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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.
Known For
Andor
Judge · (1 episode)
2022
Save the Cinema
Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
2022
Van der Valk
Cassie Davids · (1 episode)
2020
National Theatre Live: Small Island
2019
Year of the Rabbit
Mrs McHenry · (1 episode)
2019
Nyet!
Liz
2019
The Coroner
Judith Kennedy · (20 episodes)
2015
Poldark
Prudie Paynter · (43 episodes)
2015
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Mrs. Brummegan
2008
Lewis
Justine Skinner · (2 episodes)
2007
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Joan Sims
2006
Hotel Babylon
(1 episode)
2006
The Biographer
Lynne Morton
2002
My Uncle Silas
Ellen · (12 episodes)
2001
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Lyla Milburn · (1 episode)
2001
Messiah
Grace Eccleshall · (3 episodes)
2001
Highlander: Endgame
Heather MacLeod
2000
The Cyberstalking
1999
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord
Kate Manning
1998
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Annabella · (3 episodes)
1996
Dressing for Breakfast
(21 episodes)
1995
The Affair
Esther
1995
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
Natalia
1994
Mesmer
Marie Antoinette
1994
Hard Times
Louisa Gradgrind
1994
Hard Times
Louisa Gradgrind · (4 episodes)
1994
In the Name of the Father
Carole Richardson
1993
A Touch of Frost
(1 episode)
1992
Prime Suspect
Susan Covington · (1 episode)
1991
Mister Johnson
Celia Rudbeck
1991
Wild Flowers
Sadie
1990
The Lilac Bus
Dee
1990
Trouble in Paradise
Ann Kusters
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mary Cavendish · (1 episode)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Hemmings · (1 episode)
1989
The Dark Angel
Maud Ruthyn · (3 episodes)
1989
Just Another Secret
Anneliese
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
A Handful of Dust
Marjorie
1988
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World
Tina
1988
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1987
The Dark Angel
Maud Ruthyn
1987
Inspector Morse
Deborah Burns · (1 episode)
1987
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
1987
Lost Empires
Nancy Ellis · (7 episodes)
1986
Highlander
Heather MacLeod
1986
Time for Murder
Pippa Millington · (1 episode)
1985
A Day at the Beach
Winnie
1970