Wendy Hiller

1993 Played "The Countess Alice" for "Masterpiece Theatre" and also acted in "Ending Up" (PBS), a comedy about a group of elderly men and women who live together in a country house

1992 Co-starred with John Gielgud and Patrick McGoohan in "The Best of Friends"; a "Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS) presentation depicting the true story of the long-lasting friendship among Dame Laurentia MacL

1990 Portrayed Lady Ursula Berowne in "A Taste of Death", a six-part presentation of "Mystery!" (PBS)

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1993 Played "The Countess Alice" for "Masterpiece Theatre" and also acted in "Ending Up" (PBS), a comedy about a group of elderly men and women who live together in a country house

1992 Co-starred with John Gielgud and Patrick McGoohan in "The Best of Friends"; a "Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS) presentation depicting the true story of the long-lasting friendship among Dame Laurentia MacL

1990 Portrayed Lady Ursula Berowne in "A Taste of Death", a six-part presentation of "Mystery!" (PBS)

1988 Starred in the London stage production of "Driving Miss Daisy"

1987 Last feature to date, "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne"

1987 Appeared in "Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables" (Disney Channel)

1986 Played Princess Victoria in six-part "Masterpiece Theatre" (PBS) series, "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Victory"

1985 Portrayed Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" for "Great Performances" (PBS)

1982 Played Janet Mackenzie in CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation of Agatha Christie's "Witness for the Prosecution"

1980 Acted in David Lynch's "The Elephant Man"

1979 Portrayed the Duchess of York in "Richard II" for PBS' "The Shakespeare Plays"

1976 Played Luther Adler's wife in Stuart Rosenberg's "Voyage of the Damned"

1975 Created a dame by Queen Elizabeth II

1975 Portrayed Gunhild Borkman in "John Gabriel Borkman" at London's Old Vic

1974 Returned to features as part of the star-studded cast of Sidney Lumet's "Murder on the Orient Express"

1972 Made an early transition to age and dignity, playing Queen Mary in London production of Royce Ryton's "Crown Matrimonial"

1970 Acted the part of Mrs Micawber in "David Copperfield", an NBC movie adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel

1966 Earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role as Alice More in "A Man for All Seasons"; last film for eight years

1963 Portrayed Anna Berniers, one of Dean Martin's overprotective sisters (along with Geraldine Page) in "Toys in the Attic", film adaptation of Lillian Helman's play

1960 Played Trevor Howard's wife and Dean Stockwell's mother in "Sons and Lovers", adapted from the D H Lawrence novel

1958 Won Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her delicate portrayal of a dejected, lonely woman in "Separate Tables"

1958 Portrayed Isabel Cherry in "Flowering Cherry" on London stage, repeating the role for Broadway the following year

1957 Acted role of Josie Hogan in Broadway premiere of Eugene O'Neill's "A Moon for the Misbegotten"

1951 - 1953 Starred opposite Dames Edith Evans and Sybil Thorndike in N C Hunter's "Waters of the Moon"

1950 Reprised "The Heiress" in London

1947 Starred on Broadway in "The Heiress", adapted from a Henry James novel

1946 Acted the parts of Portia in "The Merchant of Venice", Pegeen Mike in "Playboy of the Western World" and the title role of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre

1945 Starred in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger's charming film, "I Know Where I'm Going"

1944 Portrayed Sister Joanna in "The Cradle Song"

1941 Played title role in film adaptation of Shaw's "Major Barbara"

1938 Reprised Eliza Doolittle opposite Leslie Howard for film version of "Pygmalion", earning a Best Actress Oscar nomination

1937 Film acting debut in "Lancashire Lad"

1936 Broadway debut, "Love on the Dole"

1936 Portrayed "Saint Joan" and Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" at the Malvern Theatre Festival, honoring George Bernard Shaw's 80th birthday

1935 London stage debut as Sally Hardcastle in "Love on the Dole"

1930 First appeared on stage at age 18, playing the Maid in Manchester Repertory Theatre production of "The Ware Case"

Performed a season of Shakespeare under the direction of Tyrone Guthrie at London's Old Vic, playing Portia in "Julius Caesar", Mistress Page in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Hermione in "The Winter's