Portrait of Billie Whitelaw

Acting

Billie Whitelaw

Career

Active from 1957 to 2000, busiest in 1972 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Frenzy
Frenzy
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Billie Whitelaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Literary Adaptation 4
  • Victorian Era 3
  • Mystery 3
  • Forbidden Love 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Period Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

102
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 73
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as Joyce Cooper

Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Quills
Quills (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Madame LeClerc

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Evelyn

A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Kate Makepeace

1990s

19 titles ยท average score 61
Shooting the Past
Shooting the Past (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Veronica

The Lost Son
The Lost Son (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Spitz

Wife of Bath
Wife of Bath (1998)

as Wife of Bath (voice)

Born to Run
Born to Run (1997)

TV show ยท as Lili Flitch

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Grace Poole

The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1993)

as Phoebe Rice

The Cloning of Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May (1992)

TV show ยท as Mavis

Firm Friends
Firm Friends (1992)

TV show ยท as Rose Gutteridge

Morrissey - Hulmerist
Morrissey - Hulmerist (1991)

as Cast - Everyday is Like Sunday

A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mad Janie

The Krays
The Krays (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

as Violet Kray

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sarah Ridd

1980s

23 titles ยท average score 61
The Fifteen Streets
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
GoodWatch score 66

as Beatrice Llewellyn

The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Margo

Maurice
Maurice (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Hall

Imaginary Friends
Imaginary Friends (1987)

TV show ยท as Elsie Novar

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. Medlock

Murder Elite
Murder Elite (1985)

as Margaret Baker

Shadey
Shadey (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Doctor Cloud

Slayground
Slayground (1984)
GoodWatch score 38

as Madge

Camille
Camille (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

as Prudence Duvorney

Tangiers
Tangiers (1982)

as Louise

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Elizabeth Leaming

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Madame Therese Defarge

1970s

24 titles ยท average score 68
The Water Babies
The Water Babies (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby / Old Crone / Mrs. Tripp / Woman in Black / Water Babies 'Gate Keeper'

The Omen
The Omen (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Baylock

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Zamara

Not I
Not I (1973)
GoodWatch score 73

as Auditor/Mouth

Night Watch
Night Watch (1973)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sarah Cooke

Frenzy
Frenzy (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

as Hetty Porter

Eagle in a Cage
Eagle in a Cage (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Madame Bertrand

Poet Game
Poet Game (1972)

as Jeanne Saunders

Gumshoe
Gumshoe (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ellen Ginley

Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee
Brown Skin Gal, Stay Home and Mind Bay-Bee (1971)

as Ruth

Leo the Last
Leo the Last (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Margaret

Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
GoodWatch score 75

as Queen Marie

1960s

19 titles ยท average score 66
The Adding Machine
The Adding Machine (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

as Daisy Devore

Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Joan Harper

Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lottie

The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Judy

The Devil's Agent
The Devil's Agent (1962)

as Piroska Maslov

Payroll
Payroll (1961)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jackie Parker

No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mary

Mr. Topaze
Mr. Topaze (1961)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ernestine

The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mary Patterson

Lena, O My Lena
Lena, O My Lena (1960)

as Lena

Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Chloe Hawkins

Make Mine Mink
Make Mine Mink (1960)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lily

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 62
Bobbikins
Bobbikins (1959)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lydia Simmons

Breakout
Breakout (1959)

as Rose Munro

Carve Her Name with Pride
Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
GoodWatch score 52

as Winnie

Small Hotel
Small Hotel (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

as Caroline Mallet

Miracle in Soho
Miracle in Soho (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Maggie

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Ruth / Francesca

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Brenda

Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Raina Arkadin (voice) (uncredited)

Room in the House
Room in the House (1955)

as Margaret

The Sleeping Tiger
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Receptionist at Pearce & Mann

The Fake
The Fake (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Waitress

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mrs. Medlock / Prudence