Dame Wendy Hiller, the British actress who won an Academy Award for her role in "Separate Tables" in 1958, died on Wed., May 14, at her home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. She was 90.
Hiller, most identified with the works of George Bernard Shaw—appearing in the film versions of "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara"—was also a Broadway star, appearing as Josie Hogan in Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten" (for which she received a Tony nomination in 1958). Earlier, she played Catherine Sloper in "The Heiress" (1947) on Broadway and the West End.
Among her other film credits are "Toys in the Attic," "Sons and Lovers," "Murder on the Orient Express," and "The Elephant Man."
Hiller was a Bramhall, Cheshire, England native and made her London debut as Sally Hardcastle in "Love on the Dole" (1935), a part she reprised on Broadway the following year.
Hiller continued acting on the British stage through the 1980s, playing Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1981 and 1987) and Miss Daisy in "Driving Miss Daisy" (1988).