Beatie Edney
Acting
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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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Beatie Edney
Betty Lutey
... 2025
Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
... 2022
... 2019
Liz
... 2019
Mrs. Brummegan
... 2008
Joan Sims
... 2006
Lynne Morton
... 2002
Heather MacLeod
... 2000
... 1999
Kate Manning
... 1998
Esther
... 1995
Natalia
... 1994
Marie Antoinette
... 1994
Louisa Gradgrind
... 1994
Carole Richardson
... 1993
Celia Rudbeck
... 1991
Sadie
... 1990
Dee
... 1990
Ann Kusters
... 1989
Anneliese
... 1989
... 1989
Marjorie
... 1988
... 1988
Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
... 1987
Maud Ruthyn
... 1987
... 1987
Heather MacLeod
... 1986
Winnie
... 1970