Billie Whitelaw first appeared on the radio aged 11. She made her theatrical debut in 1950 and in films from 1953. She has made a speciality of playing intense, single-purposed women. Also, (on stage), she has appeared in many of the stranger plays by Samuel Beckett.



Billie is a member of The Society of Friends Her second husband was the playwright, drama critic and occasional screenwriter Robert Muller (now deceased). They had one son, Matthew Muller. Commutes between her apartment in London-Hampstead and her cottage in Suffolk. Met her husband Robert Muller at a party given by Bob Monkhouse. She said it had been a very calm, very quiet understanding of the fact that this was the man who would be the father of her child. And she added she hadn't doubted it for a second. Became an Associate Member of RADA. Samuel Beckett referred to her as 'The perfect actress'. Her son's apartment was used as a location in "Shaun of the Dead". As he'd probably seen the film and enjoyed it, he encouraged his mom to be a part of "Hot Fuzz" by Pegg/Wright.