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
Parent
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 1987, Edney performed the title role in the television production of The Dark Angel with Peter O'Toole. In 1990, she appeared in the Bruce Beresford film Mister Johnson , alongside Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward.

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. [3] 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. [4]

Film and television appearances

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References

  1. ↑ Darren, Alison (2000). Lesbian film guide. London New York: Cassell. p. 221. ISBN   9780304333769.
  2. ↑ Müller, Jürgen (2002). Movies of the 80s. Köln London: Taschen. p. 458. ISBN   9783822817377.
  3. 1 2 Glavin, John (2003). Dickens on screen. Cambridge, UK New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 211. ISBN   9780521001243.
  4. ↑ Cantrell, Tom (2013). Acting in documentary theatre. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 150–153. ISBN   9781137019738.
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