Freda Dowie: movies and TV shows
Freda Dowie has 52 credits in the archive: 14 films and 38 TV series, from 1956 to 2005. Highest rated: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2005 · busiest year: 1971 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fragile | Old Lady 1 | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2003 | Death in Holy Orders | Agatha Betterton | TV | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2003 | The Royal | Dora Rigby | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 2000 | Jason and the Argonauts | TV | 6.4 | 71 | |
| 1998 | Cider with Rosie | Granny Wallon | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Amie Pearce | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | Florrie Hutchinson | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1996 | Jude | Elderly Landlady | Film | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1996 | Black Eyes | Gran | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 1995 | Butterfly Kiss | Elsie | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Muriel Gerard | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Phyllis | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Edna | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1992 | Thacker | Edith Folland | Film | — | 63 |
| 1991 | In Suspicious Circumstances | Emma Keyse | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1990 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Mrs Green | TV | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1990 | The Monk | Sister Ursula | Film | 3.3 | 61 |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Eliza Dunn | TV | 8.2 | 60 |
| 1989 | Goldeneye | Harley Street Doctor | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Mother | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Mrs. Springer | TV | 7.4 | 57 |
| 1986 | Call Me Mister | TV | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 1986 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Mrs Porter | TV | 8.8 | 57 |
| 1985 | EastEnders | Clerk | TV | 4.2 | 56 |
| 1985 | Cover Her Face | Alice Liddell | TV | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes | Mrs. Porter | TV | 8.2 | 55 |
| 1984 | The Bill | TV | 6.8 | 55 | |
| 1979 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Sally Brass | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1976 | The Omen | Nun (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | The Sibyl | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1976 | I, Claudius | Caesonia | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1975 | Angels | TV | 4.5 | 46 | |
| 1975 | The Hanged Man | Jean MacKinnon | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | The Poisoning of Charles Bravo | Mrs. Cox | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Opal Banks | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | Mrs Pollock | TV | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | TV | 5.7 | 43 | |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Helen Lord | TV | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Maria Schoenfeld | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story for Christmas | Maid | TV | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1971 | Cider with Rosie | Crabby | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1971 | Edna: The Inebriate Woman | Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves' | Film | — | 42 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves' | TV | 6.6 | 41 |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Hilda | TV | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1969 | The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm | Mrs Flittersnoop | TV | 9.0 | 40 |
| 1968 | Whistle and I'll Come to You | Maid | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Maid | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | TV | 7.0 | 38 | |
| 1966 | North and South | Fanny Thornton | TV | — | 37 |
| 1966 | Alice in Wonderland | Nurse | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | TV | 6.7 | 33 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Elsie | TV | 6.0 | 27 |