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Freda Dowie

1928–201948 credits since 1956

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ABOUT FREDA

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

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born22 July 1928

Died10 August 2019

BirthplaceCarlisle, UK

Known forActing

On Cineora24 of 48 titles

Known for

The titles people know Freda from.

Movie

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988IMDb7.4

Series

Our Friends in the North

1996IMDb8.6

Movie

Butterfly Kiss

1995IMDb6.3

Movie

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968IMDb7.2

Series

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990IMDb7.7

Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1966IMDb6.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 24
Average IMDb: 7.2
Highest rated: I, ClaudiusIMDb 8.8
Working since: 1956

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

48 credits

The 2000s

4 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Movie

Fragile

2005IMDb6.0

as Old Lady 1

Not on Cineora

Death in Holy Orders

2003

as Agatha Betterton · 2 episodes

Series

The Royal

2003–2011IMDb7.5

as Dora Rigby · 1 episode

Series

Jason and the Argonauts

2000IMDb6.0

1 episode

The 1990s

11 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average

Not on Cineora

Cider with Rosie

1998

as Granny Wallon

Series

Midsomer Murders

1997–IMDb7.9

as Amie Pearce · 1 episode

Black Eyes

Not on Cineora

Black Eyes

1996

as Gran

Movie

Jude

1996IMDb6.9

as Elderly Landlady

Series

Our Friends in the North

1996IMDb8.6

as Florrie Hutchinson · 7 episodes

Movie

Butterfly Kiss

1995IMDb6.3

as Elsie

Not on Cineora

Thacker

1992

as Edith Folland

Series

Heartbeat

1992–2010IMDb6.9

as Muriel Gerard · 1 episode

The 1980s

10 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

Movie

Goldeneye

1989IMDb6.1

as Harley Street Doctor

Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989–2013IMDb8.6

as Eliza Dunn · 1 episode

Movie

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988IMDb7.4

as Mother

Not on Cineora

Call Me Mister

1986

1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986

as Mrs Porter · 1 episode

Series

Lovejoy

1986–1994IMDb7.8

as Mrs. Springer · 1 episode

Series

EastEnders

1985–IMDb4.8

as Clerk · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Cover Her Face

1985

as Alice Liddell · 2 episodes

The 1970s

15 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average

Not on Cineora

The Old Curiosity Shop

1979

as Sally Brass · 6 episodes

Series

I, Claudius

1976IMDb8.8

as The Sibyl · 2 episodes

Movie

The Omen

1976IMDb7.5

as Nun

Not on Cineora

Angels

1975

1 episode

The Poisoning of Charles Bravo

Not on Cineora

The Poisoning of Charles Bravo

1975

as Mrs. Cox · 3 episodes

The Hanged Man

Not on Cineora

The Hanged Man

1975

as Jean MacKinnon · 1 episode

Series

Father Brown

1974IMDb7.1

as Opal Banks · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Carnforth Practice

1974

as Mrs Pollock · 1 episode

The 1960s

7 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

Not on Cineora

The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm

1969

as Mrs Flittersnoop · 7 episodes

Movie

Whistle and I'll Come to You

1968IMDb7.2

as Maid

Not on Cineora

Omnibus

1967

as Maid · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

ITV Playhouse

1967

1 episode

Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1966IMDb6.6

as Nurse

North and South

Not on Cineora

North and South

1966

as Fanny Thornton · 5 episodes

Not on Cineora

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

1 episode

The 1950s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Elsie · 1 episode

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Freda’s titles.

Christopher EcclestonJude and Our Friends in the North

Derek JacobiI, Claudius and Jason and the Argonauts

Michael WinterbottomDirector · Jude and Butterfly Kiss

John HawkesworthCreator · Sherlock Holmes and Upstairs, Downstairs

Diane ParishThe Bill and Lovejoy

Jonathan MillerDirector · Whistle and I'll Come to You and Alice in Wonderland

Dick BushCinematographer · Whistle and I'll Come to You and Alice in Wonderland