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

Hetty Porter

Frenzy

Mrs. Baylock

The Omen

Madame LeClerc

Quills

Violet Kray

The Krays

Mrs. Spitz

The Lost Son

Tammi O'Moore

Joyriders

Aunt Patience

Jamaica Inn

Aughra (voice)

The Dark Crystal

Mrs. Hall

Maurice

Dorcas

Duel of Hearts

Ellen

Gumshoe

Sarah Cooke

Night Watch

Chloe Hawkins

Hell Is a City

Jackie Parker

Payroll

Mad Janie

A Murder of Quality

Mrs. Medlock

The Secret Garden

Lena

Lena, O My Lena

Queen Marie

Start the Revolution Without Me

Mary Patterson

The Flesh and the Fiends

Joan Harper

Twisted Nerve

Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

The Sleeping Tiger

Lottie

Charlie Bubbles

Margaret

Leo the Last

Margo

The Dressmaker

Sarah Ridd

Lorna Doone

Beatrice Llewellyn

The Fifteen Streets

Margaret

Room in the House

Isabel James

Leopard in the Snow

Madame Bertrand

Eagle in a Cage

Mary

No Love for Johnnie

Margie

The Picnic

Doctor Cloud

Shadey

Kate Webster

Deadly Advice

Maggie

Miracle in Soho

Grace Poole

Jane Eyre

Self (uncredited)

An Audience with Mel Brooks

Piroska Maslov

The Devil's Agent

Evelyn

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Judy Black

Follow The Yellow Brick Road

Prudence Duvorney

Camille

Daisy Devore

The Adding Machine

Lydia Simmons

Bobbikins

Lily

Make Mine Mink

Waitress

The Fake

Rose Munro

Breakout

Margaret Baker

Murder Elite

Joyce Cooper

Hot Fuzz

Caroline Mallet

Small Hotel

Not I

Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)

Mr. Arkadin

Elizabeth Leaming

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

Madge

Slayground

Jeanne Saunders

Poet Game

Mrs. Andreos

The Chain

Mavis

The Cloning of Joanna May

Madame Therese Defarge

A Tale of Two Cities

Yo, de quien no sé nada

Margaret

Skallagrigg

Ernestine

Mr. Topaze

Ruth

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

Judy

The Comedy Man

Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday

Morrissey - Hulmerist

Louise

Tangiers

Self

The Story of 'Frenzy'

Phoebe Rice

The Entertainer

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

Gwyn Thomas

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'

The Water Babies

Self

The Curse of 'The Omen'

interviewee

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

W

Rockaby

Self

Notfilm

Winnie

Carve Her Name with Pride

Ghost Trio

Rose Marriott

Last Summer's Child

Emma Hardy

Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

Messina (voice)

Freddie As F.R.O.7.

The Actress

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

Wendy

Night Duty

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-06-06

Place of Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Билли Уайтлоу