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She died in the early hours of Sunday at a nursing home in London, her son Matthew Muller told the BBC.
"I could not have asked for a more loving mum," he said.
"She had an incredible career - but first and foremost she was my mum - and that's who I will miss," he added.
Whitelaw performed on radio, stage and screen over the course of her career
Whitelaw made her radio acting debut aged just 11.
In 1950, she made her first stage appearance in Bradford in a performance of Pink String and Sealing Wax, before moving into films and television.
She was well known for her role as Mrs Baylock in horror film The Omen.
Whitelaw also played a starring role as Violet Kray in The Krays and more recently appeared in comedy Hot Fuzz.
Samuel Beckett called her a perfect actress
Whitelaw was a regular as George Dixon's daughter in Dixon of Dock Green
During her career, she won a British Academy Award for best
newcomer for her role in Hell is a City. She also won Best Supporting
Actress for her parts in Twisted Nerve and Charlie Bubbles.
Whitelaw appeared in a number of TV series, including BBC One's Dixon of Dock Green.
But in her autobiography Billie Whitelaw . . . Who He?, she said it was her work with Beckett that generated most interest.
Beckett 'cared'
Without their association, she wrote, "nobody would have been remotely interested in my autobiography."
She described Beckett as demanding and meticulous, but added: "Because I knew he was radiating love and he cared and he wanted you to be perfect... it didn't upset me."
In a 1997 interview with The Independent, the actress said death did not scare her.
She told the newspaper: "Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me."
She added: "Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more."
She was married to actor Peter Vaughan between 1952 and 1966.
Later, she married German actor and writer Robert Muller, who died in 1998.
Actress Billie Whitelaw dies aged 82
Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82.
The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in
close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her
as a perfect actress.She died in the early hours of Sunday at a nursing home in London, her son Matthew Muller told the BBC.
"I could not have asked for a more loving mum," he said.
"She had an incredible career - but first and foremost she was my mum - and that's who I will miss," he added.
Whitelaw performed on radio, stage and screen over the course of her careerIn 1950, she made her first stage appearance in Bradford in a performance of Pink String and Sealing Wax, before moving into films and television.
She was well known for her role as Mrs Baylock in horror film The Omen.
Whitelaw also played a starring role as Violet Kray in The Krays and more recently appeared in comedy Hot Fuzz.
Samuel Beckett called her a perfect actress
Whitelaw was a regular as George Dixon's daughter in Dixon of Dock GreenWhitelaw appeared in a number of TV series, including BBC One's Dixon of Dock Green.
But in her autobiography Billie Whitelaw . . . Who He?, she said it was her work with Beckett that generated most interest.
Beckett 'cared'
Without their association, she wrote, "nobody would have been remotely interested in my autobiography."
She described Beckett as demanding and meticulous, but added: "Because I knew he was radiating love and he cared and he wanted you to be perfect... it didn't upset me."
In a 1997 interview with The Independent, the actress said death did not scare her.
She told the newspaper: "Death's not one of those things that frighten the life out of me."
She added: "Getting up on stage with the curtain going up frightens me more."
She was married to actor Peter Vaughan between 1952 and 1966.
Later, she married German actor and writer Robert Muller, who died in 1998.
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Many of us appreciated Whitelaw's acting and more than a few of us had crushes on her. A sad day for her family and fans.
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