaret
Helena Bonham Carter thinks that, at 56, she is being offered some of the richest parts of her long, storied career. The British actor is talking about Netflix’s The Crown, in which she played Princess Margaret in seasons three and four, and the forthcoming Nolly on ITVX. This three-part drama is the creation of Russell T Davies (It’s a Sin), and sees Bonham Carter take on the role of Noele Gordon (AKA Nolly), who played Meg Morton, the matriarch of the British soap opera Crossroads, until she was unceremoniously fired in 1981 after 17 years on the show. Bonham Carter lives in London with her partner, art historian Rye Dag Holmboe, and her two children.
Are you going to tell us that you were a diehard Crossroads fan and admirer of Noele Gordon?
Oh no! If you’d asked me 18 months ago, I didn’t know a thing! Haha. Now I’ll go on Mastermind: Noele Gordon, special subject, ask me a question. There wouldn’t be one pass.
