Acting credits
46
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Beatie Edney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 26Series: 20
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: 6.96
Wikidata: Q434754
Also known as
Beatrice Edney • 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.
7.5
The Pearl Comb
as Betty Lutey
2025 Movie
6.2
Save the Cinema
as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
2022 Movie
8.0
National Theatre Live: Small Island
2019 Movie
7.0
Nyet!
as Liz
2019 Movie
6.8
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Mrs. Brummegan
2008 Movie
6.2
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Joan Sims
2006 Movie
The Biographer
as Lynne Morton
2002 Movie
4.8
Highlander: Endgame
as Heather MacLeod
2000 Movie
5.5
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
as Kate Manning
1998 Movie
3.8
The Affair
as Esther
1995 Movie
6.0
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
as Natalia
1994 Movie
6.0
Mesmer
as Marie Antoinette
1994 Movie
7.0
Hard Times
as Louisa Gradgrind
1994 Movie
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Carole Richardson
1993 Movie
6.1
Mister Johnson
as Celia Rudbeck
1991 Movie
0.5
Wild Flowers
as Sadie
1990 Movie
Trouble in Paradise
as Ann Kusters
1989 Movie
Just Another Secret
as Anneliese
1989 Movie
Bosses From Hell
1989 Movie
6.0
A Handful of Dust
as Marjorie
1988 Movie
6.6
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
as Tina
1988 Movie
3.7
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
1987 Movie
7.5
The Dark Angel
as Maud Ruthyn
1987 Movie
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Beatie Edney.
8.3
Andor
as Judge • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.4
Van der Valk
as Cassie Davids • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.0
Year of the Rabbit
as Mrs McHenry • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.1
The Coroner
as Judith Kennedy • 20 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Poldark
as Prudie Paynter • 43 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Lewis
as Justine Skinner • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.3
Hotel Babylon
1 eps
2006 Series
7.0
My Uncle Silas
as Ellen • 12 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
as Lyla Milburn • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Messiah
as Grace Eccleshall • 3 eps
2001 Series
7.5
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
as Annabella Wilmot • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.4
Dressing for Breakfast
21 eps
1995 Series
Hard Times
as Louisa Gradgrind • 4 eps
1994 Series
7.5
A Touch of Frost
1 eps
1992 Series
7.7
Prime Suspect
as Susan Covington • 1 eps
1991 Series
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mary Cavendish • 1 eps
1989 Series
The Dark Angel
as Maud Ruthyn • 3 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Inspector Morse
as Deborah Burns • 1 eps
1987 Series
4.2
Lost Empires
as Nancy Ellis • 7 eps
1986 Series
4.0
Time for Murder
as Pippa Millington • 1 eps
1985 Series