Freda Dowie
Freda Dowie (22 July 1928 – 10 August 2019[1]) was an English actress. She was born in Carlisle, Cumberland. She died on 10 August 2019 in Suffolk.[2]
Freda Dowie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1928 Carlisle, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 10 August 2019 (aged 91) |
Her television credits include: Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Carnforth Practice, I, Claudius, The Old Curiosity Shop, The Pickwick Papers, Lillie, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Our Friends in the North, Common As Muck, Lovejoy, Poirot and Heartbeat.
Dowie frequently portrayed long-suffering roles,[3] most notably as the Mother in the 1988 film Distant Voices, Still Lives, for which she was nominated for a European Film Award. Her film career also includes roles in Subterfuge (1968), The Omen (1976), The Monk (1990), Butterfly Kiss (1995), Jude (1996), Cider with Rosie (1998), and Fragile (2005).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Subterfuge | Waitress | |
| 1968 | Whistle and I'll Come to You | Maid | |
| 1976 | The Omen | Nun | |
| 1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Mother | |
| 1989 | Goldeneye | Harley Street Doctor | |
| 1990 | The Monk | Sister Ursula | |
| 1995 | Butterfly Kiss | Elsie | |
| 1996 | Jude | Elderly Landlady | |
| 1996 | Black Eyes | Gran | |
| 1998 | Cider with Rosie | Granny Wallon | TV movie |
| 2005 | Fragile | Old Lady #1 |
References
- Hayward, Anthony (23 August 2019). "Freda Dowie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- "FREDA MARY THOMPSON (née DOWIE)". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Obituaries, Telegraph (22 August 2019). "Freda Dowie, actress who excelled as the long-suffering abused mother in Terence Davies's 'Distant Voices, Still Lives' – obituary". Retrieved 9 September 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
