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A distinguished actress who worked extensively in radio during childhood and made her mark as one of the leading young performers of British TV in the 1960s, Billie Whitelaw made her big-screen debut in "The Fake" (1953) and went on to co-star with Peter Finch in "No Love for Johnnie" (1960) as well as gain particular acclaim, including a British Academy Best Actress award, for her turn in Albert Finney's "Charlie Bubbles" (1967). She has since turned in highly effective, if intermittent, movie performances....
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Filmography

Hot Fuzz - ( Joyce Cooper / 2007 / Released / )
The Omen - ( Mrs Baylock / 2003 / Released / )
The Lost Son - ( Mrs Spitz / 2001 / Released / )
Quills - ( Madame LeClerc / 2000 / Released / )
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells - ( Evelyn / 2000 / Released / )
Leo the Last - ( Margaret / 1998 / Released / )
Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre - ( Grace Poole / 1996 / Released / )
Deadly Advice - ( Kate Webster / 1996 / Released / Mundial Films )
Lorna Doone - ( / 1994 / Released / )
Skallagrigg - ( Margaret / 1994 / Released / )
Freddie as F.R.O.7 - ( of Messina / 1992 / Released / )
The Krays - ( Violet Kray / 1990 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
Joyriders - ( Tammy O'Moore / 1989 / Released / Little Bird Films )
The Dressmaker - ( Aunt Margo / 1988 / Released / Norstar Entertainment )
Maurice - ( Mrs Hall / 1987 / Released / Alvorada )
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence - ( Extracts from Beckett's Plays / 1987 / Released / )
Shadey - ( Dr Cloud / 1987 / Released / Pathe/FilmFour )
An Unsuitable Job For a Woman - ( Elizabeth Leaming / 1985 / Released / )
The Chain - ( Mrs Andreos / 1985 / Released / )
Slayground - ( Madge / 1984 / Released / Columbia-EMI-Warner )
The Dark Crystal - ( of Aughra / 1982 / Released / Associated Film Distribution )
The Water Babies - ( Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby / 1979 / Released / Pethurst International )
Night Watch - ( Sarah Cooke / 1973 / Released / Avco Embassy Film )
Eagle in a Cage - ( Madame Bertrand / 1972 / Released / )
Gumshoe - ( Ellen / 1972 / Released / )
Frenzy - ( Hetty Porter / 1971 / Released / )
Start the Revolution Without Me - ( Marie Antoinette / 1970 / Released / )
The Adding Machine - ( Daisy / 1969 / Released / )
Twisted Nerve - ( Joan Harper / 1969 / Released / British Lion Films )
Charlie Bubbles - ( Lottie Bubbles / 1968 / Released / )
I Like Money - ( Ernestine / 1961 / Released / )
No Love For Johnnie - ( Maryo / 1961 / Released / Embassy Pictures )
Gideon's Day - ( / 1959 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
Carve Her Name With Pride - ( Winnie / 1958 / Released / Ranks )
The Sleeping Tiger - ( Receptionist / 1954 / Released / Anglo-Amaglamated )

TV Credits
Shooting the Past ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The Canterbury Tales ( 1999 / Released ): Voice
MERLIN (Hallmark) ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Duel of Hearts ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The Cloning of Joanna May ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
A Murder of Quality ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
The Secret Garden ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Jamaica Inn ( 1985 / Released ): Actor
Camille ( 1984 / Released ): Actor
A Tale of Two Cities ( 1980 / Released ): Actor

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A distinguished actress who worked extensively in radio during childhood and made her mark as one of the leading young performers of British TV in the 1960s, Billie Whitelaw made her big-screen debut in "The Fake" (1953) and went on to co-star with Peter Finch in "No Love for Johnnie" (1960) as well as gain particular acclaim, including a British Academy Best Actress award, for her turn in Albert Finney's "Charlie Bubbles" (1967). She has since turned in highly effective, if intermittent, movie performances. Whitelaw was particularly memorable as the ill-fated nanny in 1976's "The Omen" and was seen by US audiences as the mother of British gangsters "The Krays" (1990), the housekeeper in Franco Zeffirelli's version of "Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre" (1996) and the blind laundress in "Quills" (2000). On the stage, Whitelaw has emerged as the preeminent interpreter of the work of Samuel Beckett.

Profession(s):
Actor, stage manager
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
husband:Robert Muller (died on May 27, 1998 at age 72)
Awards (Back to top)

BAFTA Award Best Actress "The Dressmaker" 1989
Evening News Award Best Actress "The Omen" 1977
TV Actress of The Year 1972
British Film Academy Award Best Actress "Charlie Bubbles" and "The Twisted Nerve" 1968
National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "Charlie Bubbles" 1968
TV Actress of The Year Award 1960
Variety Club Award Best Actress 1960

Milestones (Back to top)

1964 Joined National Theatre Company; appeared in Samuel Beckett's "Play"
1954 Film debut in "The Sleeping Tiger" (directed by Joseph Losey)
Evacuated to Liverpool due to intense bombing of hometown during WWII
As a juvenile, worked with the Bradford Civic Playhouse Group and acted in hundreds of (mostly children's) radio programs for the BBC

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