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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. ==Film and television appearances== *''A Day at the Beach'' (1970) - as Winnie *''Lost Empires'' (1986 TV Series) - as Nancy Ellis *''Highlander'' (1986) - as Heather MacLeod *''Diary of a Mad Old Man'' (1987) - as Simone *''A Handful of Dust'' (1988) - as Marjorie *''Inspector Morse'', "The Last Enemy" (1989) - as Deborah Burns *''Mister Johnson'' (1990) - as Celia Rudbeck *''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' - "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1990) and "The Clocks" (2011) - as Mary Cavendish and Mrs. Hemmings (respectively) *''In the Name of the Father'' (1993) - as Carole Richardson *''MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday'' (TV) - as Natalia *''Hard Times'' (1994) (TV) - as Louisa Gradgrind *''Dressing For Breakfast'' (1995) - as Louise *''Prime Suspect 4'': "The Lost Child" (1995) - as Susan Covington *''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' (1996) - as Annabella *''Highlander: Endgame'' (2000) - as Heather MacLeod *''Murder Rooms'': "The White Knight Stratagem" (2001) - as Lyla Milburn *''A Touch of Frost'', "Hidden Truth" (2003) - as Sheila Hadley *''Rosemary & Thyme'', "The Gooseberry Bush" (2006) - as Penelope *''Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!'' (2006) - Joan Sims *''New Tricks'', "Last Laugh" (2009) - as Janet Spencer *''Wallander'' (2009) *''Law and Order UK: Duty of Care'' (2010) - as Megan Parnell *''Lewis (TV series): Down Among The Fearful'' (2013) - as Justine Skinner *''Poldark'' (2015) - as Prudie *''The Coroner'' (2015) - Judith Kennedy 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beatie Edney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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