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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.
2022
as Judge
2022
as Mrs. Griffiths (Beehive Woman)
2020
as Cassie Davids
2019
2019
as Mrs McHenry
2019
as Liz
2015
as Judith Kennedy
2015
as Prudie Paynter
2008
as Mrs. Brummegan
2007
as Justine Skinner
2006
as Joan Sims
2006
2002
as Lynne Morton
2001
as Ellen
2001
as Lyla Milburn
2001
as Grace Eccleshall
2000
as Heather MacLeod
1999
1998
as Kate Manning
1996
as Annabella
1995
1995
as Esther
1994
as Natalia
1994
as Marie Antoinette
1994
as Louisa Gradgrind
1994
as Louisa Gradgrind
1993
as Carole Richardson
1992
1991
as Susan Covington
1991
as Celia Rudbeck
1990
as Sadie
1990
as Dee
1989
as Ann Kusters
1989
as Mary Cavendish
1989
as Maud Ruthyn
1989
as Anneliese
1989
1988
as Marjorie
1988
as Tina
1987
1987
as Maud Ruthyn
1987
as Deborah Burns
1987
1986
as Nancy Ellis
1986
as Heather MacLeod
1985
as Pippa Millington
1985
as Natalia
1970
as Winnie