June Wyndham Davies

[1] For her work as Co-Producer (with Pippa Cross) of the film August starring, and directed by Sir Anthony Hopkins, she won the BAFTA Wales award for Best Drama in 1997.

Her father served as an officer in World War II, and her mother, eldest daughter of the engineer and inventor James Wyndham, had been a ballet dancer.

She attended Elm Tree House convent before moving to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Going freelance in 1969, Wyndham Davies continued her career with BBC, Anglia, Granada, and Yorkshire Television, directing Boy Meets Girl, Love Story, The Dolly Spike, The Folly, and Don’t Shoot the Cook.

With a knack for spotting talent, Wyndham Davies gave the young Michael Caine his first chance in theatre, along with early opportunities for Rhys Ifans and Hugh Grant.