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Beatie Edney

ActorBorn October 23, 1962 (62 years)
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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Highlander
  • Prime Suspect
  • A Touch of Frost
  • A Handful of Dust
  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
  • My Uncle Silas
Known For
  • Highlander
  • Poldark (2015)
  • Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
  • Highlander: Endgame
  • Prime Suspect: The Lost Child
  • MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
  • The Coroner
  • Mister Johnson
  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
  • A Day at the Beach
  • The Dark Angel
  • Save the Cinema
  • Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2

Filmography

2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? (TV Series) · as Carol
2022
Andor (TV Series) · as Judge
2022
Save the Cinema · as Mrs. Griffiths (beehive Woman)
2020
Van der Valk (2020) (TV Series) · as Cassie Davids
2019
2019
Year of the Rabbit (TV Series) · as Mrs Mchenry
2015
The Coroner (TV Series) · as Judith Kennedy
2015
Poldark (2015) (TV Series) · as Prudie Paynter
2009
Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Megan Parnell
2008
In Your Dreams · as Zoe
2008
Wallander (UK) (TV Series) · as Adela Blomberg
2008
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day · as Mrs. Brummegan
2006
2006
Lewis (TV Series) · as Justine Skinner
2006
Hotel Babylon (TV Series)
2003
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 · as Heather Macleod (segment "princes Of The Universe")
2003
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) · as Penelope Braxton
2003
New Tricks (TV Series) · as Janet Spencer
2002
The Biographer · as Lynne Morton
2001
My Uncle Silas (TV Series) · as Ellen
2001
Messiah (TV Series) · as Grace Eccleshall
2000
Animated Tales of the World (TV Series) · as Queen Of Sheba
2000
Highlander: Endgame · as Heather Macleod
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Laura Aherne
2000
1999
1998
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord · as Kate Manning
1996
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV Series) · as Annabella
1995
1995
The Affair · as Esther
1995
Prime Suspect: The Lost Child · as Susan Covington
1995
Thief Takers (TV Series) · as Cathy Worsley
1994
1994
Mesmer · as Marie Antoinette
1994
Hard Times · as Louisa Gradgrind
1994
Hard Times (1994) (TV Series) · as Louisa Gradgrind
1993
In the Name of the Father · as Carole Richardson
1992
1991
Prime Suspect (TV Series) · as Susan Covington
1990
Mister Johnson · as Celia Rudbeck
1990
The Lilac Bus · as Dee
1989
Wild Flowers · as Sadie
1989
Just Another Secret · as Anneliese
1989
Trouble in Paradise · as Ann Kusters
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Mary Cavendish
1989
The Dark Angel (TV Series) · as Maud Ruthyn
1988
1988
1987
1987
Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Deborah Burns
1986
Lost Empires (TV Series) · as Nancy Ellis
1986
Highlander · as Heather Macleod
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Jessica Stamford
1970
A Day at the Beach · as Winnie

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