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Billie Whitelaw first appeared on the radio aged 11. She made her theatrical debut in 1950 and in films from 1953. She has made a speciality of playing intense, single-purposed women. Also, (on stage), she has appeared in many of the stranger plays by Samuel Beckett. See full bio »

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Billie Honor Whitelaw
in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
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2007 Hot Fuzz
Joyce Cooper
 
2002 Judge John Deed (TV series)
Dorothy Lomax
– Nobody's Fool (2002) … Dorothy Lomax
 
2000 A Dinner of Herbs (TV mini-series)
Kate Makepeace
– Episode #1.4 (2000) … Kate Makepeace
– Episode #1.3 (2000) … Kate Makepeace
– Episode #1.2 (2000) … Kate Makepeace
– Episode #1.1 (2000) … Kate Makepeace
 
1998-2000 The Canterbury Tales (TV series)
The Wife of Bath
– The Journey Back (2000) … The Wife of Bath (voice)
– Leaving London (1998) … The Wife of Bath (voice)
 
2000 Quills
Madame LeClerc
 
2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (TV movie)
Evelyn
 
1999 The Lost Son
Mrs. Spitz
 
1999 Shooting the Past (TV movie)
Veronica
 
1998 Merlin (TV mini-series)
Ambrosia
 
1997 Born to Run (TV series)
Lili Flitch
– Episode #1.3 (1997) … Lili Flitch
 
1996 Jane Eyre
Grace Poole
 
1992-1994 Firm Friends (TV mini-series)
Rose Gutteridge
– Episode #2.4 (1994) … Rose Gutteridge
– Episode #2.3 (1994) … Rose Gutteridge
– Episode #2.2 (1994) … Rose Gutteridge
– Episode #2.1 (1994) … Rose Gutteridge
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Rose Gutteridge
See all 8 episodes »
 
1994 Deadly Advice
Kate Webster
 
1989-1994 Screen Two (TV series)
Margaret
– Skallagrigg (1994) … Margaret
– The Picnic (1989)
 
1993 Performance (TV series)
Phoebe Rice
– The Entertainer (1993) … Phoebe Rice
 
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Messina (voice)
 
1992 The Cloning of Joanna May (TV movie)
Mavis
 
1991 A Murder of Quality (TV movie)
Mad Janie
 
1991 Duel of Hearts (TV movie)
Dorcas
 
1990 The Krays
Violet Kray
 
1990 Lorna Doone (TV movie)
Sarah Ridd
 
1989 The Fifteen Streets (TV movie)
Beatrice Llewellyn
 
1988 The Dressmaker
Margo
 
1988 Joyriders
Tammy O'Moore
 
1987 The Secret Garden (TV movie)
Mrs. Medlock
 
1987 Maurice
Mrs. Hall
 
1987 Imaginary Friends (TV mini-series)
Elsie Novar
– Episode #1.3 (1987) … Elsie Novar
– Episode #1.2 (1987) … Elsie Novar
– Episode #1.1 (1987) … Elsie Novar
 
1985 Shadey
Doctor Cloud
 
1985 Tangiers
Louise
 
1985 Murder Elite
Margaret Baker
 
1984 The Chain
Mrs. Andreos
 
1984 Camille (TV movie)
Prudence Duvorney
 
1983 Slayground
Madge
 
1983 Jamaica Inn (TV movie)
Aunt Patience
 
1982 The Dark Crystal
Aughra (voice)
 
1982 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Elizabeth Leaming
 
1981 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
– Last Summer's Child (1981)
 
1981 Private Schulz (TV series)
Bertha Freyer / Bertha
– Episode #1.6 (1981) … Bertha
– Episode #1.4 (1981) … Bertha Freyer
– Episode #1.2 (1981) … Bertha Freyer
– Episode #1.1 (1981) … Bertha Freyer
 
1980 A Tale of Two Cities (TV movie)
Madame Therese Defarge
 
1979 Oresteia (TV mini-series)
Leader of the Women
– Grave Gifts (1979) … Leader of the Women
 
1977-1978 The Lively Arts (TV series)
Emma Hardy
– A Haunted Man (1978) … Emma Hardy
– Shades: Three Plays by Samuel Beckett (1977)
 
1978 Leopard in the Snow
Isabel James
 
1978 The Water Babies
Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby/Old Crone/Mrs. Tripp/Woman in Black/Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
 
1977 Supernatural (TV series)
Countess Ilona
– The Werewolf Reunion (1977) … Countess Ilona
– Countess Ilona (1977) … Countess Ilona
 
1977 Ghost Trio (TV short)
 
1977 ...but the clouds... (TV short)
 
1977 Eustace and Hilda (TV movie)
Lady Nelly
 
1976 Space: 1999 (TV series)
Zamara
– One Moment of Humanity (1976) … Zamara
 
1976 The Omen
Mrs. Baylock
 
1974 Whodunnit? (TV series)
Panellist
– Goodbye Sarge (1974) … Panellist
 
1974 Napoleon and Love (TV mini-series)
Josephine
– The End of Love (1974) … Josephine
– Louise (1974) … Josephine
– Maria Luisa (1974) … Josephine
– Eleonore (1974) … Josephine
– Georgina (1974) … Josephine
See all 8 episodes »
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Rhoda
– The Withered Arm (1973) … Rhoda
 
1973 Night Watch
Sarah Cooke
 
1973 Not I (short)
Auditor / Mouth
 
1972 The Sextet (TV series)
Dora / Eileen Firebrace / Judy Black / …
– Blur and Blank via Cleckheaton (1972) … Stella Ramsdale
– Disappearing Trick (1972) … Valerie Goodis
– Stanley's Style (1972) … Katherine
– Stoker Leishman's Diaries (1972) … Dora
– Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) … Judy Black
See all 8 episodes »
 
1972 Frenzy
Hetty Porter
 
1972 Poet Game (TV movie)
Jeanne Saunders
 
1972 Eagle in a Cage
Madame Bertrand
 
1971 Gumshoe
Ellen
 
1956-1971 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Agnes Mawson in / Ann Johnson / Betty / …
– Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee (1971) … Ruth
– You and Me (1968)
– A World of Time (1967)
– The Pity of It All (1966) … Nancy Harper
– Lena, O My Lena (1960) … Lena
See all 11 episodes »
 
1970 Leo the Last
Margaret
 
1970 Wicked Women (TV series)
Madeleine Jury
– Madeleine Jury (1970) … Madeleine Jury
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Madeleine July
– Wicked Women: Madeleine July (1970) … Madeleine July
 
1970 Start the Revolution Without Me
Queen Marie Antoinette
 
1969 The Adding Machine
Daisy Devore
 
1969 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– The Signposters: The Great Family Reunion (1969) … Storyteller
– The Signposters: Hetty Finds a Long Lost Relative - and Some Tents! (1969) … Storyteller
– The Signposters: The Signposters Go to Lamfrey and See the Strolling Players (1969) … Storyteller
– The Signposters: The Dreadful Visit (1969) … Storyteller
– The Signposters: An Idea Is Born (1969) … Storyteller
 
1968 Twisted Nerve
Joan Harper
 
1968 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Gwyn Thomas
 
1967 Charlie Bubbles
Lottie Bubbles
 
1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV series)
Mrs. Janetta O'James
– The Chemistry of Love (1967) … Mrs. Janetta O'James
 
1966 Love Story (TV series)
Margaret
– Two's Company (1966) … Margaret
 
1966 Knock on Any Door (TV series)
Queenie Swann
– The Ballad of Queenie Swann (1966) … Queenie Swann
 
1966 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Greta
– 'Twas on a Sunday (1966) … Greta
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Judy
 
1964 Festival (TV series)
Marguerite Gautier
– The Lady of the Camellias (1964) … Marguerite Gautier
 
1963 First Night (TV series)
Veronica
– Veronica (1963) … Veronica
 
1963 Espionage (TV series)
Doreen McBride
– He Rises on Sunday and We on Monday (1963) … Doreen McBride
 
1962 The Devil's Agent
Piroska
 
1957-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Joan Thomas / Liz Anderson / Middie Paradock
– A Resounding Tinkle (1961) … Middie Paradock
– The House Next Door (1959) … Liz Anderson
– One of Us (1957) … Joan Thomas
 
1961 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Rose Munro
– Breakout (1961) … Rose Munro
 
1961 I Like Money
Ernestine
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Mary
 
1961 I Promised to Pay
Jackie Parker
 
1960 Make Mine Mink
Lily
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Magna
– The Case of Paul Danek (1960) … Magna
 
1957-1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Monica Twigg / Ruth Mayo
– Beyond the Horizon (1960) … Ruth Mayo
– Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon (1957) … Monica Twigg
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Sally Hardcastle
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Love on the Dole (1960) … Sally Hardcastle
 
1960 Hell Is a City
Chloe Hawkins
 
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends
Mary Patterson
 
1959 Bobbikins
Lydia Simmons
 
1959 Breakout
Rose Munro
 
1958-1959 Time Out for Peggy (TV series)
Peggy Spencer
– The Efficiency Expert (1959) … Peggy Spencer
– Episode #2.12 (1959) … Peggy Spencer
– Episode #2.11 (1958) … Peggy Spencer
– The Duel (1958) … Peggy Spencer
– The Family (1958) … Peggy Spencer
See all 24 episodes »
 
1957-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Chloe / Nancy
– The Skin Game (1959) … Chloe
– Gaslight (1957) … Nancy
 
1958 This Day in Fear (TV movie)
Betty Coogan
 
1958 Gideon of Scotland Yard
Christine (uncredited)
 
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
Winnie
 
1958 You're a Long Time Dead (TV movie)
Stella
 
1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Brenda
– The Bride of Robin Hood (1957) … Brenda
 
1957 Small Hotel
Caroline Mallet
 
1957 Miracle in Soho
Maggie
 
1957 My Pal Bob (TV series)
Jill (Series 1)
– Episode #1.4 (1957) … Jill (Series 1)
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Jill (Series 1)
– Episode #1.2 (1957) … Jill (Series 1)
– Episode #1.1 (1957) … Jill (Series 1)
 
1957 Stryker of the Yard (TV series)
– The Case of Two Brothers (1957)
 
1956 Without Love (TV movie)
Betty
 
1956 Tales from Soho (TV series)
Eileen
– Set a Thief (1956) … Eileen
– Slippy Fives (1956) … Eileen
 
1955 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Elsie - Wife
– The Stocking (1955) … Elsie - Wife
 
1955 Othello (TV movie)
Bianca
 
1955 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mary Dixon
– London Pride (1955) … Mary Dixon
– Dixie (1955) … Mary Dixon
– The Dock Green Desperado (1955) … Mary Dixon
– Night Beat (1955) … Mary Dixon
– Needle in a Haystack (1955) … Mary Dixon
See all 6 episodes »
 
1955 Room in the House
 
1955 Terminus (TV series)
Ellie
– Hour of Decision (1955) … Ellie
 
1954 The Sleeping Tiger
Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Sheila
– A Lesson in Love (1954) … Sheila
 
1954 Companions in Crime
 
1953 The Fake
Waitress
 
1953 The Pattern of Marriage (TV series)
Peggy
– For Better or for Worse (1953) … Peggy
– A Son (1953) … Peggy
– Two's Company (1953) … Peggy
– A Home of Their Own (1953) … Peggy
 
1952 Without the Prince (TV movie)
Mary Weatherhead
 
1952 The Secret Garden (TV series)
Martha
– When the Sun Went Down (1952) … Martha
– It Has Come (1952) … Martha
– A Tantrum in the Night (1952) … Martha
– Colin (1952) … Martha
– The Door in the Wall (1952) … Martha
See all 7 episodes »
 
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1984 The Chain (performer: "Karma Chameleon")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1955 Mr. Arkadin (dubbed voice: Paola Mori - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2005 The Curse of 'The Omen' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Hell's Kitchen (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (2004) … Herself (uncredited)
 
1997 Masterchef (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #8.12 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The Crimean War (documentary)
Narrator
 
1994 An Audience with Bob Monkhouse (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 The Ball Is Round (TV documentary)
 
1984 Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence (documentary)
Actor - Extract from Becketts Plays
 
1983 Rockaby (documentary)
The Actress
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 Golden Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967-1969 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 July 1969 (1969) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 November 1967 (1967) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 October 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.32 (1966) … Herself
 
1966 Late Show London (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.13 (1966) … Herself
 
1963 Don't Say a Word (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.12 (1963) … Herself - Guest
 

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Other Works:

(1984) Portrayed the roles of both "May" and "Reader" in an off-Broadway stage production of "Rockaby", at the Samuel Beckett Theatre which ran from February 16, 1984 to April 22, 1984. See more »

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Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Personal Quote:

About how she found her cottage in Suffolk: "I ended up at an estate agent's in Sudbury and the chap, knowing I was an actress and imagining that I had Elizabeth Taylor finances, brought out details of all these places that Paul Getty would have been happy with. I said to him: 'Now, listen. Most of my parts are played at the Royal Court or the RSC and I barely make enough to pay my parking tickets... See more »

Trivia:

Commutes between her apartment in London-Hampstead and her cottage in Suffolk. See more »

Trademark:

Playing intensely independent, often fearsome, women See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini