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Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 23, 1962 (63)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ma ... cLeod 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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Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

2022

as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)

Nyet!

Nyet!

2019

as Liz

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008

as Mrs. Brummegan

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

as Joan Sims

The Biographer

The Biographer

2002

as Lynne Morton

Highlander: Endgame

Highlander: Endgame

2000

as Heather MacLeod

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord

1998

as Kate Manning

The Affair

The Affair

1995

as Esther

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday

1994

as Natalia

Hard Times

Hard Times

1994

as Louisa Gradgrind

Mesmer

Mesmer

1994

as Marie Antoinette

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

as Carole Richardson

Mister Johnson

Mister Johnson

1991

as Celia Rudbeck

Wild Flowers

Wild Flowers

1990

as Sadie

The Lilac Bus

The Lilac Bus

1990

as Dee

Just Another Secret

Just Another Secret

1989

as Anneliese

A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust

1988

as Marjorie

Highlander

Highlander

1986

as Heather MacLeod

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach

1970

as Winnie

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Poldark

as Prudie Paynter

Episodes: 43

First Aired: Mar 08, 2015

The Coroner

as Judith Kennedy

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Nov 16, 2015

My Uncle Silas

as Ellen

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 28, 2001

Lost Empires

as Nancy Ellis

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 24, 1986

Hard Times

as Louisa Gradgrind

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 29, 1994

Messiah

as Grace Eccleshall

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 26, 2001

The Dark Angel

as Maud Ruthyn

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 04, 1989

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

as Annabella

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 17, 1996

Lewis

as Justine Skinner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 18, 2007

Prime Suspect

as Susan Covington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1991

Inspector Morse

as Deborah Burns

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1987

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mary Cavendish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

as Lyla Milburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2001

Van der Valk

as Cassie Davids

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 2020

MacGyver

as Natalia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Time for Murder

as Pippa Millington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1985

Star Wars: Andor

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2022

Year of the Rabbit

as Mrs McHenry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 2019

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs Hemmings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Dressing for Breakfast

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Nov 24, 1995

Hotel Babylon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2006

A Touch of Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1992

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