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British actress
Beatie Edney
Born Beatrice Edney
(1962-10-23 ) 23 October 1962 (age 61) London, England, UK
Occupation Actress Years active 1972–present Parent Relatives
Nick Webb (cousin)
Alex Webb (cousin)
Beatrice Edney (born 23 October 1962) is an English television actress.
Born in London, she is the daughter of actress
Sylvia Syms and her husband Alan Edney.
[1] Her brother is Benjamin Edney and her cousin was musician
Nick Webb . Edney first came to audiences' attention as Heather MacLeod in the 1986 film
Highlander , the first entry in the Highlander series.
[2] She returned to the role again in the 2000 film
Highlander: Endgame .
In 1987, Edney performed the title role in the television production of The Dark Angel with
Peter O'Toole . In 1990, she appeared in the
Bruce Beresford film
Mister Johnson , alongside
Pierce Brosnan and
Edward Woodward .
Her many television appearances include a leading role in the 1986 television series
Lost Empires , based on the novel by
J. B. Priestley , in which she acted alongside
Colin Firth . She has also appeared in episodes of a host of successful British television dramas such as
Rosemary & Thyme ,
A Touch of Frost ,
Prime Suspect ,
Inspector Morse (and its spin-off,
Lewis ),
Agatha Christie's Poirot (in the episode "The Mysterious Affair at Styles") and
Wallander . In 1994, Edney played the role of Louisa Gradgrind in the television adaptation of
Charles Dickens ' Hard Times .
[3] 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 at the
Apollo Theatre , London. Other stage appearances have included The Girlfriend Experience at the
Royal Court .
[4]
Film and television appearances
A Day at the Beach (1970) - Winnie
Lost Empires (1986, TV series) - Nancy Ellis
Highlander (1986) - Heather MacLeod
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1987) - Simone (Marcel's daughter-in-law)
A Handful of Dust (1988) - Marjorie
Inspector Morse (1989, TV series, Episode: "The Last Enemy") - Deborah Burns
The Dark Angel (1989, TV mini-series) - Maud Ruthyn
Trouble in Paradise (1989) - Ann Kusters
Frederick Forsyth Presents: Just Another Secret (1989, TV film) - Anneliese
The Lilac Bus (1990, TV film) - Dee
Mister Johnson (1990) - Celia Rudbeck
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1990, TV series, Episode: "
The Mysterious Affair at Styles " - Mary Cavendish
In the Name of the Father (1993) -
Carole Richardson
Hard Times (1994, TV mini-series) - Louisa Gradgrind
[3]
Mesmer (1994) -
Marie Antoinette
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994, TV film) - Natalia
Prime Suspect (1995, TV series, Episode: "The Lost Child") - Susan Covington
The Affair (1995, TV film) - Esther
Thief Takers (1995–1996, TV series) - Cathy Worsley
Dressing for Breakfast (1995–1998, TV series) - Louise
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996, TV mini-series) - Annabella
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1998) - Kate Manning
Highlander: Endgame (2000) - Heather MacLeod
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2001, TV series, Episode: "The White Knight Stratagem") - Lyla Milburn
Animated Tales of the World (2002, TV series, Episode: "
King Solomon & the Bee") -
Queen of Sheba (voice)
A Touch of Frost (2003, TV series, Episode: "Hidden Truth") - Sheila Hadley
My Uncle Silas (2003, TV series, Episode: "The Christening") - Ellen
Messiah: The Harrowing (2005, TV mini-series) - Grace Eccleshall
Doctors (2005, TV series, Episode: "Running Free") - Laura Aherne
Rosemary & Thyme (2006, TV series, Episode: "The Gooseberry Bush") - Penelope Braxton
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006, TV film) -
Joan Sims
Hotel Babylon (2007, TV series) - Louise
The Bill (2007, TV series, Episode: "Man Down" - Jessica Stamford
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) - Mrs. Brummegan
In Your Dreams (2008) - Zoe
New Tricks (2009, TV series, Episode: "Last Laugh") - Janet Spencer
Agatha Christie's Poirot (2009, TV series, Episode: "
The Clocks " - Mrs. Hemmings
Wallander (2010, TV series, Episode: "The Fifth Woman") - Adela Blomberg
Law & Order: UK (2010, TV series, Episode: "Duty of Care") - Megan Parnell
Lewis (2013, TV series, Episode: "Down Among the Fearful") - Justine Skinner
The Coroner (2015–2016, TV series) - Judith Kennedy
Year of the Rabbit (2019, TV mini-series, Episode: "Gangs") - Miss McHenry
Poldark (2015–2019, TV series) - Prudence "Prudie" Paynter
Save the Cinema (2022) - Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
Van der Valk (2022, TV series, Episode: "Plague on Amsterdam") - Cassie Davids
Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022, TV series) - Carol
Andor (2022, TV series, Episode: "Announcement") - Judge
References
^ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian film guide . London New York: Cassell. p. 221.
ISBN
9780304333769 .
^ Müller, Jürgen (2002). Movies of the 80s . Köln London: Taschen. p. 458.
ISBN
9783822817377 .
^
a
b Glavin, John (2003). Dickens on screen . Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 211.
ISBN
9780521001243 .
^ Cantrell, Tom (2013). Acting in documentary theatre . Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 150–153.
ISBN
9781137019738 .
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