Freda Dowie

Freda Dowie
Freda Dowie
Born	22 July 1928; Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Died	10 August 2019 (aged 91)

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]

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

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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.

External links

Freda Dowie on IMDb

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[1] Hayward, Anthony (23 August 2019). "Freda Dowie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[2] "FREDA MARY THOMPSON (née DOWIE)". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

[3] 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.