Actress. On stage from childhood, she switched from dance to drama following an injury, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in "The Arcadians" (1927) . She later became an acclaimed leading lady in British films from the early 1940s, later in the decade in several Hollywood productions. Credits include: "Kipps" (1941, dir. Carol Reed), "The Man in Grey" (1943), "Fanny by Gaslight" (1944), "Madonna of the Seven Moons" (1945/with Stewart Granger), "Appointment with Danger" (1950/with Alan Ladd), "Mandy" (1952), "Indiscreet" (1958/with Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Cecil Parker), "Oscar Wilde" (1960), "The Battle of the Villa Fiorita" (1965), "The Walking Stick" (1970), "Kate" (1970-72/TV Series) and "Mrs. Dalloway" (1997). Widow of actor-turned-publisher Peter Murray Hill (1908-57). She died in her sleep at a hospital from natural causes.
Actress. On stage from childhood, she switched from dance to drama following an injury, gaining her first film role at the age of 12, in "The Arcadians" (1927) . She later became an acclaimed leading lady in British films from the early 1940s, later in the decade in several Hollywood productions. Credits include: "Kipps" (1941, dir. Carol Reed), "The Man in Grey" (1943), "Fanny by Gaslight" (1944), "Madonna of the Seven Moons" (1945/with Stewart Granger), "Appointment with Danger" (1950/with Alan Ladd), "Mandy" (1952), "Indiscreet" (1958/with Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant and Cecil Parker), "Oscar Wilde" (1960), "The Battle of the Villa Fiorita" (1965), "The Walking Stick" (1970), "Kate" (1970-72/TV Series) and "Mrs. Dalloway" (1997). Widow of actor-turned-publisher Peter Murray Hill (1908-57). She died in her sleep at a hospital from natural causes.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
Gravesite Details
Ashes mixed with those of her sister Vera Pickett (d. 1998) and spread on a rose bush.
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