Freda Dowie
Acting
Biography
Freda Dowie was an English film and television actress best known for Distant Voices, Still Lives and Our Friends in the North.
Born: July 22, 1928
Place of Birth: Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK
Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
I, Claudius
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
I, Claudius
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
The Royal
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles.
Midsomer Murders
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
The Omen
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Our Friends in the North
An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing the oral tradition of telling supernatural tales at Christmas. First broadcast on BBC One from 1971 to 1978, and revived in 2005 on BBC Four.
Filmography
as Old Lady 1
as Agatha Betterton
as Dora Rigby
as Granny Wallon
as Amie Pearce
as Elderly Landlady
as Florrie Hutchinson
as Elsie
as Edith Folland
as Muriel Gerard
as Phyllis
as Edna
as Sister Ursula
as Mrs Green
as Harley Street Doctor
as Eliza Dunn
as Mother
as Mrs. Springer
as Clerk
as Mrs. Porter
as Sally Brass
as The Sibyl
as Caesonia
as Nun (uncredited)
as Mrs Pollock
as Helen Lord
as Crabby
as Maid
as Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
as Maria Schoenfeld
as Mother Superior, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
as Hilda
as Maid
as Maid
as Nurse
as Elsie