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Beatie Edney
London, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice "Beatie" Edney (born 23 October 1962) is an English television actress. Born in London, she is the daughter of actress Sylvia Syms…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice "Beatie" Edney (born 23 October 1962) is an English television actress. Born in London, she is the daughter of actress Sylvia Syms, and sister of Benjamin Edney and a cousin of musician Nick Webb. Edney first came to audiences' attention as Heather MacLeod in the 1986 film Highlander, the first film in the Highlander series. She returned to the role again in the 2000 film Highlander: Endgame. In 1987 Edney performed the title role in the TV production of 'The Dark Angel' with Peter O'Toole. In 1990, she appeared in the Bruce Beresford directed film Mister Johnson alongside Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward. Her many television appearances include a leading role in the TV series Lost Empires, based on the novel by J.B. Priestley, with Colin Firth in 1986. She has also appeared in episodes of Rosemary & Thyme, A Touch of Frost, Prime Suspect, Inspector Morse, Lewis (TV series), Agatha Christie's Poirot adaptation of The Mysterious Affair at Styles and Wallander (2009). In 1994, she played the role of Louisa Gradgrind in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times. In 1995, she had a starring role in the Channel 4 sitcom Dressing For Breakfast. In 2012 she played Queen Charlotte in The Madness of King George III, in a revival at the Apollo Theatre.
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2025
The Pearl Comb
Movie Betty Lutey
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2022
Andor
TV show Judge
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2022
Save the Cinema
Movie Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
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2020
Van der Valk
TV show Cassie Davids
- 2019
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2019
Year of the Rabbit
TV show Mrs McHenry
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2019
Nyet!
Movie Liz
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2015
The Coroner
TV show Judith Kennedy
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2015
Poldark
TV show Prudie Paynter
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2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie Mrs. Brummegan
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2007
Lewis
TV show Justine Skinner
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2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Movie Joan Sims
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2006
Hotel Babylon
TV show Louise
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2002
The Biographer
Movie Lynne Morton
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2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV show Lyla Milburn
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2001
Messiah
TV show Grace Eccleshall
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2000
Highlander: Endgame
Movie Heather MacLeod
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1999
The Cyberstalking
Movie
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1998
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Movie Kate Manning
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1996
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
TV show Annabella Wilmot
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1995
Dressing for Breakfast
TV show
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1995
The Affair
Movie Esther
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1994
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Movie Natalia
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1994
Mesmer
Movie Marie Antoinette
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1994
Hard Times
TV show Louisa Gradgrind
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1993
In the Name of the Father
Movie Carole Richardson
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show Sheila
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1991
Prime Suspect
TV show Susan Covington
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1991
Mister Johnson
Movie Celia Rudbeck
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1990
Wild Flowers
Movie Sadie
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1990
The Lilac Bus
Movie Dee
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1989
Frederick Forsyth Presents
TV show Anneliese
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1989
Trouble in Paradise
Movie Ann Kusters
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1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV show Mary Cavendish
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1989
The Dark Angel
TV show Maud Ruthyn
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1989
Bosses From Hell
Movie
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1989
Just Another Secret
Movie Anneliese
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1988
A Handful of Dust
Movie Marjorie
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1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Movie Tina
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1987
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Movie Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
