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Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

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

Notfilm
Notfilm
2015 • Self
I, Of Whom I Know Nothing
2014
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 • Joyce Cooper
The Curse of 'The Omen'
The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005 • Self
The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy'
2001 • Self
Quills
Quills
2000 • Madame LeClerc
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
2000 • Evelyn
The Lost Son
The Lost Son
1999 • Mrs. Spitz

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Notfilm
Notfilm
2015 • Self
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Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 • Joyce Cooper
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Quills
Quills
2000 • Madame LeClerc
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The Lost Son
The Lost Son
1999 • Mrs. Spitz
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Wife of Bath
Wife of Bath
1998 • Wife of Bath
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1996 • Grace Poole
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Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
1994 • Kate Webster
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Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg
1994 • Margaret
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The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1993 • Phoebe Rice
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Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992 • Messina (voice)
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Morrissey - Hulmerist
Morrissey - Hulmerist
1991 • Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday
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Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
1990 • Sarah Ridd
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The Krays
The Krays
1990 • Violet Kray
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The Fifteen Streets
The Fifteen Streets
1989 • Beatrice Llewellyn
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The Picnic
The Picnic
1989 • Margie
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Joyriders
Joyriders
1988 • Tammi O'Moore
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The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
1987 • Mrs. Medlock
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Maurice
Maurice
1987 • Mrs. Hall
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Shadey
Shadey
1985 • Doctor Cloud
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Murder Elite
1985 • Margaret Baker
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Camille
Camille
1984 • Prudence Duvorney
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The Chain
The Chain
1984 • Mrs. Andreos
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An Audience with Mel Brooks
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984 • Self (uncredited)
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Slayground
Slayground
1983 • Madge
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Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
1983 • Aunt Patience
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The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal
1982 • Aughra (voice)
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1982 • Elizabeth Leaming
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Tangiers
1982 • Louise
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Last Summer's Child
Last Summer's Child
1981 • Rose Marriott
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 • Madame Therese Defarge
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Leopard in the Snow
Leopard in the Snow
1979 • Isabel James
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The Water Babies
The Water Babies
1978 • Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
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The Omen
The Omen
1976 • Mrs. Baylock
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Not I
Not I
1973 • Auditor/Mouth
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Night Watch
Night Watch
1973 • Sarah Cooke
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Night Duty
1972 • Wendy
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Frenzy
Frenzy
1972 • Hetty Porter
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Poet Game
Poet Game
1972 • Jeanne Saunders
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Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage
1972 • Madame Bertrand
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Gumshoe
Gumshoe
1971 • Ellen
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Leo the Last
Leo the Last
1970 • Margaret
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The Adding Machine
The Adding Machine
1969 • Daisy Devore
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Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
1968 • Joan Harper
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The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent
1962 • Piroska Maslov
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Mr. Topaze
Mr. Topaze
1961 • Ernestine
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Payroll
Payroll
1961 • Jackie Parker
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Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City
1960 • Chloe Hawkins
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The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 • Mary Patterson
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Bobbikins
Bobbikins
1959 • Lydia Simmons
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Breakout
Breakout
1959 • Rose Munro
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Small Hotel
Small Hotel
1957 • Caroline Mallet
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Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin
1955 • Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
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The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger
1954 • Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
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The Fake
The Fake
1953 • Waitress
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Billie Whitelaw – Biography, Known For & Filmography