Person
Freda Dowie
Acting · 1928–2019 · Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK
Biography
Freda Dowie was an English film and television actress best known for Distant Voices, Still Lives and Our Friends in the North.
Known for
EastEnders
Clerk
Midsomer Murders
Amie Pearce
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Eliza Dunn
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs. Porter
Play for Today
Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Crown Court
1972
Heartbeat
Muriel Gerard
The Bill
1984
Omnibus
Maid
ITV Playhouse
1967
Filmography
- 2005FragileOld Lady 1
- 2003Death in Holy OrdersAgatha Betterton
- 2003The RoyalDora Rigby
- 2000Jason and the Argonauts
- 1998Cider with RosieGranny Wallon
- 1997Midsomer MurdersAmie Pearce
- 1996Black EyesGran
- 1996JudeElderly Landlady
- 1996Our Friends in the NorthFlorrie Hutchinson
- 1995Butterfly KissElsie
- 1992ThackerEdith Folland
- 1992HeartbeatMuriel Gerard
- 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesEmma Keyse
- 1990The MonkSister Ursula
- 1990Oranges Are Not the Only FruitMrs Green
- 1989GoldeneyeHarley Street Doctor
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotEliza Dunn
- 1988Distant Voices, Still LivesMother
- 1986Call Me Mister
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesMrs Porter
- 1986LovejoyMrs. Springer
- 1985EastEndersClerk
- 1985Cover Her FaceAlice Liddell
- 1984The Bill
- 1984Sherlock HolmesMrs. Porter
- 1979The Old Curiosity ShopSally Brass
- 1976I, ClaudiusThe Sibyl
- 1976The OmenNun (uncredited)
- 1975Angels
- 1975The Poisoning of Charles BravoMrs. Cox
- 1975The Hanged ManJean MacKinnon
- 1974Father BrownOpal Banks
- 1974The Carnforth PracticeMrs Pollock
- 1972Crown Court
- 1971Cider with RosieCrabby
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasMaid
- 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanMother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsMaria Schoenfeld
- 1970Play for TodayMother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
- 1970DoomwatchHilda
- 1969The Incredible Adventures of Professor BranestawmMrs Flittersnoop
- 1968Whistle and I'll Come to YouMaid
- 1967OmnibusMaid
- 1967ITV Playhouse
- 1966Alice in WonderlandNurse
- 1966North and SouthFanny Thornton
- 1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- 1956Armchair TheatreElsie
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