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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Wendy Hiller, daughter of Frank and Marie Hiller, was born on 15th August... more
Trivia:
She was Sidney Lumet 's second choice to play Princess Dragonmiroff... more
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
2 wins
&
9 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Underrating Rita.
(From FilmExperience. 27 July 2009, 3:55 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Sidney Poitier Collection
(From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)
(From FilmExperience. 27 July 2009, 3:55 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Sidney Poitier Collection
(From JustPressPlay. 2 February 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Dame Wendy Hiller
Filmography
Actress:
- The Countess Alice (1993) .... Countess Alice von Holzendorf
- The Best of Friends (1991) (TV) .... Laurentia McLachlan
- Ending Up (1989) (TV) .... Adela
- "A Taste for Death" .... Lady Ursula Berowne (6 episodes, 1988)
- Episode #1.6 (1988) TV episode .... Lady Ursula Berowne
- Episode #1.5 (1988) TV episode .... Lady Ursula Berowne
- Episode #1.4 (1988) TV episode .... Lady Ursula Berowne
- Episode #1.3 (1988) TV episode .... Lady Ursula Berowne
- Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... Lady Ursula Berowne
(1 more) - The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) .... Aunt D'Arcy
- Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987) (TV) (as Dame Wendy Hiller) .... Mrs. Margaret Harris
... aka Anne of Avonlea - All Passion Spent (1986) (TV) .... Lady Slane
- "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) TV mini-series .... Princess Victoria
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (USA) - The Importance of Being Earnest (1985) (TV) .... Lady Bracknell
- The Death of a Heart (1985) (TV) .... Matchett
... aka Masterpiece Theatre: The Death of the Heart (USA: series title) - The Comedy of Errors (1983) (TV) .... Aemilia
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors (USA: video title) - The Kingfisher (1983) (TV) .... Evelyn
- Attracta (1983) .... Attracta
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Janet Mackenzie (1 episode, 1982)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Witness for the Prosecution (1982) TV episode .... Janet Mackenzie - Making Love (1982) .... Winnie Bates
- "Play for Today" .... Lady Carlion (1 episode, 1981)
- Country (1981) TV episode .... Lady Carlion - Miss Morison's Ghosts (1981) .... Miss Elizabeth Morison
- The Elephant Man (1980) .... Mothershead
- The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (1980) (TV) .... Princess Vilma
- "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Louisa (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
- Edward the Conqueror (1979) TV episode .... Louisa - King Richard the Second (1978) (TV) .... Duchess of York
... aka Richard II
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard the Second (USA: video title) - The Cat and the Canary (1978) .... Allison Crosby
- "ITV Playhouse" (1 episode, 1978)
- Last Wishes (1978) TV episode - Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Rebecca Weiler
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Princess Dragomiroff
... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title) - Peer Gynt (1972) (TV) .... Aase
... aka Stage 2: Peer Gynt (UK: series title) - "Clochemerle" .... Justine Putet (8 episodes, 1972)
- The Glorious Triumph of Barthelemey Piechut (1972) TV episode .... Justine Putet
- The Dreaded Arrival of Captain Tardivaux (1972) TV episode .... Justine Putet
- The Scandalous Outcome of a Night of Destruction (1972) TV episode .... Justine Putet
- The Painful Infliction of Nicholas the Beadle (1972) TV episode .... Justine Putet
- The Awful Awakening of Claudius Brodequin (1972) TV episode .... Justine Putet
(3 more) - "Love Story" .... Ariadne Lewis (1 episode, 1972)
- Never Too Late (1972) TV episode .... Ariadne Lewis - When We Dead Awaken (1970) (TV) .... Irene
- David Copperfield (1969) (TV) .... Mrs. Micawber
- "The Growing Summer" (1968) TV series .... Great-Aunt Dymphna (unknown episodes)
- "BBC Play of the Month" .... Harriet / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
- The Corn Is Green (1968) TV episode .... Lilly Moffat
- Where Angels Fear to Tread (1966) TV episode .... Harriet - From Chekhov with Love (1968) (TV)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... Alice
- "Knock on Any Door" (1 episode, 1966)
- Sunday in Prospective (1966) TV episode - "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (5 episodes, 1965)
- Little Grey Rabbit's Christmas (1965) TV episode .... Storyteller
- Squirrel Goes Skating (1965) TV episode .... Storyteller
- Wise Owl's Story (1965) TV episode .... Storyteller
- How Little Grey Rabbit Got Back Her Tail (1965) TV episode .... Storyteller
- The Squirrel, the Hare, and the Little Grey Rabbit (1965) TV episode .... Storyteller - "Profiles in Courage" .... Anne Hutchinson (1 episode, 1965)
- Anne Hutchinson (1965) TV episode .... Anne Hutchinson - "Z Cars" .... Mrs. Hulme (1 episode, 1964)
- In a Day's Work (1964) TV episode .... Mrs. Hulme - Toys in the Attic (1963) .... Anna Berniers
- Sons and Lovers (1960) .... Gertrude Morel
... aka D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (Australia) - "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Laura Siddons (1 episode, 1959)
- Graduating Class (1959) TV episode .... Laura Siddons - Separate Tables (1958) .... Pat Cooper
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) .... Edith Clitterburn
... aka Uncle George - Something of Value (1957) .... Henry's Daughter - Elizabeth
... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title) - "Lilli Palmer Theatre" .... Ethel Waters (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Theatre Royal (UK)
- The Game and the Onlooker (1956) TV episode .... Ethel Waters - Single-Handed (1953) .... Lucinda Bentley
... aka C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King (USA: complete title)
... aka Sailor of the King (USA) - Outcast of the Islands (1952) .... Mrs. Almayer
- 'I Know Where I'm Going!' (1945) .... Joan Webster
- Major Barbara (1941) .... Major Barbara
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title) - The Fame of Grace Darling (1939) (TV) .... Grace Darling
- Pygmalion (1938) .... Eliza Doolittle
... aka Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion (UK: complete title) - Lancashire Luck (1937) .... Betty Lovejoy
Self:
- A New Window Pane (1997)
- I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (1994) (TV) .... Herself - interviewed and in clips
- Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre (1991) (TV) .... Herself
- "Omnibus" .... Herself (1 episode, 1988)
- Gwen: A Juliet Remembered (1988) TV episode .... Herself - "The British Greats" .... Herself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
- Leslie Howard (1980) TV episode .... Herself - Interviewee - Night of 100 Stars (1977) (TV) .... Herself
- The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Accepting Best Actor Award for Paul Scofield
- To Be a Woman (1951) (voice) .... Narrator
- "Tonight on Broadway" .... Herself (1 episode, 1948)
- The Heiress (1948) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
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"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) TV episode .... Eliza Doolittle (in 'Pygmalion') - The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself (Memorial Tribute)
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"Omnibus"
- My Fair Lady: Loverly (2001) TV episode .... Herself
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