Beatie Edney
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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Credits
- 2022 · Star Wars: Andor as Judge
- 2022 · Save the Cinema as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
- 2020 · Van der Valk as Cassie Davids
- 2019 · National Theatre Live: Small Island as
- 2019 · Year of the Rabbit as Mrs McHenry
- 2019 · Nyet! as Liz
- 2015 · The Coroner as Judith Kennedy
- 2015 · Poldark as Prudie Paynter
- 2008 · Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as Mrs. Brummegan
- 2007 · Lewis as Justine Skinner
- 2006 · Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! as Joan Sims
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2002 · The Biographer as Lynne Morton
- 2001 · My Uncle Silas as Ellen
- 2001 · Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as Lyla Milburn
- 2001 · Messiah as Grace Eccleshall
- 2000 · Highlander: Endgame as Heather MacLeod
- 1999 · The Cyberstalking as
- 1998 · Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord as Kate Manning
- 1996 · The Tenant of Wildfell Hall as Annabella
- 1995 · Dressing for Breakfast as
- 1995 · The Affair as Esther
- 1994 · MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday as Natalia
- 1994 · Mesmer as Marie Antoinette
- 1994 · Hard Times as Louisa Gradgrind
- 1994 · Hard Times as Louisa Gradgrind
- 1993 · In the Name of the Father as Carole Richardson
- 1992 · A Touch of Frost as
- 1991 · Prime Suspect as Susan Covington
- 1991 · Mister Johnson as Celia Rudbeck
- 1990 · Wild Flowers as Sadie
- 1990 · The Lilac Bus as Dee
- 1989 · Trouble in Paradise as Ann Kusters
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mary Cavendish
- 1989 · The Dark Angel as Maud Ruthyn
- 1989 · Just Another Secret as Anneliese
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1988 · A Handful of Dust as Marjorie
- 1988 · Onassis: The Richest Man in the World as Tina
- 1987 · Diary of a Mad Old Man as
- 1987 · The Dark Angel as Maud Ruthyn
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Deborah Burns
- 1987 · Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon as
- 1986 · Lost Empires as Nancy Ellis
- 1986 · Highlander as Heather MacLeod
- 1985 · Time for Murder as Pippa Millington
- 1985 · MacGyver as Natalia
- 1970 · A Day at the Beach as Winnie