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Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Actor Jun 6 (died age 82) Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK 1951–2015 (64 year career)
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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

Hot Fuzz
Film

Hot Fuzz

Joyce Cooper
The Omen
Film

The Omen

Mrs. Baylock
The Dark Crystal
Film

The Dark Crystal

Aughra (voice)
Frenzy
Film

Frenzy

Hetty Porter
Maurice
Film

Maurice

Mrs. Hall
Quills
Film

Quills

Madame LeClerc
Merlin
Film

Merlin

Ambrosia
Jane Eyre
Film

Jane Eyre

Grace Poole

Filmography

Acting (104)

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Movies (81)

Notfilm

Notfilm

2015

as Self

5.0
I, Of Whom I Know Nothing

I, Of Whom I Know Nothing

2014
5.0
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Joyce Cooper

7.6
The Curse of 'The Omen'

The Curse of 'The Omen'

2005

as Self

6.0
The Story of 'Frenzy'

The Story of 'Frenzy'

2001

as Self

5.4
Quills

Quills

2000

as Madame LeClerc

7.1
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

2000

as Evelyn

6.7
The Lost Son

The Lost Son

1999

as Mrs. Spitz

6.0
Wife of Bath

Wife of Bath

1998

as Wife of Bath

7.0
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

as Grace Poole

6.9
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996

as interviewee

Skallagrigg

Skallagrigg

1994

as Margaret

1.0
Deadly Advice

Deadly Advice

1994

as Kate Webster

4.2
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1993

as Phoebe Rice

7.0
Freddie As F.R.O.7.

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

1992

as Messina (voice)

5.2
The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May

1992

as Mavis

7.0
Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

1992

as Dorcas

5.5
A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

1991

as Mad Janie

5.4
Morrissey - Hulmerist

Morrissey - Hulmerist

1991

as Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday

The Krays

The Krays

1990

as Violet Kray

6.1
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1990

as Sarah Ridd

5.9
The Picnic

The Picnic

1989

as Margie

The Fifteen Streets

The Fifteen Streets

1989

as Beatrice Llewellyn

6.2
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988

as Margo

3.2
Joyriders

Joyriders

1988

as Tammi O'Moore

Maurice

Maurice

1987

as Mrs. Hall

7.6
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1987

as Mrs. Medlock

7.7
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

1987
Murder Elite

Murder Elite

1985

as Margaret Baker

8.0
Shadey

Shadey

1985

as Doctor Cloud

3.8
Camille

Camille

1984

as Prudence Duvorney

5.3
The Chain

The Chain

1984

as Mrs. Andreos

6.8
An Audience with Mel Brooks

An Audience with Mel Brooks

1984

as Self (uncredited)

6.5
Slayground

Slayground

1983

as Madge

4.7
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1983

as Aunt Patience

2.7
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

1983

as The Actress

7.0
The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

1982

as Aughra (voice)

7.1
Tangiers

Tangiers

1982

as Louise

5.0
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1982

as Elizabeth Leaming

5.2
Last Summer's Child

Last Summer's Child

1981

as Rose Marriott

Rockaby

Rockaby

1981

as W

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

as Madame Therese Defarge

5.7
Leopard in the Snow

Leopard in the Snow

1979

as Isabel James

2.0
Happy Days

Happy Days

1979

as Winnie

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

1978

as Emma Hardy

10.0
The Water Babies

The Water Babies

1978

as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'

6.0
Ghost Trio

Ghost Trio

1977
The Omen

The Omen

1976

as Mrs. Baylock

7.4
Not I

Not I

1973

as Auditor/Mouth

6.2
Night Watch

Night Watch

1973

as Sarah Cooke

6.2
Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Hetty Porter

7.1
Night Duty

Night Duty

1972

as Wendy

Poet Game

Poet Game

1972

as Jeanne Saunders

Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage

1972

as Madame Bertrand

5.0
Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

1972

as Judy Black

Gumshoe

Gumshoe

1971

as Ellen

6.3
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

1971

as Ruth

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

1970

as Queen Marie

6.0
Leo the Last

Leo the Last

1970

as Margaret

5.2
The Adding Machine

The Adding Machine

1969

as Daisy Devore

5.5
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

as Joan Harper

6.8
Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles

1968

as Lottie

6.6
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1968

as Gwyn Thomas

6.5
The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

1964

as Judy

6.9
The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

1962

as Piroska Maslov

6.4
Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze

1961

as Ernestine

5.5
Payroll

Payroll

1961

as Jackie Parker

6.7
No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

1961

as Mary

6.2
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Mary Patterson

6.5
Make Mine Mink

Make Mine Mink

1960

as Lily

7.1
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

1960

as Chloe Hawkins

6.6
Lena, O My Lena

Lena, O My Lena

1960

as Lena

Breakout

Breakout

1959

as Rose Munro

6.8
Bobbikins

Bobbikins

1959

as Lydia Simmons

4.0
Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

as Winnie

6.0
Small Hotel

Small Hotel

1957

as Caroline Mallet

6.5
Miracle in Soho

Miracle in Soho

1957

as Maggie

5.3
Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

1955

as Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)

6.9
Room in the House

Room in the House

1955

as Margaret

10.0
The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger

1954

as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

5.5
The Fake

The Fake

1953

as Waitress

5.5