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name: "Hilary Dwyer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hilary-dwyer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 May 1945"
died: "10 April 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:56.866427+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Hilary Dwyer

Actor. Born 6 May 1945 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. Died 10 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 May 1945, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 April 2020
- **Active:** 1967–1997
- **Also known as:** Hilary Heath , Hillary Heath

## Biography

Hilary Dwyer, also known as Hilary Heath, was an English actress, businessperson and film producer. Born in Liverpool in 1945, she trained in repertory theatre and appeared on the London stage, including at the Bristol Old Vic. She began screen work in the mid-1960s and gained notice for roles in horror films such as *Witchfinder General* (1968), *The Oblong Box* (1969) and *Cry of the Banshee* (1970), as well as appearances in *The Prisoner* (1967) and *Callan* (1969).

In 1974 she married talent agent Duncan Heath. They founded Duncan Heath Associates, later acquired by ICM Partners; the couple divorced in 1989. Dwyer largely retired from acting after 1976 and worked as a producer under her married name. Her credits include the feature *An Awfully Big Adventure* (1995) and television adaptations such as *Rebecca* (1997) and *Jamaica Inn* (2014). She died in 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Nil by Mouth* (1997), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/nil-by-mouth.md)
- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)

## Also known for

- *Witchfinder General* (1968), Sara
- *Space: 1999* (1975), Laura Adams
- *The Oblong Box* (1969), Lady Elizabeth Markham
- *Cry of the Banshee* (1970), Maureen Whitman
- *Wuthering Heights* (1970), Isabella Linton

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