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Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller, was an English film and stage actress, who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly sixty years. The 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, she chose to remain primarily a stage actress.
Birth Name
Wendy Margaret Hiller
Born
Thursday, 15 August 1912
Died
Wednesday, 14 May 2003
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Eliza | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The Best of Friends | Laurentia McLachlan | 1991 |
| A Taste for Death | Lady Ursula Berowne | 1988 |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Aunt D'Arcy | 1987 |
| Anne of Avonlea | Mrs. Margaret Harris | 1987 |
| The Death of the Heart | Matchett | 1987 |
| All Passion Spent | Lady Slane | 1986 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy | Princess Victoria | 1986 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Eliza | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The Best of Friends | Laurentia McLachlan | 1991 |
| A Taste for Death | Lady Ursula Berowne | 1988 |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Aunt D'Arcy | 1987 |
| Anne of Avonlea | Mrs. Margaret Harris | 1987 |
| The Death of the Heart | Matchett | 1987 |
| All Passion Spent | Lady Slane | 1986 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy | Princess Victoria | 1986 |
| All the World's a Stage | Extracts from Peer Gynt | 1984 |
| The Comedy of Errors | Aemilia / Aemilla | 1983 |
| Attracta | Attracta | 1983 |
| The Kingfisher | Evelyn | 1982 |
| Witness for the Prosecution | Janet Mackenzie | 1982 |
| Making Love | Winnie / Winnie Bates | 1982 |
| Miss Morison's Ghosts | Miss Elizabeth Morison / Miss Elizabeth P. Morison | 1981 |
| The Elephant Man | Mothershead | 1980 |
| The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Princess Vilma / Prinzessin Wilma | 1980 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Louisa | 1979 |
| The Cat and the Canary | Allison Crosby / Alison Crosby | 1978 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Rebecca Weiler / Rebecca Lara Weiler | 1976 |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Prinzessin Dragomiroff / Princess Natalia Dragomiroff | 1974 |
| Clochemerle | Justine Putet | 1972 |
| Play for Today | Lady Carlion | 1970 |
| David Copperfield | Mrs. Micawber | 1969 |
| The Growing Summer | Great Aunt Dymphna | 1969 |
| ITV Playhouse | Mrs. Abercrombie | 1967 |
| A Man for All Seasons | Alice More | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Harriet / Lilly Moffat | 1965 |
| Knock on Any Door | Bee Burton | 1965 |
| Profiles in Courage | Anne Hutchinson | 1964 |
| Toys in the Attic | Anna Berniers | 1963 |
| Love Story | Ariadne Lewis | 1963 |
| Sons and Lovers | Mrs. Morel / Gertrude Morel | 1960 |
| Separate Tables | Pat Cooper | 1958 |
| How to Murder a Rich Uncle | Edith Clitterburn / Edith Clitterbern | 1957 |
| Something of Value | Henry's Daughter - Elizabeth | 1957 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Laura Siddons | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Ethel Waters | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Self - Filmed tribute | 1955 |
| Sailor of the King | Lucinda Bentley | 1953 |
| Outcast of the Islands | Mrs. Almayer | 1951 |
| Tonight on Broadway | Self | 1948 |
| I Know Where I'm Going! | Joan Webster | 1945 |
| Major Barbara | Major Barbara Undershaft | 1941 |
| Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle | 1939 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
