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Billie Whitelaw
Billie Honor Whitelaw CBE (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was a renowned English actress who had a close professional relationship with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett for 25 years. She was considered one of the foremost interpreters of his works, and Beckett even wrote many of his more experimental plays specifically for her. Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Whitelaw began performing as a child actress on radio and later transitioned into theatre and film.
Her first film role was in The Sleeping Tiger (1954), which paved the way for her to become a regular in British films of the 1950s and early 1960s. Whitelaw received international acclaim for her role as Mrs Baylock, the evil guardian of the demon child Damien in The Omen (1976), a performance that earned her the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress. Whitelaw was also a member of Britain's National Theatre Company from 1964 to 1966. After a diverse and illustrious career in the film and theatre industries, Whitelaw died at the age of 82 in Northwood, London from pneumonia.
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Given Name: Billie Honor Whitelaw
Born: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Citizenship: England
Birthday: June 6, 1932
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1950-2007
Children: 1
Spouses: Peter Vaughan, Robert Muller
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Movies Featuring Billie Whitelaw
Frenzy
The Omen
The Krays
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Story of ‘Frenzy’
A Dinner of Herbs
Lorna Doone
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Morrissey - Hulmerist
A Murder of Quality
Jamaica Inn
The Chain
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Duel of Hearts
A Tale of Two Cities
Slayground
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Rockaby
Shadey
The Secret Garden
Murder Elite
The Fifteen Streets
The Dressmaker
Shadey
Charlie Bubbles
The Devil’s Agent
Hell Is a City
Jane Eyre
Make Mine Mink
The Comedy Man
Twisted Nerve
Night Watch
The Flesh and the Fiends
Gumshoe
Breakout
Mr. Arkadin
The Fake
Not I
The Lost Son
Bobbikins
Start the Revolution Without Me
Miracle in Soho
Eagle in a Cage
The Water Babies
No Love for Johnnie
Carve Her Name with Pride
Shooting the Past
Leo the Last
Mr. Topaze
The Sleeping Tiger
Small Hotel
Payroll
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Deadly Advice
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