Billie Honor Whitelaw, CBE 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
The Omen
(1976)
Mrs. Baylock
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Joyce Cooper
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Aughra (voice)
Quills
(2000)
Madame LeClerc
Jane Eyre
(1996)
Grace Poole
Maurice
(1987)
Mrs. Hall
Frenzy
(1972)
Hetty Porter
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Joan Harper
Night Watch
(1973)
Sarah Cooke
The Krays
(1990)
Violet Kray
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Mrs. Baylock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Fake
(1953)
Waitress
The Sleeping Tiger
(1954)
Receptionist at Pearce & Mann
Room in the House
(1955)
Margaret
Miracle in Soho
(1957)
Maggie
Small Hotel
(1957)
Caroline Mallet
Carve Her Name with Pride
(1958)
Winnie
Breakout
(1959)
Rose Munro
Bobbikins
(1959)
Lydia Simmons
Make Mine Mink
(1960)
Lily
The Flesh and the Fiends
(1960)
Mary Patterson
Lena, O My Lena
(1960)
Lena
Hell Is a City
(1960)
Chloe Hawkins
No Love for Johnnie
(1961)
Mary
Payroll
(1961)
Jackie Parker
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Ernestine
The Devil's Agent
(1962)
Piroska Maslov
The Comedy Man
(1964)
Judy
Charlie Bubbles
(1968)
Lottie
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Joan Harper
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1968)
Gwyn Thomas
The Adding Machine
(1969)
Daisy Devore
Start the Revolution Without Me
(1970)
Queen Marie
Leo the Last
(1970)
Margaret
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
(1971)
Ruth
Gumshoe
(1971)
Ellen
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
(1972)
Judy Black
Eagle in a Cage
(1972)
Madame Bertrand
Frenzy
(1972)
Hetty Porter
Night Watch
(1973)
Sarah Cooke
Not I
(1973)
The Omen
(1976)
Mrs. Baylock
Ghost Trio
(1977)
The Water Babies
(1978)
Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'
Leopard in the Snow
(1979)
Isabel James
A Tale of Two Cities
(1980)
Madame Therese Defarge
Rockaby
(1981)
W
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Aughra (voice)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
(1982)
Elizabeth Leaming
Slayground
(1983)
Madge
Jamaica Inn
(1983)
Aunt Patience
Camille
(1984)
Prudence Duvorney
An Audience with Mel Brooks
(1984)
Self (uncredited)
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Mrs. Baylock (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Chain
(1984)
Mrs. Andreos
Murder Elite
(1985)
Margaret Baker
Shadey
(1985)
Doctor Cloud
Tangiers
(1985)
Louise
Maurice
(1987)
Mrs. Hall
The Secret Garden
(1987)
Mrs. Medlock
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
(1987)
The Dressmaker
(1988)
Margo
Joyriders
(1988)
Tammi O'Moore
The Picnic
(1989)
Margie
The Fifteen Streets
(1989)
Beatrice Llewellyn
Lorna Doone
(1990)
Sarah Ridd
The Krays
(1990)
Violet Kray
A Murder of Quality
(1991)
Mad Janie
Hulmerist
(1991)
Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday
Duel of Hearts
(1992)
Dorcas
The Cloning of Joanna May
(1992)
Mavis
The Entertainer
(1993)
Phoebe Rice
Deadly Advice
(1994)
Kate Webster
Skallagrigg
(1994)
Margaret
Jane Eyre
(1996)
Grace Poole
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
(1996)
interviewee
The Lost Son
(1999)
Mrs. Spitz
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
(2000)
Evelyn
Quills
(2000)
Madame LeClerc
The Story of 'Frenzy'
(2001)
Self
The Curse of 'The Omen'
(2005)
Self
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Joyce Cooper
I, Of Whom I Know Nothing
(2014)
Notfilm
(2015)
Self
Muppets & Magic: Celebrating 70 Years of Jim Henson
(2024)
Aughra (voice)