Billie Whitelaw
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-06-06
Day of Death
2014-12-21 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Billie Whitelaw
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.
Known For
Acting
(2015)
Notfilm
as Self
(2014)
(2007)
Hot Fuzz
as Joyce Cooper
(2005)
The Curse of 'The Omen'
as Self
(2001)
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self
(2000)
Quills
as Madame LeClerc
(2000)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Evelyn
(1999)
The Lost Son
as Mrs. Spitz
(1996)
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
as interviewee
(1996)
Jane Eyre
as Grace Poole
(1994)
Skallagrigg
as Margaret
(1994)
Deadly Advice
as Kate Webster
(1993)
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
(1992)
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as Messina (voice)
(1992)
Duel of Hearts
as Dorcas
(1992)
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Mavis
(1991)
A Murder of Quality
as Mad Janie
(1991)
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday
(1990)
The Krays
as Violet Kray
(1990)
Lorna Doone
as Sarah Ridd
(1989)
The Picnic
as Margie
(1989)
The Fifteen Streets
as Beatrice Llewellyn
(1988)
The Dressmaker
as Margo
(1988)
Joyriders
as Tammi O'Moore
(1987)
The Secret Garden
as Mrs. Medlock
(1987)
Maurice
as Mrs. Hall
(1987)
(1985)
Shadey
as Doctor Cloud
(1985)
Tangiers
as Louise
(1985)
Murder Elite
as Margaret Baker
(1984)
The Chain
as Mrs. Andreos
(1984)
Camille
as Prudence Duvorney
(1984)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
(1983)
Slayground
as Madge
(1983)
Jamaica Inn
as Aunt Patience
(1983)
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
as The Actress
(1982)
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra (voice)
(1982)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Elizabeth Leaming
(1981)
Rockaby
as W
(1981)
Last Summer's Child
as Rose Marriott
(1980)
A Tale of Two Cities
as Madame Therese Defarge
(1979)
Leopard in the Snow
as Isabel James
(1978)
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
as Emma Hardy
(1978)
The Water Babies
as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
(1977)
(1976)
The Omen
as Mrs. Baylock
(1973)
Night Watch
as Sarah Cooke
(1973)
(1972)
Frenzy
as Hetty Porter
(1972)
Eagle in a Cage
as Madame Bertrand
(1972)
Poet Game
as Jeanne Saunders
(1972)
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
as Judy Black
(1972)
Night Duty
as Wendy
(1971)
Gumshoe
as Ellen
(1971)
(1970)
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Queen Marie
(1970)
Leo the Last
as Margaret
(1969)
The Adding Machine
as Daisy Devore
(1968)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Gwyn Thomas
(1968)
Charlie Bubbles
as Lottie
(1968)
Twisted Nerve
as Joan Harper
(1964)
The Comedy Man
as Judy
(1962)
The Devil's Agent
as Piroska Maslov
(1961)
Payroll
as Jackie Parker
(1961)
Mr. Topaze
as Ernestine
(1961)
No Love for Johnnie
as Mary
(1960)
Make Mine Mink
as Lily
(1960)
Hell Is a City
as Chloe Hawkins
(1960)
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Mary Patterson
(1960)
Lena, O My Lena
as Lena
(1959)
Bobbikins
as Lydia Simmons
(1959)
Breakout
as Rose Munro
(1958)
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Winnie
(1957)
Miracle in Soho
as Maggie
(1957)
Small Hotel
as Caroline Mallet
(1955)
Room in the House
as Margaret
(1955)
Mr. Arkadin
as Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
(1954)
The Sleeping Tiger
as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
(1953)
The Fake
as Waitress