Billie Whitelaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-06-06

Deathday

2014-12-21 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Билли Уайтлоу
  • Billie Honor Whitelaw

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

Hot Fuzz
7.6%

Hot Fuzz

Feb 14, 2007

The Omen
7.4%

The Omen

Jun 25, 1976

The Dark Crystal
7.1%

The Dark Crystal

Dec 17, 1982

Frenzy
7.1%

Frenzy

May 25, 1972

Quills
7.1%

Quills

Nov 22, 2000

Maurice
7.6%

Maurice

Sep 18, 1987

Merlin
6.9%

Merlin

Apr 26, 1998

Jane Eyre
6.9%

Jane Eyre

Jan 20, 1996

Mr. Arkadin
6.9%

Mr. Arkadin

Aug 9, 1955

Space: 1999
7.1%

Space: 1999

Sep 4, 1975

The Krays
6.0%

The Krays

Apr 27, 1990

Twisted Nerve
6.8%

Twisted Nerve

Dec 20, 1968

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Acting

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