Billie Whitelaw

Deceased · Born: Jun 6, 1932 · Died: Dec 24, 2014

Personal Details

Born Jun 6, 1932 Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Spouse

Robert Muller
( Jul 25, 1983 to May 27, 1998 )
Peter Vaughan
( Nov 14, 1952 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Billie Honor Whitelaw, CBE 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.

Career

acting

2007

Hot Fuzz as Joyce Cooper

2000

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as Evelyn

Quills as Madame LeClerc

A Dinner of Herbs

A Dinner of Herbs as Kate Makepeace

1999

The Lost Son as Mrs. Spitz

1998

Merlin as Ambrosia

1994

Deadly Advice as Kate Webster

1993

Performance as Phoebe Rice

1992

The Cloning of Joanna May

The Cloning of Joanna May as Mavis

Duel of Hearts as Dorcas

1991

Hulmerist as Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality as Mad Janie

1990

The Krays as Violet Kray

Lorna Doone as Sarah Ridd

1989

The Fifteen Streets

The Fifteen Streets as Beatrice Llewellyn

1988

The Dressmaker as Margo

1987

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden as Mrs. Medlock

Maurice as Mrs. Hall

1985

Murder Elite as Margaret Baker

Shadey as Doctor Cloud

Tangiers as Louise

1984

The Chain as Mrs. Andreos

Camille as Prudence Duvorney

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Prudence

1983

Rockaby as The Actress

Jamaica Inn as Aunt Patience

Slayground as Madge

1982

The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal as Aughra (voice)

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman as Elizabeth Leaming

1981

Private Schulz as Bertha Freyer

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities as Madame Therese Defarge

1979

Leopard in the Snow

Leopard in the Snow as Isabel James

1978

The Water Babies

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

1977

1976

The Omen as Mrs. Baylock

Space: 1999 as Zamara

1974

Napoleon and Love

Napoleon and Love

1973

Night Watch as Sarah Cooke

1972

Frenzy as Hetty Porter

Eagle in a Cage

Eagle in a Cage as Madame Bertrand

1971

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre as Ruth

Gumshoe as Ellen

1970

Leo the Last as Margaret

Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me as Queen Marie

1969

The Adding Machine

The Adding Machine as Daisy Devore

1968

Charlie Bubbles

Charlie Bubbles as Lottie

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Gwyn Thomas

Twisted Nerve as Joan Harper

1964

The Comedy Man as Judy

1962

The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent as Piroska Maslov

1961

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie as Mary

I Promised to Pay

I Promised to Pay as Jackie Parker

I Like Money as Ernestine

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends as Mary Patterson

Hell Is a City as Chloe Hawkins

Make Mine Mink as Lily

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre as Lena

1959

Bobbikins as Lydia Simmons

Breakout as Rose Munro

1957

Small Hotel as Caroline Mallet

Miracle in Soho

Miracle in Soho as Maggie

1954

The Sleeping Tiger

The Sleeping Tiger as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

Companions in Crime

Companions in Crime

appearances

2015

2005

The Curse of 'The Omen'

The Curse of 'The Omen'

2001

The Story of 'Frenzy'

The Story of 'Frenzy'