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Birthplace:
Coventry, England
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A distinguished actress who worked extensively in radio during childhood and made her mark as one of the leading young performers of British TV in the 1960s, Billie Whitelaw made her big-screen debut in "The Fake" (1953) and went on to co-star with Peter Finch in "No Love for Johnnie" (1960) as well as gain particular acclaim, including a British Academy Best Actress award, for her turn in Albert Finney's "Charlie Bubbles" (1967). She has since turned in highly effective, if intermittent, movie performances. Whitelaw was particularly memorable as the ill-fated nanny in 1976's "The Omen" and
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Evacuated to Liverpool due to intense bombing of hometown during WWII
As a juvenile, worked with the Bradford Civic Playhouse Group and acted in hundreds of (mostly children's) radio programs for the BBC
1954
Film debut in "The Sleeping Tiger" (directed by Joseph Losey)
1964
Joined National Theatre Company; appeared in Samuel Beckett's "Play"
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