Acting credits
45
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Beatie Edney
Acting
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Movies: 26Series: 19
TMDB ID: 53515
IMDb ID: nm0249622
Known for: Acting
Born: October 23, 1962
Age: 63
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2025
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q434754
Also known as
Beatrice Edney β’ Beattie 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Beatie Edney.
as Betty Lutey
The Pearl Comb
2025 β’ Movie
as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
Save the Cinema
2022 β’ Movie
National Theatre Live: Small Island
2019 β’ Movie
as Liz
Nyet!
2019 β’ Movie
as Mrs. Brummegan
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008 β’ Movie
as Joan Sims
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006 β’ Movie
as Lynne Morton
The Biographer
2002 β’ Movie
as Heather MacLeod
Highlander: Endgame
2000 β’ Movie
as Kate Manning
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
1998 β’ Movie
as Esther
The Affair
1995 β’ Movie
as Natalia
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994 β’ Movie
as Marie Antoinette
Mesmer
1994 β’ Movie
as Louisa Gradgrind
Hard Times
1994 β’ Movie
as Carole Richardson
In the Name of the Father
1993 β’ Movie
as Celia Rudbeck
Mister Johnson
1991 β’ Movie
as Sadie
Wild Flowers
1990 β’ Movie
as Ann Kusters
Trouble in Paradise
1989 β’ Movie
as Anneliese
Just Another Secret
1989 β’ Movie
Bosses From Hell
1989 β’ Movie
as Marjorie
A Handful of Dust
1988 β’ Movie
as Tina
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
1988 β’ Movie
as Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1987 β’ Movie
as Maud Ruthyn
The Dark Angel
1987 β’ Movie
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
1987 β’ Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Beatie Edney.
as Judge β’ 1 eps
Andor
2022 β’ Series
as Cassie Davids β’ 1 eps
Van der Valk
2020 β’ Series
as Mrs McHenry β’ 1 eps
Year of the Rabbit
2019 β’ Series
as Judith Kennedy β’ 20 eps
The Coroner
2015 β’ Series
as Prudie Paynter β’ 43 eps
Poldark
2015 β’ Series
as Justine Skinner β’ 1 eps
Lewis
2007 β’ Series
1 eps
Hotel Babylon
2006 β’ Series
as Lyla Milburn β’ 1 eps
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2001 β’ Series
as Grace Eccleshall β’ 3 eps
Messiah
2001 β’ Series
as Annabella Wilmot β’ 2 eps
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996 β’ Series
21 eps
Dressing for Breakfast
1995 β’ Series
as Louisa Gradgrind β’ 4 eps
Hard Times
1994 β’ Series
as Sheila β’ 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
1992 β’ Series
as Susan Covington β’ 1 eps
Prime Suspect
1991 β’ Series
as Mary Cavendish β’ 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 β’ Series
as Maud Ruthyn β’ 3 eps
The Dark Angel
1989 β’ Series
as Deborah Burns β’ 1 eps
Inspector Morse
1987 β’ Series
as Nancy Ellis β’ 7 eps
Lost Empires
1986 β’ Series
as Pippa Millington β’ 1 eps
Time for Murder
1985 β’ Series