Billie Whitelaw

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-06-06

Day of death

2014-12-21 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK

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

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Quills

    Quills

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Festival

    Festival

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • Judge John Deed

    Judge John Deed

  • The Dark Crystal

    The Dark Crystal

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • The Lost Son

    The Lost Son

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Frenzy

    Frenzy

  • Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

    Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man

  • Leopard in the Snow

    Leopard in the Snow

  • The Adding Machine

    The Adding Machine

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • Make Mine Mink

    Make Mine Mink

  • No Love for Johnnie

    No Love for Johnnie

  • Payroll

    Payroll

  • Mr. Topaze

    Mr. Topaze

  • The Story of 'Frenzy'

    The Story of 'Frenzy'

  • Shadey

    Shadey

  • Start the Revolution Without Me

    Start the Revolution Without Me

  • Freddie as F.R.O.7.

    Freddie as F.R.O.7.

  • Eagle in a Cage

    Eagle in a Cage

  • The Fake

    The Fake

  • Poet Game

    Poet Game

  • Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

    Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

  • Ghost Trio

    Ghost Trio

  • Deadly Advice

    Deadly Advice

  • Skallagrigg

    Skallagrigg

  • The Curse of 'The Omen'

    The Curse of 'The Omen'

  • Camille

    Camille

  • Miracle in Soho

    Miracle in Soho

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Picnic

    The Picnic

  • Slayground

    Slayground

  • The Water Babies

    The Water Babies

  • Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

  • The Sleeping Tiger

    The Sleeping Tiger

  • The Secret Garden

    The Secret Garden

  • Maurice

    Maurice

  • The Fifteen Streets

    The Fifteen Streets

  • Napoleon and Love

    Napoleon and Love

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  • Leo the Last

    Leo the Last

  • The Cloning of Joanna May

    The Cloning of Joanna May

  • Charlie Bubbles

    Charlie Bubbles

  • Murder Elite

    Murder Elite

  • The Dressmaker

    The Dressmaker

  • Notfilm

    Notfilm

  • Last Summer's Child

    Last Summer's Child

  • An Audience with Mel Brooks

    An Audience with Mel Brooks

  • Lorna Doone

    Lorna Doone

  • Rockaby

    Rockaby

  • Night Watch

    Night Watch

  • Small Hotel

    Small Hotel

  • Joyriders

    Joyriders

  • Hell Is a City

    Hell Is a City

  • Carve Her Name with Pride

    Carve Her Name with Pride

  • Supernatural

    Supernatural

  • The Devil's Agent

    The Devil's Agent

  • Wessex Tales

    Wessex Tales

  • Mr. Arkadin

    Mr. Arkadin

  • A Dinner of Herbs

    A Dinner of Herbs

  • Stryker of the Yard

    Stryker of the Yard

  • Shooting the Past

    Shooting the Past

  • Bobbikins

    Bobbikins

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • The Comedy Man

    The Comedy Man

  • Tangiers

    Tangiers

  • Room in the House

    Room in the House

  • Born to Run

    Born to Run

  • Breakout

    Breakout

  • The Flesh and the Fiends

    The Flesh and the Fiends

  • Gumshoe

    Gumshoe

  • Follow The Yellow Brick Road

    Follow The Yellow Brick Road

  • The Sextet

    The Sextet

  • Jamaica Inn

    Jamaica Inn

  • Duel of Hearts

    Duel of Hearts

  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

    The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

  • Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

    Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee

  • Twisted Nerve

    Twisted Nerve

  • Night Duty

    Night Duty

  • A Murder of Quality

    A Murder of Quality

  • Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

    Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • The Chain

    The Chain

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

    An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

  • I, Of Whom I Know Nothing

    I, Of Whom I Know Nothing

  • Morrissey - Hulmerist

    Morrissey - Hulmerist

  • Not I

    Not I

  • Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

    Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

  • Lena, O My Lena

    Lena, O My Lena