Person
Wendy Hiller
Acting · 1912–2003 · Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Separate Tables (1958).
Known for
Play for Today
Daisy - Lady Carlion
Great Performances
Lady Bracknell
Matinee Theater
1955
BBC Play of the Month
Harriet
Studio One
Margaret Rose
Tales of the Unexpected
Louisa
ITV Playhouse
Mrs. Abercrombie
The Oscars
Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Laura Siddons
ScreenPlay
Countess Alice von Holzendorf
Filmography
- 1994I Know Where I'm Going! RevisitedSelf - Interviewee
- 1993The Countess AliceCountess Alice von Holzendorf
- 1991The Best of FriendsLaurentia McLachlan
- 1989Ending UpAdela
- 1988A Taste for DeathLady Ursula Berowne
- 1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneAunt D'Arcy
- 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelMrs Margaret Harris
- 1987Anne of Green Gables: The SequelMrs Margaret Harris
- 1987The Death of the HeartMatchett
- 1986All Passion SpentLady Slane
- 1986All Passion SpentLady Slane
- 1986ScreenPlayCountess Alice von Holzendorf
- 1986Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroyPrincess Victoria
- 1983The Comedy of ErrorsAemilla
- 1983AttractaAttracta
- 1983The KingfisherEvelyn
- 1982Witness for the ProsecutionJanet Mackenzie
- 1982Making LoveWinnie Bates
- 1981CountryDaisy - Lady Carlion
- 1981Miss Morison's GhostsMiss Elizabeth Morison
- 1981The Importance of Being EarnestLady Bracknell
- 1980The Elephant ManMothershead
- 1980The Curse of King Tut's TombPrincess Vilma
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedLouisa
- 1978Richard IIDuchess of York
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareDuchess of York
- 1978The Cat and the CanaryAlison Crosby
- 1978Last WishesMrs. Abercrombie
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedRebecca Lara Weiler
- 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressPrinzessin Dragomiroff
- 1972Peer GyntAase
- 1972ClochemerleJustine Putet
- 1971Stage 2Aase
- 1971Great PerformancesLady Bracknell
- 1970Play for TodayDaisy - Lady Carlion
- 1969David CopperfieldMrs. Micawber
- 1969Plays of TodayMary Fox
- 1968The Growing SummerGreat Aunt Dymphna/Great-Aunt Dymphna
- 1968From Chekhov with LoveMme. Avilova
- 1967ITV PlayhouseMrs. Abercrombie
- 1966A Man for All SeasonsAlice More
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthHarriet
- 1965Knock on Any DoorBee Burton
- 1964Profiles in CourageAnne Hutchinson
- 1963Toys in the AtticAnna Berniers
- 1960Sons and LoversGertrude Morel
- 1960Mining Review 13th Year No. 8Herself
- 1958Separate TablesPat Cooper
- 1957How to Murder a Rich UncleEdith Clitterbern
- 1957Something of ValueElizabeth Newton
- 1957Bernard ShawSelf
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLaura Siddons
- 1955Lilli Palmer Theatre
- 1953Sailor of the KingLucinda Bentley
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameJanet Mackenzie
- 1951Outcast of the IslandsMrs. Almayer
- 1951To Be a WomanNarrator (voice)
- 1948Studio OneMargaret Rose
- 1945I Know Where I'm Going!Joan Webster
- 1941Major BarbaraMajor Barbara Undershaft
- 1938PygmalionEliza Doolittle
- 1938Lancashire LuckBetty Lovejoy
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