Wendy Hiller's biography
Wendy Hiller is 91 years old actor born at United Kingdom. She was born on Thursday 15th of August 1912. According to year of birth 1912 she belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 15th of August means she is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.
She is citizen of United Kingdom. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know her also as stage actor. She is recently known as film actor.
Wendy Hiller's family
Wendy Hiller's ex spouse
Ronald Gow
Wendy Hiller and Ronald Gow have been together since 1937 for 56 years. He is known as writer. Her ex spouse was born on Monday 1st of November 1897 in Heaton Moor. Her ex spouse died on Tuesday 27th of April 1993 in Beaconsfield. Ronald Gow was 81 years old, when this happened.
Wendy Hiller's career
Her main focus is to be actor. You could see her also in Separate Tables.
How did Wendy Hiller die
She died on on Wednesday 14th of May 2003 when he was 91 years old. Wendy Hillers death was caused by bronchopneumonia.
Awards and competitions
Wendy Hiller's Awards
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1971 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
- She was awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
- She was awarded an honorary LLD by Manchester University in 1984.
- She was nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten.
- In 1967, she accepted the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role on behalf of Paul Scofield, her co-star in A Man for All Seasons (1966), who was not present at the awards ceremony.
- Was the 48th actress to receive an Academy Award. She won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Separate Tables (1958) at The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) on April 6, 1959.
- Won the Variety Club of Great Britain best stage actress award for Driving Miss Daisy.
Wendy Hiller's Nominations
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for work A Man for All Seasons in 1966
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
What Wendy Hiller has done for a first time
- The first British winner of a supporting actress Oscar.
Wendy Hiller's quotes
- "I thought Shaw [George Bernard Shaw] asked all young actresses to do those parts. It never occurred to me that he thought I was something special. He was a real charmer. Once, he wrote that I was playing "Saint Joan" as though I was cataleptic".
- The first Oscar I ever saw was on Mr. Shaw's mantelshelf in his home at Ayot St. Lawrence. My first thought on hearing that I had got one was that if the great G.B.S. thought it was respectable then who was I to worry?
- I think a little posterity must always be nice. After I'm dead I'll probably be a cult and they'll have entire seasons of me at the National Film Theatre. Thank God I won't have to watch them all.
- [on Gabriel Pascal]: He came to grief when he tried to direct. He had enormous charm and he tried to be clever, but, unlike Korda, he wasn't a bit clever. He didn't make any money for himself; he was just an old bumbler-on with great charm.
Wendy Hiller's body shape
Lets describe how Wendy Hiller looks. We will focus on her body shape. Body build is average.