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Billie Whitelaw

Acting Born Jun 6, 1932 Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Exam

as Greta
Film

Hot Fuzz

as Joyce Cooper
Film

Maurice

as Mrs. Hall

Full filmography

  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • Screen Two (1985) as Margie
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • Space: 1999 (1975) as Zamara
  • Playhouse (1974) as Rose Marriott
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Greta
  • An Audience with... (1978) as Self
  • Performance (1991) as Phoebe Rice
  • Hot Fuzz (2007) as Joyce Cooper
  • The Omen (1976) as Mrs. Baylock
  • Merlin (1998) as Ambrosia
  • Judge John Deed (2001)
  • Festival (1963) as Marguerite Gautier
  • Espionage (1963) as Doreen McBride
  • The Dark Crystal (1982) as Aughra (voice)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Prudence
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Mrs. Medlock
  • Quills (2000) as Madame LeClerc
  • Napoleon and Love (1974) as Josephine Bonaparte
  • Supernatural (1977) as Countess Ilona
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1967) as Mrs. Janetta O'James
  • Jane Eyre (1996) as Grace Poole
  • Frenzy (1972) as Hetty Porter
  • Maurice (1987) as Mrs. Hall