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Billie Whitelaw

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Billie Whitelaw

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 6, 1932 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Biography

Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English stage and screen actress. She worked in close collaborration with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years and wass regarded as one of the foremost interpreters of his works. She was also known for her portrayal of Mrs Baylock, the demonic nanny in The Omen.

Known For

Acting
2015NotfilmSelf
2014I, Of Whom I Know Nothing
2007Hot FuzzJoyce Cooper
2005The Curse of 'The Omen'Self
2001The Story of 'Frenzy'Self
2001Judge John Deed
2000QuillsMadame LeClerc
2000The Last of the Blonde BombshellsEvelyn
2000A Dinner of HerbsKate Makepeace
1999The Lost SonMrs. Spitz
1999Shooting the PastVeronica
1998Wife of BathWife of Bath
1998MerlinAmbrosia
1997Born to RunLili Flitch
1996Jane EyreGrace Poole
1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Toldinterviewee
1994Deadly AdviceKate Webster
1994SkallagriggMargaret
1993The EntertainerPhoebe Rice
1992Duel of HeartsDorcas
1992The Cloning of Joanna MayMavis
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.Messina (voice)
1991A Murder of QualityMad Janie
1991Morrissey - HulmeristCast - Everyday is Like Sunday
1991PerformancePhoebe Rice
1990The KraysViolet Kray
1990Lorna DooneSarah Ridd
1989The Fifteen StreetsBeatrice Llewellyn
1989The PicnicMargie
1988JoyridersTammi O'Moore
1988The DressmakerMargo
1987MauriceMrs. Hall
1987The Secret GardenMrs. Medlock
1987Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
1985ShadeyDoctor Cloud
1985Murder EliteMargaret Baker
1985Screen TwoMargie
1984An Audience with Mel BrooksSelf (uncredited)
1984CamillePrudence Duvorney
1984The ChainMrs. Andreos
1983Jamaica InnAunt Patience
1983SlaygroundMadge
1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'The Actress
1983Jamaica InnAunt Patience
1982The Dark CrystalAughra (voice)
1982An Unsuitable Job for a WomanElizabeth Leaming
1982TangiersLouise
1982WoganSelf
1981RockabyW
1981Last Summer's ChildRose Marriott
1981Private SchulzBertha Freyer
1980A Tale of Two CitiesMadame Therese Defarge
1979Leopard in the SnowIsabel James
1978The Water BabiesMrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
1978Thomas Hardy: A Haunted ManEmma Hardy
1978An Audience with...Self
1977Ghost Trio
1977SupernaturalCountess Ilona
1976The OmenMrs. Baylock
1975Space: 1999Zamara
1974PlayhouseRose Marriott
1974Napoleon and LoveJosephine Bonaparte
1973Night WatchSarah Cooke
1973Not IAuditor/Mouth
1973Wessex TalesRhoda
1972FrenzyHetty Porter
1972Eagle in a CageMadame Bertrand
1972Follow the Yellow Brick RoadJudy Black
1972Poet GameJeanne Saunders
1972Night DutyWendy
1972The SextetMegan
1972The SextetWendy
1972The SextetEileen Firebrace
1972The SextetJudy Black
1972The SextetDora
1972The SextetKatherine
1972The SextetValerie Goodis
1972The SextetStella Ramsdale
1971GumshoeEllen
1971Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-BeeRuth
1970Start the Revolution Without MeQueen Marie
1970Leo the LastMargaret
1969The Adding MachineDaisy Devore
1968Twisted NerveJoan Harper
1968Charlie BubblesLottie
1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeGwyn Thomas
1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMrs. Janetta O'James
1964The Comedy ManJudy
1963FestivalMarguerite Gautier
1962The Devil's AgentPiroska Maslov
1961PayrollJackie Parker
1961No Love for JohnnieMary
1961Mr. TopazeErnestine
1961Stryker of the Yard
1960Hell Is a CityChloe Hawkins
1960Lena, O My LenaLena
1960The Flesh and the FiendsMary Patterson
1960Make Mine MinkLily
1959BobbikinsLydia Simmons
1959BreakoutRose Munro
1958Carve Her Name with PrideWinnie
1957Miracle in SohoMaggie
1957Small HotelCaroline Mallet
1956Armchair TheatreAgnes Mawson
1956Armchair TheatreGloria
1956Armchair TheatreMarlene Watts
1956Armchair TheatreLena
1956Armchair TheatreNancy Harper
1956Armchair TheatreFrancesca
1956Armchair TheatreRuth
1955Room in the HouseMargaret
1955Mr. ArkadinRaina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
1954The Sleeping TigerReceptionist at Pearce & Mann
1953The FakeWaitress
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePrudence
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Medlock