Dame Wendy Hiller was an English actress of theatrical training who endowed her characters with an intelligence and firmness unusual for her time. George Bernard Shaw personally chose her to star in the adaptations of 'Pygmalion' and 'Major Barbara', and her Eliza Doolittle launched her to cinematic stardom. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for 'Separate Tables' in 1959, and years later she shone in 'A Man for All Seasons' and 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Her register, sober and of great dignity, kept her active in theater and film for more than half a century. Read more