Wendy Hiller was born on 15th August 1912 in Bramhall, nr Stockport, Cheshire, England. The daughter of Frank and Marie Hiller. 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 extensively toured, playing in London and New York. She took leading parts in Pygmalion and Saint Joan at the Malvern Festival in 1936.
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945): £17,000
Made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1971 Made an Dame of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) 1975 Awarded an honourary LLD by Manchester University 1984 Wendy had one daughter and one son by her marriage to Ronald Gow. She was personally chosen by George Bernard Shaw to play the lead roles in 1930s productions of his plays 'Saint Joan' and 'Pygmalion' (she was reputedly his favourite actress of the time). Was nominated for Broadway's 1958 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "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), who wasn't present at the awards ceremony The second choice for Princess Dragonmiroff in Murder on the Orient Express. Sidney Lumet's first choice was vetoed by the producers. She played Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (1938) opposite Leslie Howard as Professor Henry Higgins. Rex Harrison, also in Major Barbara (1941), played Professor Henry Higgins in the Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady" on Broadway in New York, in the West End in London (both opposite Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle) and in the My Fair Lady (1964) movie opposite Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle.