...has died at the age of 82. Somebody who could work so closely with Samuel Beckett for so long was clearly a very special kind of actor.
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Coincidentally I watched an old, and totally forgettable, early 50s flick, The Fake, the other night. There's a scene between the two leads in the restaurant of the Tate Gallery. Their waitress has one line, and is on screen in medium-long shot for less than thirty seconds. "That's Billie Whitelaw!" I said. And it was. She could do that.
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Billie Whitelaw
Truly one of my favourite actresses, no doubt. Those piercing eyes of hers just hypnotised me and she brought an every-woman quality to everything I saw her in. She could lead and play a supporting role with no less gusto or finesse.
My favourite role of hers was quite a small one, being Hayley Mills's mother in Twisted Nerve but her impact was just mighty. In a film which needed strong supporting roles to carry it through hers was a particular stand-out.
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I very rarely saw her - I don't think she was a prolific screen performer, saving her body of work for the theatre - but on the occasions I did, her vividness in performance was striking. Never the usual actor tricks, but as if she was going by another more unusual and distinctive route.
On a more obvious note, she was one of the main reasons why The Omen still scares the crap out of me.
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