Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 6, 1932
Place of Birth:
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Billie Whitelaw
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Notfilm | Self |
| 2014 | I, Of Whom I Know Nothing | |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Joyce Cooper |
| 2005 | The Curse of 'The Omen' | Self |
| 2001 | The Story of 'Frenzy' | Self |
| 2000 | Quills | Madame LeClerc |
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Evelyn |
| 1999 | The Lost Son | Mrs. Spitz |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Grace Poole |
| 1996 | Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told | interviewee |
| 1994 | Deadly Advice | Kate Webster |
| 1994 | Skallagrigg | Margaret |
| 1993 | The Entertainer | Phoebe Rice |
| 1992 | Duel of Hearts | Dorcas |
| 1992 | The Cloning of Joanna May | Mavis |
| 1992 | Freddie as F.R.O.7. | Messina (voice) |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality | Mad Janie |
| 1991 | Morrissey - Hulmerist | Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday |
| 1990 | The Krays | Violet Kray |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Sarah Ridd |
| 1989 | The Fifteen Streets | Beatrice Llewellyn |
| 1989 | The Picnic | Margie |
| 1988 | Joyriders | Tammi O'Moore |
| 1988 | The Dressmaker | Margo |
| 1987 | Maurice | Mrs. Hall |
| 1987 | The Secret Garden | Mrs. Medlock |
| 1987 | Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence | |
| 1985 | Shadey | Doctor Cloud |
| 1985 | Murder Elite | Margaret Baker |
| 1985 | Tangiers | Louise |
| 1984 | An Audience with Mel Brooks | Self (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Camille | Prudence Duvorney |
| 1984 | The Chain | Mrs. Andreos |
| 1983 | Jamaica Inn | Aunt Patience |
| 1983 | Slayground | Madge |
| 1983 | Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' | The Actress |
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Aughra (voice) |
| 1982 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Elizabeth Leaming |
| 1981 | Rockaby | W |
| 1981 | Last Summer's Child | Rose Marriott |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Madame Therese Defarge |
| 1979 | Leopard in the Snow | Isabel James |
| 1978 | The Water Babies | Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper' |
| 1978 | Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man | Emma Hardy |
| 1977 | Ghost Trio | |
| 1976 | The Omen | Mrs. Baylock |
| 1973 | Night Watch | Sarah Cooke |
| 1973 | Not I | |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Hetty Porter |
| 1972 | Eagle in a Cage | Madame Bertrand |
| 1972 | Follow The Yellow Brick Road | Judy Black |
| 1972 | Poet Game | Jeanne Saunders |
| 1972 | Night Duty | Wendy |
| 1971 | Gumshoe | Ellen |
| 1971 | Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee | Ruth |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me | Queen Marie |
| 1970 | Leo the Last | Margaret |
| 1969 | The Adding Machine | Daisy Devore |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerve | Joan Harper |
| 1968 | Charlie Bubbles | Lottie |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Gwyn Thomas |
| 1964 | The Comedy Man | Judy |
| 1962 | The Devil's Agent | Piroska Maslov |
| 1961 | Payroll | Jackie Parker |
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Mary |
| 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Ernestine |
| 1960 | Hell Is a City | Chloe Hawkins |
| 1960 | Lena, O My Lena | Lena |
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | Mary Patterson |
| 1960 | Make Mine Mink | Lily |
| 1959 | Bobbikins | Lydia Simmons |
| 1959 | Breakout | Rose Munro |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride | Winnie |
| 1957 | Miracle in Soho | Maggie |
| 1957 | Small Hotel | Caroline Mallet |
| 1955 | Room in the House | Margaret |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin | Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Sleeping Tiger | Receptionist at Pearce & Mann |
| 1953 | The Fake | Waitress |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | |
| 2000 | A Dinner of Herbs | Kate Makepeace |
| 1999 | Shooting the Past | Veronica |
| 1998 | Merlin | Ambrosia |
| 1997 | Born to Run | Lili Flitch |
| 1983 | Jamaica Inn | Aunt Patience |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1981 | Private Schulz | Bertha Freyer |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self |
| 1977 | Supernatural | |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 | Zamara |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | |
| 1973 | Wessex Tales | |
| 1972 | The Sextet | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yard | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Prudence |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Medlock |