Wendy Toye dies at 92, British film-maker

British actress and filmmaker Wendy Toye – whose varied career spanned over nearly eight decades – has recently died, at the age of 92. According to a recent report at news.bbc.co.uk, Wendy died at the Hillingdon Hospital in Middlesex.

Ms Toye started off her career as a dancer and choreographer on both stage and screen, before she decided to direct films herself. She very first appeared on stage at the Royal Albert Hall when she was only 3-years old, where she made headlines.

Toye then turned professional in 1929 and made her movie debut in 1931, working alongside the likes of Jean Cocteau, and British entertainers, the Crazy Gang. She then made an appearance at the Palladium; in a ballet she had choreographed herself.

After Wendy had had success with acting, dancing and choreographing, she turned her attention to filmmaking. And in 1952, she directed her very first short film “The Stranger Left no Card.” That won an award at that year’s Cannes Film Festival.

In her later life she not only lectured in Australia, but was also an adviser for the Arts Council. Toye was then made a CBE in 1992, having previously been awarded the Queen’s Silver Jubilee medal. Our thoughts go out to her family and friends.