Beatie Edney
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 23, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beatrice "Beatie" Edney (born 23 October 1962) is an English 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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Filmography
The Pearl Comb
Movie · as Betty Lutey
Save the Cinema
Movie · as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
Andor
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Van der Valk
TV · as Cassie Davids · 1 ep
Nyet!
Movie · as Liz
National Theatre Live: Small Island
Movie
Year of the Rabbit
TV · as Mrs McHenry · 1 ep
The Coroner
TV · as Judith Kennedy · 20 eps
Poldark
TV · as Prudie Paynter · 43 eps
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie · as Mrs. Brummegan
Lewis
TV · as Justine Skinner · 1 ep
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Movie · as Joan Sims
Hotel Babylon
TV · as Louise · 1 ep
The Biographer
Movie · as Lynne Morton
Messiah
TV · as Grace Eccleshall · 3 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Lyla Milburn · 1 ep
Highlander: Endgame
Movie · as Heather MacLeod
The Cyberstalking
Movie
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Movie · as Kate Manning
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
TV · as Annabella Wilmot · 2 eps
The Affair
Movie · as Esther
Dressing for Breakfast
TV · 21 eps
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Movie · as Natalia
Mesmer
Movie · as Marie Antoinette
Hard Times
TV · as Louisa Gradgrind · 4 eps
In the Name of the Father
Movie · as Carole Richardson
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Sheila · 1 ep
Mister Johnson
Movie · as Celia Rudbeck
Prime Suspect
TV · as Susan Covington · 1 ep
The Lilac Bus
Movie · as Dee
Wild Flowers
Movie · as Sadie
Just Another Secret
Movie · as Anneliese
Trouble in Paradise
Movie · as Ann Kusters
Bosses From Hell
Movie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Mary Cavendish, Mrs Hemmings · 1 ep
The Dark Angel
TV · as Maud Ruthyn · 3 eps
Frederick Forsyth Presents
TV · as Anneliese · 1 ep
A Handful of Dust
Movie · as Marjorie
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Movie · as Tina
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Movie · as Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
Movie
The Dark Angel
Movie · as Maud Ruthyn
Inspector Morse
TV · as Deborah Burns · 1 ep
Highlander
Movie · as Heather MacLeod
Lost Empires
TV · as Nancy Ellis · 7 eps
Time for Murder
TV · as Pippa Millington · 1 ep
A Day at the Beach
Movie · as Winnie