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