Background
Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Though Haywood is credited as "Phillipa Haywood" in her earliest acting appearances, since the second episode of series 2 of The Brittas Empire in 1992 she has always been credited as "Pippa Haywood". She has also done many dramatic roles, including Jenny Thorne in the 1988 Independent Television drama serial The One Game, and Mistress Upjohn in the 2008 Agatha Christie"s Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons".
In 2002 Haywood was a guest star in the last episode of the first series of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
In 2007 she played the role of Veronica Gray in the first episode of the second series of Lewis and also had a guest role in a 2009 episode of Kingdom, and portrayed the disgraced Mission Bunting in several episodes of the first series of Mr Selfridge (2013). Since 2012 she has played one of the lead roles, Harriet, on the British Broadcasting Corporation One drama Prisoners" Wives, and costarred as Detective Superintendent Julie Dodson on the Independent Television drama series Scott & Bailey.
In 2015 she appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation television adaptation of East.F. Benson"s Mapp and Lucia, as Susan Wyse. Haywood has also worked in film and theatre.
Recent stage credits include: House & Garden, Private Lives, A Midsummer Night"s Dream, The Winter"s Tale, Requiem and Landscape with Weapon at the National Theatre.
She is currently playing the lead role in Wanderlust at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs.