Photo: Trailer for "Start the Revolution Without Me" (1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7pAZrOKQq4 / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Billie Whitelaw fascinates me because she lived at the extremes of her art. Her 25-year partnership with Samuel Beckett made her the definitive interpreter of his austere, demanding work, yet she could also terrify a mass audience as the demonic nanny in The Omen. That range, from rarefied avant-garde stage to popular horror, is genuinely uncommon. Multiple Television BAFTAs and a CBE only confirm what her career already proved. I admire performers who refuse to play it safe, and Whitelaw spent decades walking the hardest tightrope in the business.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Billie Whitelaw
- Name (Japanese)
- ビリー・ホワイトロー
- Reading
- びりー・ほわいとろー
- Born
- June 6, 1932 – December 21, 2014
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Coventry, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Billie Whitelaw born?
June 6, 1932 – December 21, 2014.
Where is Billie Whitelaw from?
Billie Whitelaw is from Coventry, United Kingdom.
What does Billie Whitelaw do?
Billie Whitelaw works as stage actor, film actor, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-19
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.