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Wendy Hiller (I) (1912–2003)

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Cheshire-born actress Wendy Hiller soared to Cinderella-like stardom in her West End theatre debut of "Love on the Dole" (1934). The critical applause she received for this stellar performance led to an expressed introduction to legendary playwright George Bernard Shaw. She went on to give life to a number of his greatest creations (Joan of Arc... See full bio »

Born:

Wendy Margaret Hiller
in Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 90) in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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1993 The Countess Alice
Countess Alice von Holzendorf
 
1991 The Best of Friends (TV movie)
Laurentia McLachlan
 
1989 Ending Up (TV movie)
Adela
 
1988 A Taste for Death (TV mini-series)
Lady Ursula Berowne
– Episode #1.6 (1988) … Lady Ursula Berowne
– Episode #1.5 (1988) … Lady Ursula Berowne
– Episode #1.4 (1988) … Lady Ursula Berowne
– Episode #1.3 (1988) … Lady Ursula Berowne
– Episode #1.2 (1988) … Lady Ursula Berowne
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1987 The Death of a Heart (TV movie)
Matchett
 
1987 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Aunt D'Arcy
 
1987 Anne of Avonlea (TV movie)
Mrs. Margaret Harris (as Dame Wendy Hiller)
 
1986 All Passion Spent (TV movie)
Lady Slane
 
1986 Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV mini-series)
Princess Victoria
 
1985 Great Performances (TV series)
Lady Bracknell
– The Importance of Being Earnest (1985) … Lady Bracknell
 
1983 The Comedy of Errors (TV movie)
Aemilia
 
1983 The Kingfisher (TV movie)
Evelyn
 
1983 Attracta
Attracta
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Janet Mackenzie
 
1982 Making Love
Winnie
 
1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Lady Carlion
– Country (1981) … Lady Carlion
 
1981 Miss Morison's Ghosts
Miss Elizabeth Morison
 
1980 The Elephant Man
Mothershead
 
1980 The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (TV movie)
Princess Vilma
 
1979 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Louisa
– Edward the Conqueror (1979) … Louisa
 
1978 Richard II (TV movie)
Duchess of York
 
1978 The Cat and the Canary
Allison Crosby
 
1978 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Abercrombie
– Last Wishes (1978) … Mrs. Abercrombie
 
1976 Voyage of the Damned
Rebecca Weiler
 
1974 Murder on the Orient Express
Princess Dragomiroff
 
1972 Stage 2 (TV series)
Aase
– Peer Gynt (1972) … Aase
 
1972 Clochemerle (TV series)
Justine Putet
– The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemey Piechut (1972) … Justine Putet
– The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (1972) … Justine Putet
– The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction (1972) … Justine Putet
– The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) … Justine Putet
– The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin (1972) … Justine Putet
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1972 Love Story (TV series)
Ariadne Lewis
– Never Too Late (1972) … Ariadne Lewis
 
1970 When We Dead Awaken (TV movie)
Irene
 
1969 David Copperfield (TV movie)
Mrs. Micawber
 
1968 The Growing Summer (TV series)
Great-Aunt Dymphna
 
1966-1968 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Harriet / Lilly Moffat
– The Corn Is Green (1968) … Lilly Moffat
– Where Angels Fear to Tread (1966) … Harriet
 
1968 From Chekhov with Love (TV movie)
 
1966 A Man for All Seasons
Alice More
 
1966 Knock on Any Door (TV series)
– Sunday in Prospective (1966)
 
1965 Jackanory (TV series)
Storyteller
– Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas (1965) … Storyteller
– Squirrel Goes Skating (1965) … Storyteller
– Wise Owl's Story (1965) … Storyteller
– How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail (1965) … Storyteller
– The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit (1965) … Storyteller
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Anne Hutchinson
– Anne Hutchinson (1965) … Anne Hutchinson
 
1964 Z Cars (TV series)
Mrs. Hulme
– In a Day's Work (1964) … Mrs. Hulme
 
1963 Toys in the Attic
Anna Berniers
 
1960 Sons and Lovers
Mrs. Morel
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Laura Siddons
– Graduating Class (1959) … Laura Siddons
 
1958 Separate Tables
Pat Cooper
 
1957 The Twelve Pound Look (TV movie)
Kate Sims
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Ann Veronica (1957)
 
1957 How to Murder a Rich Uncle
Edith Clitterburn
 
1957 Something of Value
Henry's Daughter - Elizabeth
 
1955-1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Ethel Waters
– On Any One Day (1956)
– The Game and the Onlooker (1955) … Ethel Waters
 
1953 Sailor of the King
Lucinda Bentley
 
1951 Outcast of the Islands
Mrs. Almayer
 
1945 'I Know Where I'm Going!'
Joan Webster
 
1941 Major Barbara
Major Barbara Undershaft
 
1939 The Fame of Grace Darling (TV movie)
Grace Darling
 
1938 Pygmalion
Eliza Doolittle
 
1937 Lancashire Luck
Betty Lovejoy
 
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1997 A New Window Pane (documentary short)
 
1994 I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee (also archive footage)
 
1991 Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) … Herself
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Herself - Interviewee
– Leslie Howard (1980) … Herself - Interviewee
 
1977 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Accepting Best Actor Award for Paul Scofield
 
1951 To Be a Woman (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1948 Tonight on Broadway (TV series)
Herself
– The Heiress (1948) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2001 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1946) She acted in Ronald Gow's stage adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", at the New Theatre in London, England with William Devlin in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Dame Wendy Hiller
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I thought Shaw [George Bernard Shaw] asked all young actresses to do those parts. It never occurred to me that he thought I was something special. He was a real charmer. Once, he wrote that I was playing "Saint Joan" as though I was cataleptic". See more »

Trivia:

She was awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1975 for her services to drama. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo