Freda Dowie
Biography
Freda Dowie was an English actress who worked in television and film. Born in Carlisle in 1928, she studied teaching at a drama school and graduated in 1948. She appeared in many television series, including Dixon of Dock Green and I, Claudius. She often played long-suffering women, and her most notable role was in Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), where she played the Mother; the part earned her a European Film Award nomination. Her film work also included The Omen (1976) and Fragile (2005), among other titles. She also appeared in The Monk. Her other television credits included Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Our Friends in the North. She died in 2019.
91years old at death
- Born Carlisle
- Died London
- Star sign: CancerLast day of the sign, on the Leo cusp
- Also credited as Freda Mary Dowie
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 29 years1976 to 2005
Every film, newest first
- 2005FragileIMDb rating 6.0
- 1989GoldeneyeIMDb rating 6.1
- 1988Distant Voices, Still LivesIMDb rating 7.4
- 1976The OmenIMDb rating 7.5
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Films together
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All films by Richard Donner
Jaume BalagueróDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Jaume Balagueró
All films by Terence Davies
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