Portrait of Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Acting

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.

Born: June 6, 1932

Place of Birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Filmography

2015
Notfilm

as Self

2007
Hot Fuzz

as Joyce Cooper

2000
A Dinner of Herbs

as Kate Makepeace

2000
Quills

as Madame LeClerc

1999
The Lost Son

as Mrs. Spitz

1999
1998
Merlin

as Ambrosia

1997
Born to Run

as Lili Flitch

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
1991
Performance

as Phoebe Rice

1991
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
1988
Joyriders

as Tammi O'Moore

1987
The Secret Garden

as Mrs. Medlock

1987
Maurice

as Mrs. Hall

1985
Shadey

as Doctor Cloud

1985
Screen Two

as Margie

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
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
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'

1976
The Omen

as Mrs. Baylock

1975
Space: 1999

as Zamara

1974
Playhouse

as Rose Marriott

1973
1973
Night Watch

as Sarah Cooke

1972
Frenzy

as Hetty Porter

1972
Poet Game

as Jeanne Saunders

1972
Eagle in a Cage

as Madame Bertrand

1971
Gumshoe

as Ellen

1970
Leo the Last

as Margaret

1969
The Adding Machine

as Daisy Devore

1968
Twisted Nerve

as Joan Harper

1968
1967
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

as Mrs. Janetta O'James

1964
1962
The Devil's Agent

as Piroska Maslov

1961
Mr. Topaze

as Ernestine

1961
Payroll

as Jackie Parker

1960
1960
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

1957
Small Hotel

as Caroline Mallet

1957
1955
Mr. Arkadin

as Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)

1955
1954
The Sleeping Tiger

as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

1953
The Fake

as Waitress

1951
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Medlock