Edna Shaft — Butley Character Profile

About Edna Shaft

A fellow literature professor and academic colleague. She serves as a professional rival whom Butley undermines by poaching one of her students.

Edna Shaft — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jessica Tandy

Appears in

Butley (1974)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Edna Shaft — Professional Colleague & Rival — Ben Butley (Alan Bates)

  Butley poaches a student from Edna, creating professional friction between them.

• Edna Shaft — Professional Colleagues — Joey Keyston (Richard O'Callaghan)

  Joey and Edna share the academic environment and office space transition.

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