Billie Whitelaw
Known for acting · Born 6 June 1932 · Died 21 December 2014 · aged 82 · Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
113 credits
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
The Omen
1976
Quills
2000
Maurice
1987
The Krays
1990
Jane Eyre
1996
Twisted Nerve
1968
Night Watch
1973
The Dark Crystal
1982
Gumshoe
1971
Frenzy
1972
Payroll
1961
Leo the Last
1970
Acting (113)
2015NotfilmSelfFilm
2014I, Of Whom I Know NothingFilm
2007Hot FuzzJoyce CooperFilm
2005The Curse of 'The Omen'SelfFilm
2001Judge John DeedSeries
2001The Story of 'Frenzy'SelfFilm
2000QuillsMadame LeClercFilm
2000The Last of the Blonde BombshellsEvelynFilm
2000A Dinner of HerbsKate Makepeace · 4 episodesSeries
1999The Lost SonMrs. SpitzFilm
1999Shooting the PastVeronica · 3 episodesSeries
1998MerlinAmbrosia · 2 episodesSeries
1998Wife of BathWife of Bath (voice)Film
1997Born to RunLili Flitch · 6 episodesSeries
1996Jane EyreGrace PooleFilm
1996Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was ToldintervieweeFilm
1994Deadly AdviceKate WebsterFilm
1994SkallagriggMargaretFilm
1993The EntertainerPhoebe RiceFilm
1992Freddie As F.R.O.7.Messina (voice)Film
1992Duel of HeartsDorcasFilm
1992The Cloning of Joanna MayMavis · 2 episodesSeries
1992Firm FriendsRose Gutteridge · 8 episodesSeries
1991A Murder of QualityMad JanieFilm
1991PerformancePhoebe RiceSeries
1991Morrissey - HulmeristCast - Everyday is Like SundayFilm
1990The KraysViolet KrayFilm
1990Lorna DooneSarah RiddFilm
1989The Fifteen StreetsBeatrice LlewellynFilm
1989The PicnicMargieFilm
1988The DressmakerMargoFilm
1988JoyridersTammi O'MooreFilm
1987MauriceMrs. HallFilm
1987The Secret GardenMrs. MedlockFilm
1987Imaginary FriendsElsie Novar · 3 episodesSeries
1985ShadeyDoctor CloudFilm
1985Screen TwoMargieSeries
1985Murder EliteMargaret BakerFilm
1984CamillePrudence DuvorneyFilm
1984SlaygroundMadgeFilm
1984The ChainMrs. AndreosFilm
1984An Audience with Mel BrooksSelf (uncredited)Film
1984Samuel Beckett: Silence to SilenceSelfFilm
1983Jamaica InnAunt PatienceFilm
1983Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'The ActressFilm
1983Jamaica InnAunt Patience · 2 episodesSeries
1982The Dark CrystalAughra (voice)Film
1982An Unsuitable Job for a WomanElizabeth LeamingFilm
1982WoganSelfSeries
1982TangiersLouiseFilm
1981Private SchulzBertha Freyer · 4 episodesSeries
1981RockabyWFilm
1981Last Summer's ChildRose MarriottFilm
1980A Tale of Two CitiesMadame Therese DefargeFilm
1979Leopard in the SnowIsabel JamesFilm
1979Happy DaysWinnieFilm
1978The Water BabiesMrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'Film
1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
1978Thomas Hardy: A Haunted ManEmma HardyFilm
1977SupernaturalCountess Ilona · 2 episodesSeries
1977Ghost TrioFilm
1976The OmenMrs. BaylockFilm
1976The Lively ArtsSelfSeries
1975Space: 1999ZamaraSeries
1975Ten from the TwentiesEulalia 'Lally' BurnesSeries
1974PlayhouseRose MarriottSeries
1974Napoleon and LoveJosephine Bonaparte · 8 episodesSeries
1973Night WatchSarah CookeFilm
1973Not IAuditor/MouthFilm
1973Wessex TalesRhodaSeries
1972FrenzyHetty PorterFilm
1972Eagle in a CageMadame BertrandFilm
1972The SextetMegan, Wendy, Eileen Firebrace, Judy Black, Dora, Katherine, Valerie Goodis, Stella RamsdaleSeries
1972Follow the Yellow Brick RoadJudy BlackFilm
1972Poet GameJeanne SaundersFilm
1972Night DutyWendyFilm
1971GumshoeEllen GinleyFilm
1971Film '72SelfSeries
1971Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-BeeRuthFilm
1970Start the Revolution Without MeQueen MarieFilm
1970Leo the LastMargaretFilm
1970Wicked WomenMadeleine JurySeries
1969The Adding MachineDaisy DevoreFilm
1968Twisted NerveJoan HarperFilm
1968Charlie BubblesLottieFilm
1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeGwyn ThomasFilm
1967Sir Arthur Conan DoyleMrs. Janetta O'JamesSeries
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreGretaSeries
1965Knock on Any DoorQueenie SwannSeries
1964The Comedy ManJudyFilm
1963FestivalMarguerite GautierSeries
1963EspionageDoreen McBrideSeries
1962The Devil's AgentPiroska MaslovFilm
1961PayrollJackie ParkerFilm
1961Mr. TopazeErnestineFilm
1961No Love for JohnnieMaryFilm
1961Stryker of the YardSeries
1960The Flesh and the FiendsMary PattersonFilm
1960Hell Is a CityChloe HawkinsFilm
1960Make Mine MinkLilyFilm
1960Lena, O My LenaLenaFilm
1959BreakoutRose MunroFilm
1959BobbikinsLydia SimmonsFilm
1958Carve Her Name with PrideWinnieFilm
1957Miracle in SohoMaggieFilm
1957Small HotelCaroline MalletFilm
1956Armchair TheatreAgnes Mawson, Gloria, Marlene Watts, Lena, Nancy Harper, Francesca, RuthSeries
1955Mr. ArkadinRaina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)Film
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodBrendaSeries
1955Room in the HouseMargaretFilm
1954The Sleeping TigerReceptionist at Pearce & MannFilm
1953The FakeWaitressFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePrudence, Mrs. MedlockSeries