Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

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

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978 • as Self

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007 • as Joyce Cooper

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

1975 • as Zamara

The Omen

The Omen

1976 • as Mrs. Baylock

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

2001

Filmography

2015

Notfilm
Notfilm
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/27/2015

2014

Movie
I, Of Whom I Know Nothing
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014

2007

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as Joyce Cooper
Movie - Released: 2/14/2007

2005

The Curse of 'The Omen'
The Curse of 'The Omen'
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/26/2005

2001

The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/6/2001
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
TV - Released: 11/26/2001

2000

Quills
Quills
as Madame LeClerc
Movie - Released: 11/22/2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Evelyn
Movie - Released: 8/26/2000
A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs
as Kate Makepeace
TV - Released: 11/24/2000

1999

The Lost Son
The Lost Son
as Mrs. Spitz
Movie - Released: 6/25/1999
Shooting the Past
Shooting the Past
as Veronica
TV - Released: 1/10/1999

1998

Merlin
Merlin
as Ambrosia
TV - Released: 4/26/1998

1997

Born to Run
Born to Run
as Lili Flitch
TV - Released: 5/25/1997

1996

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
as Grace Poole
Movie - Released: 1/20/1996
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
as interviewee
Movie - Released: 4/13/1996

1994

Deadly Advice
Deadly Advice
as Kate Webster
Movie - Released: 4/29/1994
Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 3/9/1994

1993

The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Phoebe Rice
Movie - Released: 12/4/1993

1992

Duel of Hearts
Duel of Hearts
as Dorcas
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May
as Mavis
Movie - Released: 1/16/1992
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
as Messina (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992

1991

A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
as Mad Janie
Movie - Released: 10/4/1991
Morrissey - Hulmerist
Morrissey - Hulmerist
as Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday
Movie - Released: 7/1/1991

1990

The Krays
The Krays
as Violet Kray
Movie - Released: 4/27/1990
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
as Sarah Ridd
Movie - Released: 12/26/1990

1989

The Fifteen Streets
The Fifteen Streets
as Beatrice Llewellyn
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
The Picnic
The Picnic
as Margie
Movie - Released: 2/19/1989

1988

Joyriders
Joyriders
as Tammi O'Moore
Movie - Released: 10/14/1988
The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker
as Margo
Movie - Released: 12/16/1988

1987

Maurice
Maurice
as Mrs. Hall
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
as Mrs. Medlock
Movie - Released: 11/30/1987
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Movie - Released: 4/15/1987

1985

Shadey
Shadey
as Doctor Cloud
Movie - Released: 5/31/1985
Movie
Murder Elite
as Margaret Baker
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985
Movie
Tangiers
as Louise
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

An Audience with Mel Brooks
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/4/1984
Camille
Camille
as Prudence Duvorney
Movie - Released: 12/11/1984
The Chain
The Chain
as Mrs. Andreos
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Aunt Patience
Movie - Released: 5/1/1983
Slayground
Slayground
as Madge
Movie - Released: 12/1/1983
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
as The Actress
Movie - Released: 11/23/1983
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Aunt Patience
TV - Released: 1/30/1983

1982

The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal
as Aughra (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Elizabeth Leaming
Movie - Released: 2/16/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1981

Rockaby
Rockaby
as W
Movie - Released: 4/8/1981
Last Summer's Child
Last Summer's Child
as Rose Marriott
Movie - Released: 11/6/1981
Private Schulz
Private Schulz
as Bertha Freyer
TV - Released: 5/6/1981

1980

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Madame Therese Defarge
Movie - Released: 12/2/1980

1979

Leopard in the Snow
Leopard in the Snow
as Isabel James
Movie - Released: 4/1/1979

1978

The Water Babies
The Water Babies
as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Movie - Released: 6/23/1978
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
as Emma Hardy
Movie - Released: 3/5/1978
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/1978

1977

Ghost Trio
Ghost Trio
Movie - Released: 4/17/1977
Supernatural
Supernatural
TV - Released: 6/11/1977

1976

The Omen
The Omen
as Mrs. Baylock
Movie - Released: 6/25/1976

1975

Space: 1999
Space: 1999
as Zamara
TV - Released: 9/4/1975

1974

Napoleon and Love
Napoleon and Love
TV - Released: 3/5/1974

1973

Night Watch
Night Watch
as Sarah Cooke
Movie - Released: 11/8/1973
Not I
Not I
Movie - Released: 11/27/1973
Wessex Tales
Wessex Tales
TV - Released: 11/7/1973

1972

Frenzy
Frenzy
as Hetty Porter
Movie - Released: 5/25/1972
Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage
as Madame Bertrand
Movie - Released: 1/9/1972
Movie
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
as Judy Black
Movie - Released: 7/4/1972
Poet Game
Poet Game
as Jeanne Saunders
Movie - Released: 3/14/1972
Movie
Night Duty
as Wendy
Movie - Released: 6/20/1972
TV
The Sextet
TV - Released: 6/13/1972

1971

Gumshoe
Gumshoe
as Ellen
Movie - Released: 12/1/1971
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 9/7/1971

1970

Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me
as Queen Marie
Movie - Released: 2/4/1970
Leo the Last
Leo the Last
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 9/4/1970

1969

The Adding Machine
The Adding Machine
as Daisy Devore
Movie - Released: 9/23/1969

1968

Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
as Joan Harper
Movie - Released: 12/20/1968
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles
as Lottie
Movie - Released: 2/11/1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Gwyn Thomas
Movie - Released: 1/7/1968

1964

The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man
as Judy
Movie - Released: 9/3/1964

1962

The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent
as Piroska Maslov
Movie - Released: 9/1/1962

1961

Payroll
Payroll
as Jackie Parker
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie
as Mary
Movie - Released: 2/14/1961
Mr. Topaze
Mr. Topaze
as Ernestine
Movie - Released: 4/4/1961
TV
Stryker of the Yard
TV - Released: 11/2/1961

1960

Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City
as Chloe Hawkins
Movie - Released: 4/10/1960
Lena, O My Lena
Lena, O My Lena
as Lena
Movie - Released: 9/25/1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
as Mary Patterson
Movie - Released: 2/2/1960
Make Mine Mink
Make Mine Mink
as Lily
Movie - Released: 8/9/1960

1959

Bobbikins
Bobbikins
as Lydia Simmons
Movie - Released: 7/28/1959
Breakout
Breakout
as Rose Munro
Movie - Released: 3/1/1959

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Winnie
Movie - Released: 2/18/1958

1957

Miracle in Soho
Miracle in Soho
as Maggie
Movie - Released: 7/9/1957
Small Hotel
Small Hotel
as Caroline Mallet
Movie - Released: 10/14/1957

1955

Room in the House
Room in the House
as Margaret
Movie - Released: 7/25/1955
Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin
as Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/9/1955

1954

The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger
as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
Movie - Released: 6/21/1954

1953

The Fake
The Fake
as Waitress
Movie - Released: 9/25/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Prudence
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Medlock
TV - Released: 12/24/1951