Billie Whitelaw

1932-

Biography: life and films

Billie Whitelaw is an English actress. She was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK on 6th June 1932.

Her best films as an actor include Stephen Frears's Gumshoe (1971), Alfred Hitchcock's crime-thriller Frenzy (1972), Richard Donner's thriller The Omen (1976), Claude Whatham's Murder Elite (1985) and Peter Medak's The Krays (1990).

Billie Whitelaw has so far appeared in 46 films.

Her most frequent genres include: drama (26 films), Thriller (11), comedy-drama (7), comedy (7), romance (6), Horror (6), crime-thriller (5), history (3), Fantasy (3), Biography (2) and Animation (2).

Our average rating for Billie Whitelaw over all films is: 3.2

Filmography

Key: a = actor

The Fake (1953) [a]

Companions in Crime (1954) [a]

The Sleeping Tiger (1954) [a]

Room in the House (1955) [a]

Miracle in Soho (1957) [a]

Small Hotel (1957) [a]

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) [a]

Bobbikins (1959) [a]

Breakout (1959) [a]

Hell Is a City (1960) [a]

Make Mine Mink (1960) [a]

The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) [a]

Mr. Topaze (1961) [a]

No Love for Johnnie (1961) [a]

Payroll (1961) [a]

The Devil's Agent (1962) [a]

The Comedy Man (1964) [a]

Charlie Bubbles (1967) [a]

Twisted Nerve (1968) [a]

The Adding Machine (1969) [a]

Leo the Last (1970) [a]

Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) [a]

Gumshoe (1971) [a]

Eagle in a Cage (1972) [a]

Frenzy (1972) [a]

Night Watch (1973) [a]

The Omen (1976) [a]

Leopard in the Snow (1978) [a]

The Water Babies (1978) [a]

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) [a]

Tangiers (1982) [a]

Slayground (1983) [a]

The Chain (1984) [a]

Murder Elite (1985) [a]

Shadey (1985) [a]

Maurice (1987) [a]

The Dressmaker (1988) [a]

Joyriders (1989) [a]

The Krays (1990) [a]

Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992) [a]

Deadly Advice (1994) [a]

Skallagrigg (1994) [a]

Jane Eyre (1996) [a]

The Crimean War (1997) [a]

The Lost Son (1999) [a]

Quills (2000) [a]

Hot Fuzz (2007) [a]



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