"She was never afraid of over-acting when she felt instinctively that the role required her to do so and, as Princess Charlotte, she was in turn so fierce and so gentle that, on some evenings, after she had died in the second act it seemed a waste of time continuing with the play."
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Robert Morley speaking about her performance in The First Gentleman]] (1945), as cited in "Obituaries: Dame Wendy Hiller" The Independent (17 May 2003).
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Wendy Hiller
Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller (15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was an English film and stage actress whose performing career spanned nearly 60 years.
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