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
Frenzy
(1972)
Hetty Porter
The Dark Crystal
(1982)
Aughra (voice)
Quills
(2000)
Madame LeClerc
Jane Eyre
(1996)
Grace Poole
Maurice
(1987)
Mrs. Hall
Night Watch
(1973)
Sarah Cooke
The Krays
(1990)
Violet Kray
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Joan Harper
Lorna Doone
(1990)
Sarah Ridd
Camille
(1984)
Prudence Duvorney
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1968)
Gwyn Thomas
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
Bobbikins
(1959)
Lydia Simmons
Breakout
(1959)
Rose Munro
Hell Is a City
(1960)
Chloe Hawkins
The Flesh and the Fiends
(1960)
Mary Patterson
Make Mine Mink
(1960)
Lily
Lena, O My Lena
(1960)
Lena
Payroll
(1961)
Jackie Parker
No Love for Johnnie
(1961)
Mary
Mr. Topaze
(1961)
Ernestine
The Devil's Agent
(1962)
Piroska Maslov
The Comedy Man
(1964)
Judy
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Joan Harper
Charlie Bubbles
(1968)
Lottie
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
Gumshoe
(1971)
Ellen
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
(1971)
Ruth
Frenzy
(1972)
Hetty Porter
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
(1972)
Judy Black
Eagle in a Cage
(1972)
Madame Bertrand
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
Jamaica Inn
(1983)
Aunt Patience
Slayground
(1983)
Madge
Camille
(1984)
Prudence Duvorney
The Chain
(1984)
Mrs. Andreos
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Mrs. Baylock (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
(1984)
Self (uncredited)
Shadey
(1985)
Doctor Cloud
Murder Elite
(1985)
Margaret Baker
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 Fifteen Streets
(1989)
Beatrice Llewellyn
The Picnic
(1989)
Margie
The Krays
(1990)
Violet Kray
Lorna Doone
(1990)
Sarah Ridd
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
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
(1996)
interviewee
Jane Eyre
(1996)
Grace Poole
The Lost Son
(1999)
Mrs. Spitz
Quills
(2000)
Madame LeClerc
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
(2000)
Evelyn
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