Wendy Hiller

Birthday: 15 August 1912, Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK

Birth Name: Wendy Margaret Hiller

Height: 170 cm

Wendy Hiller, daughter of Frank and Marie Hiller, was born on 15th August 1912 in Bramhall, near Stockport, Cheshire, England. She was educated at Winceby House School, Bexhill then moved on to Manchester Repertory Theatre. She appeared on stage in Sir John Barry's tour of Evensong, then as Sally Hardcastle in Love on the Dole. She toured exte... Show more »

It's amazing what they give these awards for. All I seemed to do was walk in and out of doors and lo...Show more »

It's amazing what they give these awards for. All I seemed to do was walk in and out of doors and look over my shoulder at Burt Lancaster. They cut out my two best scenes, you know. I was frightfully cross. - regarding her Oscar-winning work in Separate Tables (1958). Show less «

[on Separate Tables (1958)] "We were all English except Burt [Burt Lancaster] and dear Rita Hayworth...Show more »

[on Separate Tables (1958)] "We were all English except Burt [Burt Lancaster] and dear Rita Hayworth. She made a jolly good stab at the film, and she was a lovely creature; I have never been large but Rita was so delicately boned she made me feel like a camel! It was a bizarre idea to transport all that was so English to Hollywood, but it was a very good film. I know I won an Oscar for it, but it was always the best part in the play". Show less «

[on winning Best Actrss Award, 1958, for 'Separate Tables'] Unless they give some award for acting w...Show more »

[on winning Best Actrss Award, 1958, for 'Separate Tables'] Unless they give some award for acting with one's back to the camera, I don't see how I could have won. Never mind the honor, though I'm sure it's very nice of them. I hope this award means cash. Hard cash. Show less «

"I thought Shaw [George Bernard Shaw] asked all young actresses to do those parts. It never occurred...Show more »

"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". Show less «

[on Gabriel Pascal]: He came to grief when he tried to direct. He had enormous charm and he tried to...Show more »

[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. Show less «

The first Oscar I ever saw was on Mr. Shaw's mantelshelf in his home at Ayot St. Lawrence. My first ...Show more »

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? Show less «

I think a little posterity must always be nice. After I'm dead I'll probably be a cult and they'll h...Show more »

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. Show less «

Wendy Hiller

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