Beatie Edney

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Beatie Edney
Born
Beatrice Edney

(1962-10-23) 23 October 1962 (age 61)
London, England, UK
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
Mother Sylvia Syms
Relatives Nick Webb (cousin)
Alex Webb (cousin)

Beatrice Edney (born 23 October 1962) is an English television actress.

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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 1989, Edney starred as Maud in the television production of Uncle Silas with Peter O'Toole, shown as The Dark Angel in America. [3] [4] In 1990, she appeared in the Bruce Beresford film Mister Johnson , alongside Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

Film and television appearances

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  2. ↑ Müller, Jürgen (2002). Movies of the 80s. Köln London: Taschen. p. 458. ISBN   9783822817377.
  3. ↑ Waymark, Peter (4 January 1989). "Silas's shock treatment". The Times . No. 63282. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Loynd, Ray (21 March 1991). "TV Reviews : O'Toole a Slick Villain in 'The Dark Angel'". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Maslin, Janet (22 March 1991). "Master of Manipulation: Cary's 'Mister Johnson' via Beresford". New York Times . Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. 1 2 Glavin, John (2003). Dickens on screen. Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN   9780521001243.
  7. ↑ Cantrell, Tom (2013). Acting in documentary theatre. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 150–153. ISBN   9781137019738.
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