Freda Dowie

Born: 1928-07-22

Freda Dowie was an English film and television actress best known for Distant Voices, Still Lives and Our Friends in the North.


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The Omen

as Nun (uncredited)
Released: 1976-06-25

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien...

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Fragile

as Old Lady 1
Released: 2005-10-14

Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for...

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Jude

as Elderly Landlady
Released: 1996-02-06

In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar...

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Distant Voices, Still Lives

as Mother
Released: 1988-11-16

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It...

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Alice in Wonderland

as Nurse
Released: 1966-12-28

Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by...

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Goldeneye

as Harley Street Doctor
Released: 1989-08-26

British writer Ian Fleming's life and loves suggest that of his spy-novel hero, secret agent...

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Butterfly Kiss

as Elsie
Released: 1995-08-18

Deeply mentally unbalanced drifter Eunice roams grim northern Britain committing psychosexual...

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Whistle and I'll Come to You

as Maid
Released: 1968-05-07

A university professor, confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational...

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Cider with Rosie

as Crabby
Released: 1971-12-25

An enchanting tale of childhood in a sleepy Cotswold village during and immediately after the...

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Edna: The Inebriate Woman

as Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Released: 1971-10-21

A British play about homelessness by Jeremy Sandford, writer of "Cathy Come Home", first...

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Cider with Rosie

as Granny Wallon
Released: 1998-12-26

Made by Carlton Television for ITV (UK) , this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel...

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Thacker

as Edith Folland
Released: 1992-04-20

A Gothic comedy, featuring a distinguished cast, and starring Leslie Phillips and Margaret...

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The Monk

as Sister Ursula
Released: 1990-01-17

In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his...

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Midsomer Murders

as Amie Pearce
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Eliza Dunn
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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EastEnders

as Clerk
First aired: 1985-02-19

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...

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Sherlock Holmes

as Mrs. Porter
First aired: 1984-04-24

Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...

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Crown Court

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Crown Court

as Helen Lord
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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Heartbeat

as Muriel Gerard
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Heartbeat

as Phyllis
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Heartbeat

as Edna
First aired: 1992-04-10

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...

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Play for Today

as Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Upstairs, Downstairs

as Maria Schoenfeld
First aired: 1971-10-10

Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For...

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Dr. Finlay's Casebook

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-08-16

Dr Finlay's Casebook is a television series that was broadcast on the BBC from 1962 until 1971....

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Lovejoy

as Mrs. Springer
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Angels

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-01

Angels is a BBC medical soap-opera which launched on 1st September 1975 and was the blue print...

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I, Claudius

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-20

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies,...

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Doomwatch

as Hilda
First aired: 1970-02-09

Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on...

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Jason and the Argonauts

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-05-07

At a young age, Jason witnesses the brutal deposement and murder of his father at the hands of...

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Within These Walls

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-04

Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for...

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Our Friends in the North

as Florrie Hutchinson
First aired: 1996-01-15

An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

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Father Brown

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-26

Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries.

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Lillie

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-24

The Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was the affair that shook Victorian society to...

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A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Maid
First aired: 1971-12-24

A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

as Sally Brass
First aired: 1979-12-09

The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1979 BBC miniseries based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was...

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

as Mrs Green
First aired: 1990-01-10

Seven-year-old Jess is removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

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The Hanged Man

as Jean MacKinnon
First aired: 1975-02-15

After surviving a series of attempts on his life, successful businessman Lew Burnett decides to...

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The Royal

as Dora Rigby
First aired: 2003-01-19

Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled...

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