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Wendy Hiller Biography (1912-)
Born August 15, 1912, in Bramhall, England; daughter of Frank Watkin and Marie Elizabeth (Stone) Hiller; married Ronald Gow; children: one son, one daughter. Addresses: HOME--Stratton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England.; AGENT-- c/o Laurence Evans, International Creative Management, 388-396Oxford Street, London W1, England.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Female
- Birth Details
- August 15, 1912
- Bramhall, England
Famous Works
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Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- STAGE DEBUT--The Maid, The Ware Case, Manchester Repertory Theatre, Manchester, U.K., 1930.
- LONDON DEBUT--Sally Hardcastle, Love on the Dole, Garrick Theatre, 1935.
- BROADWAY DEBUT--Sally Hardcastle, Love on the Dole, Shubert Theatre, 1936.
- Title role, Saint Joan, and Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion, both Malvern Theatre Festival, Malvern, U.K., 1936.
- Sister Joanna, The Cradle Song, Apollo Theatre, London, 1944.
- Princess Charlotte, The First Gentleman, New Theatre, London, 1945.
- Portia, The Merchant of Venice, and Pegeen Mike, The Playboy of the Western World, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, U.K., 1946.
- Tess Durbyfield, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1946, then Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1947.
- Catherine Sloper, The Heiress, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1947.
- title role, Ann Veronica, Piccadilly Theatre, 1949.
- Catherine Sloper, The Heiress, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1950.
- Evelyn Daly, Waters of the Moon, Haymarket Theatre, 1951.
- Margaret Tollemache, Night of the Ball, New Theatre, 1955.
- Portia, Julius Caesar, Mistress Page, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hermione, The Winter's Tale, Emilia, Othello, and Helen, Troilus and Cressida, all with the Old Vic Theatre Company, London, 1955.
- Josie Hogan, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1957.
- Isobel Cherry, Flowering Cherry, Haymarket Theatre, 1958, then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1959.
- Marie Marescaud, All in the Family, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, 1959.
- Carrie Berniers, Toys in the Attic, Piccadilly Theatre, 1960.
- Mary Kingsley, Mr. Rhodes, Royal Windsor Theatre, London, 1961.
- Miss Tina, The Aspern Papers, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- Susan Shepherd, The Wings of the Dove, Lyric Theatre, London, 1963.
- Elizabeth, A Measure of Cruelty, Birmingham Repertory Company, Birmingham, U.K., 1965.
- Martha, A Present for the Past, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland,1966.
- Nurse Wayland, The Sacred Flame, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1967.
- Irene, When We Dead Awaken, Edinburgh Festival, 1968.
- Enid, The Battle of Shrivings, Lyric Theatre, 1970.
- Mrs. Alving, Ghosts, Arts Theatre, Cambridge, U.K., 1972.
- Queen Mary, Crown Matrimonial, Haymarket Theatre, 1972.
- Edith Grove, Lies, Albery Theatre, London, 1975.
- Gunhild Borkman, John Gabriel Borkman, National Theatre Company, Old VicTheatre, London, 1975, then Littelton Theatre, London, 1976.
- Mrs. Whyte, Waters of the Moon, Chichester Festival, Chichester, U.K., 1977, then Haymarket Theatre, 1978.
- title role, Driving Miss Daisy, Apollo Theatre, London, 1988.
- Also appeared in The Aspern Papers, 1984.
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Credits; MAJOR TOURS
- Sally Hardcastle, Love on the Dole, U.K., cities, 1934.
- Viola, Twelfth Night, Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts(CEMA), U.K. factory centers, 1943.
- Also appeared in Evensong, U.K. cities, 1932.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- FILM DEBUT--Betty Lovejoy, Lancashire Luck, Paramount, 1937.
- Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1938.
- title role, Major Barbara, United Artists, 1940.
- Joan Webster, I Know Where I'm Going, Universal, 1947.
- Lucinda Bentley, Sailor of the King (also known as Single-Handed and AbleSeaman Brown), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
- Elizabeth, Something of Value, MGM, 1957.
- Edith, How to Murder a Rich Uncle, Columbia, 1957.
- Miss Pat Cooper, Separate Tables, United Artists, 1958.
- Mrs. Morel, Sons and Lovers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
- Anna Berniers, Toys in the Attic, United Artists, 1963.
- Alice More, A Man for All Seasons, Columbia, 1966.
- Princess Dragomiroff, Murder on the Orient Express, Paramount, 1974.
- Rebecca Weiler, Voyage of the Damned, AVCO-Embassy, 1976.
- Allison Crosby, The Cat and the Canary, Cinema Shares, 1979.
- Mothershead, The Elephant Man, Paramount, 1980.
- Daisy, Country, British Film Institute, 1981.
- Winnie Bates, Making Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
- Aunt D'Arcy, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Island Pictures, 1987.
- Also appeared in The Kingfisher, 1982; Outcasts of the Island; and UncleGeorge.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES
- Princess Victoria, "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1986.
- Mrs. Harris, Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables, Disney Channel, 1987, then PBS, 1988.
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Credits; EPISODIC
- Matchett, The Death of the Heart, Granada, 1986, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987.
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Credits; MOVIES
- Mrs. Micawber, David Copperfield, NBC, 1970.
- Princess Vilma, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, NBC, 1980.
- Janet Mackenzie, Witness for the Prosecution, CBS, 1982.
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Credits; PLAYS
- Duchess of York, Richard II, PBS, 1979.
- Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, PBS, 1985.
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