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The Woman He Loved
The Woman
He Loved
is a 1988 British
HTV
made-for-television
romantic drama film
for
ITV
about the abdication of
Edward VIII
. Directed by
Charles Jarrott
, it stars
Anthony Andrews
,
Jane Seymour
and
Olivia de Havilland
. Jane Seymour was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
at the
46th Golden Globe Awards
and
Julie Harris
was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
.
Costume designer
Robin Fraser-Paye
was also nominated for
Primetime Emmy Award
for
Outstanding Costume Design
for a Miniseries or a Special.
It was partly shot at
Shirenewton Hall
in
Monmouthshire
. This was Olivia de Havilland's final acting role, before her death in 2020.
Cast
Anthony Andrews as
Prince of Wales
Jane Seymour as
Wallis Simpson
Olivia de Havilland as
Aunt Bessie
Merryman
Lucy Gutteridge as
Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness
Tom Wilkinson as
Ernest Simpson
Julie Harris as Alice Warfield
Robert Hardy as
Winston Churchill
Phyllis Calvert as
Queen Mary
Evelyn Laye as
Maud Cunard
David Waller as
Stanley Baldwin
- He also appeared as Baldwin in ITV's
Edward &
Mrs Simpson
.
Rupert Frazer
as
Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow
Charlotte Mitchell as Lady Chatfield
Margaretta Scott as Lady Wigram
Richard Wilson as
Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett