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Wendy Hiller

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English film and stage actress (1912-2003)

United KingdomActorsLived 1912 to 2003 · aged 90
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Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rating the Movie Stars, described her as "a no-nonsense actress who literally took command of the screen whenever she appeared on film".

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Scott Sunderland, Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion (1938)Scott Sunderland, Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller in Pygmalion (1938)Hiller, c. 1938Hiller, c. 1938Hiller in later yearsHiller in later years

Filmography 40

The Elephant Man1980 · ★ 8.0
Murder on the Orient Express1974 · ★ 7.1
A Man for All Seasons1966 · ★ 7.3
Pygmalion1938 · ★ 7.0
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987 · ★ 7.9
I Know Where I'm Going!1945 · ★ 7.1
Separate Tables1958 · ★ 7.0
Voyage of the Damned1976 · ★ 6.0
Making Love1982
The Cat and the Canary1978
Sons and Lovers1960
Outcast of the Islands1951
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne1987
Toys in the Attic1963
Witness for the Prosecution1982
Major Barbara1941
Something of Value1957
David Copperfield1969
How to Murder a Rich Uncle1957
Sailor of the King1953
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb1980
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited1994
The Comedy of Errors1983
Richard II1978
The Best of Friends1991
Country1981
All Passion Spent1986
The Kingfisher1983
The Death of the Heart1987
Lancashire Luck1938
Ending Up1989
Miss Morison's Ghosts1981
The Countess Alice1993
To Be a Woman1951
Attracta1983
Peer Gynt1972
The Importance of Being Earnest1981
Bernard Shaw1957
Mining Review 13th Year No. 81960
Last Wishes1978

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Television 21

Play for Today1970
Great Performances1971
Matinee Theater1955
Studio One1948
Tales of the Unexpected1979
BBC Play of the Month1965
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
The Oscars1953
ITV Playhouse1967
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978
ScreenPlay1986
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951
Profiles in Courage1964
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel1987
A Taste for Death1988
Lilli Palmer Theatre1955
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy1986
All Passion Spent1986
Clochemerle1972
Plays of Today1969
The Growing Summer1968

Awards 3

1975Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1971Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1959Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Zoë WanamakerAlso in The Countess Alice (1993)Patrick McGoohanAlso in The Best of Friends (1991)Aidan GillenAlso in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)Patricia RoutledgeAlso in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980)Leslie HowardAlso in Pygmalion (1938)Patricia HodgeAlso in The Elephant Man (1980)

About this person

Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rating the Movie Stars, described her as "a no-nonsense actress who literally took command of the screen whenever she appeared on film". Despite many notable film performances, Hiller chose to remain primarily a stage actress.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2003 · aged 90
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30 languages

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