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Freda Dowie(1928-2019)

  • Actress
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Freda Dowie in The Omen (1976)
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Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
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Freda Dowie was born on 22 July 1928 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Omen (1976), Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1979). She was married to David Thompson, John Harding Goodrich and Lionel Tolson Butterworth. She died on 10 August 2019 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, UK.
BornJuly 22, 1928
DiedAugust 10, 2019(91)
BornJuly 22, 1928
DiedAugust 10, 2019(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
The Omen
7.5
  • Nun
  • 1976
Lorraine Ashbourne, Angela Walsh, and Dean Williams in Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Distant Voices, Still Lives
7.4
  • Mother
  • 1988
The Old Curiosity Shop (1979)
The Old Curiosity Shop
7.0
TV Mini Series
  • Sally Brass
I, Claudius (1976)
I, Claudius
8.8
TV Mini Series
  • The Sybil
  • Caesonia

Credits

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Actress

  • Nick Berry in Heartbeat (1992)
    Heartbeat
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Edna
    • Muriel Gerard
    • Phyllis
    • 1992–2009
  • The Royal (2003)
    The Royal
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Dora Rigby
    • 2007
  • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
    Midsomer Murders
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Amie Pearce
    • 2007
  • Calista Flockhart and Yasmin Murphy in Fragile (2005)
    Fragile
    6.0
    • Old Lady 1
    • 2005
  • Martin Shaw in Death in Holy Orders (2003)
    Death in Holy Orders
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Agatha Betterton
    • 2003
  • How We Used to Live: A Giant in Ancient Egypt
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Sarah
    • 2002
  • Outside the Rules (2002)
    Outside the Rules
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Freda Marshall
    • 2002
  • Maisie's Catch
    5.6
    Short
    • Maisie
    • 2000
  • Trick of the Light
    4.4
    Short
    • Beatrice
    • 2000
  • Wildwood (2000)
    Wildwood
    TV Movie
    • Wise woman
    • 2000
  • Dennis Hopper, Jolene, and Jason London in Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
    Jason and the Argonauts
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Hera as Old Peasant Woman
    • 2000
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Anne Jefferson
    • 1999
  • Cider with Rosie (1998)
    Cider with Rosie
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Granny Wallon
    • 1998
  • Insiders
    TV Series
    • Peggy Edwards
    • 1997
  • Common As Muck (1994)
    Common As Muck
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Dulcie Green
    • 1994–1997

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Personal details

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    • BFI_bio
  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • July 22, 1928
    • Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 10, 2019
    • Wherstead, Suffolk, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      David ThompsonSeptember 2, 1970 - April 13, 2019 (his death)
  • Other works
    Plays Elspeth Cary in BCC Radio 4 1968 Day of The Rifffids.

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    Fluent in French.

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