Cast & creator
Beatie Edney
Best known for Agatha Christie's Poirot, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Lewis
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.
Also known as: Beatrice Edney, Beattie Edney
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film credits
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television credits
48
1970–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (48)
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mary Cavendish
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Hemmings
1989
Lewis
Justine Skinner
2007
Andor
Judge
2022
A Touch of Frost
Sheila
1992
Inspector Morse
Deborah Burns
1987
Poldark
Prudie Paynter
2015
Prime Suspect
Susan Covington
1991
Van der Valk
Cassie Davids
2020
Highlander
Heather MacLeod
1986
Hotel Babylon
Louise
2006
The Coroner
Judith Kennedy
2015
In the Name of the Father
Carole Richardson
1993
Messiah
Grace Eccleshall
2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Lyla Milburn
2001
Year of the Rabbit
Mrs McHenry
2019
Highlander: Endgame
Heather MacLeod
2000
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Annabella Wilmot
1996
Lost Empires
Nancy Ellis
1986
Time for Murder
Pippa Millington
1985
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Mrs. Brummegan
2008
Hard Times
Louisa Gradgrind
1994
The Dark Angel
Maud Ruthyn
1989
A Handful of Dust
Marjorie
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Tina
1988
Dressing for Breakfast
1995
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Simone / Marcel's daughter-in-law
1987
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Natalia
1994
Save the Cinema
Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
2022
A Day at the Beach
Winnie
1970Frederick Forsyth Presents
Anneliese
1989
Mister Johnson
Celia Rudbeck
1991
The Affair
Esther
1995
The Biographer
Lynne Morton
2002
The Pearl Comb
Betty Lutey
2025
Bosses From Hell
1989
Nyet!
Liz
2019
National Theatre Live: Small Island
2019
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Kate Manning
1998
Mesmer
Marie Antoinette
1994
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Joan Sims
2006
The Dark Angel
Maud Ruthyn
1987
Just Another Secret
Anneliese
1989
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
1987The Lilac Bus
Dee
1990The Cyberstalking
1999
Trouble in Paradise
Ann Kusters
1989
Wild Flowers
Sadie
1990