Person
Billie Whitelaw
Acting · 1932–2014 · 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
Wogan
Self
Playhouse
Rose Marriott
Screen Two
Margie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Brenda
Film '72
Self
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Greta
Space: 1999
Zamara
Performance
Phoebe Rice
Hot Fuzz
Joyce Cooper
An Audience with...
Self
Filmography
- 2015NotfilmSelf
- 2014I, Of Whom I Know Nothing
- 2007Hot FuzzJoyce Cooper
- 2005The Curse of 'The Omen'Self
- 2001Judge John Deed
- 2001The Story of 'Frenzy'Self
- 2000A Dinner of HerbsKate Makepeace
- 2000QuillsMadame LeClerc
- 2000The Last of the Blonde BombshellsEvelyn
- 1999The Lost SonMrs. Spitz
- 1999Shooting the PastVeronica
- 1998Wife of BathWife of Bath (voice)
- 1998MerlinAmbrosia
- 1997Born to RunLili Flitch
- 1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Toldinterviewee
- 1996Jane EyreGrace Poole
- 1994Deadly AdviceKate Webster
- 1994SkallagriggMargaret
- 1993The EntertainerPhoebe Rice
- 1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.Messina (voice)
- 1992Firm FriendsRose Gutteridge
- 1992The Cloning of Joanna MayMavis
- 1992The Cloning of Joanna MayMavis
- 1992Duel of HeartsDorcas
- 1991PerformancePhoebe Rice
- 1991A Murder of QualityMad Janie
- 1991Morrissey - HulmeristCast - Everyday is Like Sunday
- 1990Lorna DooneSarah Ridd
- 1990The KraysViolet Kray
- 1989The Fifteen StreetsBeatrice Llewellyn
- 1989The PicnicMargie
- 1988The DressmakerMargo
- 1988JoyridersTammi O'Moore
- 1987The Secret GardenMrs. Medlock
- 1987MauriceMrs. Hall
- 1987Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
- 1985ShadeyDoctor Cloud
- 1985Screen TwoMargie
- 1985Murder EliteMargaret Baker
- 1984CamillePrudence Duvorney
- 1984The ChainMrs. Andreos
- 1984An Audience with Mel BrooksSelf (uncredited)
- 1984SlaygroundMadge
- 1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'The Actress
- 1983Jamaica InnAunt Patience
- 1983Jamaica InnAunt Patience
- 1982The Dark CrystalAughra (voice)
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1982An Unsuitable Job for a WomanElizabeth Leaming
- 1982TangiersLouise
- 1981Last Summer's ChildRose Marriott
- 1981Private SchulzBertha Freyer
- 1981RockabyW
- 1980A Tale of Two CitiesMadame Therese Defarge
- 1979Happy DaysWinnie
- 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
- 1977SupernaturalCountess Ilona
- 1977Ghost Trio
- 1976The Lively ArtsSelf
- 1976The OmenMrs. Baylock
- 1975Space: 1999Zamara
- 1975Ten from the TwentiesEulalia 'Lally' Burnes
- 1974PlayhouseRose Marriott
- 1974Napoleon and LoveJosephine Bonaparte
- 1973Not IAuditor/Mouth
- 1973Night WatchSarah Cooke
- 1973Wessex TalesRhoda
- 1972Follow the Yellow Brick RoadJudy Black
- 1972Night DutyWendy
- 1972The SextetMegan
- 1972FrenzyHetty Porter
- 1972Poet GameJeanne Saunders
- 1972Eagle in a CageMadame Bertrand
- 1971GumshoeEllen Ginley
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-BeeRuth
- 1970Leo the LastMargaret
- 1970Wicked WomenMadeleine Jury
- 1970Start the Revolution Without MeQueen Marie
- 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
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreGreta
- 1965Knock on Any DoorQueenie Swann
- 1964The Comedy ManJudy
- 1963FestivalMarguerite Gautier
- 1963EspionageDoreen McBride
- 1962The Devil's AgentPiroska Maslov
- 1961Stryker of the Yard
- 1961Mr. TopazeErnestine
- 1961No Love for JohnnieMary
- 1961PayrollJackie Parker
- 1960Lena, O My LenaLena
- 1960Make Mine MinkLily
- 1960Hell Is a CityChloe Hawkins
- 1960The Flesh and the FiendsMary Patterson
- 1959BobbikinsLydia Simmons
- 1959BreakoutRose Munro
- 1958Carve Her Name with PrideWinnie
- 1957Small HotelCaroline Mallet
- 1957Miracle in SohoMaggie
- 1956Armchair TheatreAgnes Mawson
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodBrenda
- 1955Room in the HouseMargaret
- 1955Mr. ArkadinRaina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
- 1954The Sleeping TigerReceptionist at Pearce & Mann
- 1953The FakeWaitress
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FamePrudence
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