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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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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0249622
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434754
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Filmography (Movies)
The Pearl Comb
Character:Betty Lutey
Release Date:06/03/2025
Save the Cinema
Character:Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
Release Date:14/01/2022
National Theatre Live: Small Island
Character:
Release Date:27/06/2019
Nyet!
Character:Liz
Release Date:17/03/2019
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Character:Mrs. Brummegan
Release Date:07/03/2008
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Character:Joan Sims
Release Date:16/03/2006
The Biographer
Character:Lynne Morton
Release Date:01/09/2002
Highlander: Endgame
Character:Heather MacLeod
Release Date:01/09/2000
The Cyberstalking
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Character:Kate Manning
Release Date:27/01/1998
The Affair
Character:Esther
Release Date:14/10/1995
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Character:Natalia
Release Date:24/11/1994
Mesmer
Character:Marie Antoinette
Release Date:25/08/1994
Hard Times
Character:Louisa Gradgrind
Release Date:29/04/1994
In the Name of the Father
Character:Carole Richardson
Release Date:12/12/1993
Mister Johnson
Character:Celia Rudbeck
Release Date:22/03/1991
Wild Flowers
Character:Sadie
Release Date:15/03/1990
The Lilac Bus
Character:Dee
Release Date:01/01/1990
Trouble in Paradise
Character:Ann Kusters
Release Date:25/05/1989
Just Another Secret
Character:Anneliese
Release Date:01/01/1989
Bosses From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
A Handful of Dust
Character:Marjorie
Release Date:24/06/1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Character:Tina
Release Date:01/05/1988
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Character:Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
Release Date:18/03/1987
The Dark Angel
Character:Maud Ruthyn
Release Date:01/02/1987
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1987
Highlander
Character:Heather MacLeod
Release Date:07/03/1986
A Day at the Beach
Character:Winnie
Release Date:01/05/1970
Television Appearances
Andor
Character:Judge
Van der Valk
Character:Cassie Davids
Year of the Rabbit
Character:Mrs McHenry
The Coroner
Character:Judith Kennedy
Poldark
Character:Prudie Paynter
Lewis
Character:Justine Skinner
Hotel Babylon
Character:
My Uncle Silas
Character:Ellen
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Lyla Milburn
Messiah
Character:Grace Eccleshall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Character:Annabella Wilmot
Dressing for Breakfast
Character:
Hard Times
Character:Louisa Gradgrind
A Touch of Frost
Character:
Prime Suspect
Character:Susan Covington
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Mary Cavendish
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character:Mrs Hemmings
The Dark Angel
Character:Maud Ruthyn
Inspector Morse
Character:Deborah Burns
Lost Empires
Character:Nancy Ellis
Time for Murder
Character:Pippa Millington
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