Wendy Hiller
Acting
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).
Born: August 15, 1912
Place of Birth: Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsport Ladies' College. But while Anne enjoys the battles and the friends she makes, she finds herself returning to Avonlea.
The Elephant Man
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
The Death of the Heart
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsport Ladies' College. But while Anne enjoys the battles and the friends she makes, she finds herself returning to Avonlea.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Richard II
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
A Man for All Seasons
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Murder on the Orient Express
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
The Oscars
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
Filmography
as Countess Alice von Holzendorf
as Laurentia McLachlan
as Aunt D'Arcy
as Mrs Margaret Harris
as Mrs Margaret Harris
as Matchett
as Lady Slane
as Princess Victoria
as Aemilla
as Janet Mackenzie
as Winnie Bates
as Daisy - Lady Carlion
as Mothershead
as Princess Vilma
as Louisa
as Duchess of York
as Alison Crosby
as Rebecca Lara Weiler
as Prinzessin Dragomiroff
as Justine Putet
as Lady Bracknell
as Daisy - Lady Carlion
as Mrs. Micawber
as Great Aunt Dymphna/Great-Aunt Dymphna
as Alice More
as Harriet
as Lily Moffat
as Anna Berniers
as Gertrude Morel
as Herself
as Pat Cooper
as Edith Clitterbern
as Elizabeth Newton
as Self
as Laura Siddons
as Lucinda Bentley
as Self
as Janet Mackenzie
as Mrs. Almayer
as Narrator (voice)
as Margaret Rose
as Joan Webster
as Major Barbara Undershaft
as Eliza Doolittle