Billie Whitelaw

Acting

Billie Whitelaw

Born 6 June 1932 · Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK · Died 21 December 2014 at 82

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

Highlights

Hot Fuzz2007 · Film · Joyce Cooper
The Omen1976 · Film · Mrs. Baylock
The Dark Crystal1982 · Film · Aughra (voice)
Frenzy1972 · Film · Hetty Porter
Maurice1987 · Film · Mrs. Hall
Quills2000 · Film · Madame LeClerc

Filmography

Movies

72 films

Hot Fuzz2007 · Film · Joyce Cooper
Quills2000 · Film · Madame LeClerc
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells2000 · Film · Evelyn
The Lost Son1999 · Film · Mrs. Spitz
Wife of Bath1998 · Film · Wife of Bath (voice)
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told1996 · Film · interviewee
Jane Eyre1996 · Film · Grace Poole
Deadly Advice1994 · Film · Kate Webster
Skallagrigg1994 · Film · Margaret
The Entertainer1993 · Film · Phoebe Rice
Freddie As F.R.O.7.1992 · Film · Messina (voice)
Duel of Hearts1992 · Film · Dorcas
A Murder of Quality1991 · Film · Mad Janie
Morrissey - Hulmerist1991 · Film · Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday
Lorna Doone1990 · Film · Sarah Ridd
The Krays1990 · Film · Violet Kray
The Fifteen Streets1989 · Film · Beatrice Llewellyn
The Picnic1989 · Film · Margie
The Dressmaker1988 · Film · Margo
Joyriders1988 · Film · Tammi O'Moore
The Secret Garden1987 · Film · Mrs. Medlock
Maurice1987 · Film · Mrs. Hall
Shadey1985 · Film · Doctor Cloud
Murder Elite1985 · Film · Margaret Baker
Camille1984 · Film · Prudence Duvorney
The Chain1984 · Film · Mrs. Andreos
Slayground1984 · Film · Madge
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'1983 · Film · The Actress
Jamaica Inn1983 · Film · Aunt Patience
The Dark Crystal1982 · Film · Aughra (voice)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman1982 · Film · Elizabeth Leaming
Last Summer's Child1981 · Film · Rose Marriott
Rockaby1981 · Film · W
A Tale of Two Cities1980 · Film · Madame Therese Defarge
Happy Days1979 · Film · Winnie
Leopard in the Snow1979 · Film · Isabel James
The Water Babies1978 · Film · Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man1978 · Film · Emma Hardy
Ghost Trio1977 · Film
The Omen1976 · Film · Mrs. Baylock
Not I1973 · Film · Auditor/Mouth
Night Watch1973 · Film · Sarah Cooke
Follow the Yellow Brick Road1972 · Film · Judy Black
Frenzy1972 · Film · Hetty Porter
Poet Game1972 · Film · Jeanne Saunders
Eagle in a Cage1972 · Film · Madame Bertrand
Gumshoe1971 · Film · Ellen Ginley
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee1971 · Film · Ruth
Leo the Last1970 · Film · Margaret
Start the Revolution Without Me1970 · Film · Queen Marie
The Adding Machine1969 · Film · Daisy Devore
Twisted Nerve1968 · Film · Joan Harper
Charlie Bubbles1968 · Film · Lottie
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1968 · Film · Gwyn Thomas
The Comedy Man1964 · Film · Judy
The Devil's Agent1962 · Film · Piroska Maslov
Mr. Topaze1961 · Film · Ernestine
No Love for Johnnie1961 · Film · Mary
Payroll1961 · Film · Jackie Parker
Lena, O My Lena1960 · Film · Lena
Make Mine Mink1960 · Film · Lily
Hell Is a City1960 · Film · Chloe Hawkins
The Flesh and the Fiends1960 · Film · Mary Patterson
Bobbikins1959 · Film · Lydia Simmons
Breakout1959 · Film · Rose Munro
Carve Her Name with Pride1958 · Film · Winnie
Small Hotel1957 · Film · Caroline Mallet
Miracle in Soho1957 · Film · Maggie
Mr. Arkadin1955 · Film · Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
Room in the House1955 · Film · Margaret
The Sleeping Tiger1954 · Film · Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
The Fake1953 · Film · Waitress

Filmography

Series

24 shows

Judge John Deed2001 · Series
A Dinner of Herbs2000 · Series · Kate Makepeace
Shooting the Past1999 · Series · Veronica
Merlin1998 · Series · Ambrosia
Born to Run1997 · Series · Lili Flitch
Firm Friends1992 · Series · Rose Gutteridge
The Cloning of Joanna May1992 · Series · Mavis
Performance1991 · Series · Phoebe Rice
Imaginary Friends1987 · Series · Elsie Novar
Screen Two1985 · Series · Margie
Jamaica Inn1983 · Series · Aunt Patience
Private Schulz1981 · Series · Bertha Freyer
Supernatural1977 · Series · Countess Ilona
Space: 19991975 · Series · Zamara
Playhouse1974 · Series · Rose Marriott
Napoleon and Love1974 · Series · Josephine Bonaparte
Wessex Tales1973 · Series · Rhoda
The Sextet1972 · Series · Megan
Wicked Women1970 · Series · Madeleine Jury
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1967 · Series · Mrs. Janetta O'James
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Greta
Espionage1963 · Series · Doreen McBride
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Agnes Mawson
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Brenda