Beatie Edney
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| Beatie Edney | |
 As Heather MacLeod in Highlander |
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| Birth name | Beatrice Edney |
| Born | October 23, 1962 (age 44) London, England |
Beatie Edney is an English television actress. Born Beatrice Edney on 23 October 1962 in London, she is the daughter of famous British actress Sylvia Syms.
Edney first came to audiences attention as Heather MacLeod the 1986 film Highlander, the first film in the Highlander series. She returned to the role again in the 2000 film Highlander: Endgame. In 1990, she appeared in the Bruce Beresford directed film Mister Johnson alongside Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward.
In 1995, she had a recurring role in the Channel 4 sitcom Dressing For Breakfast. Her television appearances include episodes of Rosemary & Thyme, A Touch of Frost, Prime Suspect and Inspector Morse. In 1994 she played the role of Louisa Gradgrind in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times. She also appeared in the Agatha Christie's Poirot adaptation of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
[edit] Film and television appearances include:
- Rosemary & Thyme, The Gooseberry Bush (2006) - as Penelope
- A Touch of Frost, Hidden Truth (2003) - as Sheila Hadley
- Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) - as Lyla Milburn
- Highlander: Endgame (2000) - as Heather MacLeod
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996) - as Annabella
- Prime Suspect 4: The Lost Child (1995) - as Susan Covington
- Dressing For Breakfast (1995) - as Louise
- Hard Times (1994) (TV) - as Louisa Gradgrind
- In the Name of the Father (1993) - as Carole Richardson
- Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1990) - as Mary Cavendish
- Mister Johnson (1990) - as Celia Rudbeck
- Inspector Morse, The Last Enemy (1989) - as Deborah Burns
- A Handful of Dust (1988) - as Marjorie
- Highlander (1986) .... Heather MacLeod
