Freda Mary Dowie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1928 Carlisle, Cumberland, England, UK |
| Died | 10 August 2019 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958−2009 |
| Spouses | Lionel Butterworth
(m. 1952, divorced)John Goodrich
(m. 1961, divorced) David Thompson
(m. 1970; died 2019) |
Freda Mary Dowie (22 July 1928 – 10 August 2019[1]) was an English actress.
Her television credits include: Dixon of Dock Green, Doomwatch, Edna, the Inebriate Woman, Upstairs, Downstairs, 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, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Crown Court and Heartbeat.
Dowie frequently portrayed long-suffering roles,[2] 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).