The Woman He Loved
10
100 minutes
4/3/1988
Overview
In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonised as the woman who stole the King of England.
Cast List
Jane Seymour
as Wallis Simpson
Olivia de Havilland
as Aunt Bessie Merryman
Tom Wilkinson
as Ernest Simpson
Anthony Andrews
as Prince of Wales / Edward VIII
Lucy Gutteridge
as Thelma
Robert Hardy
as Winston Churchill
Julie Harris
as Alice
Phyllis Calvert
as Queen Mary
Richenda Carey
as Maud Kerr-Smiley
Susan Denaker
as Connie Thaw
Rupert Frazer
as Lord Perry Brownlow
Peter Graves
as Lord Reith
Evelyn Laye
as Lady Cunard
Charlotte Mitchell
as Lady Chatfield
David Waller
as Stanley Baldwin
Mona Bruce
as Mrs. Baldwin
Elizabeth Counsell
as Katherine Rogers
John Horsley
as Justice Sir John Hawke
Helen Horton
as Martha
Vincent Marzello
as Benny Thaw
Claire Parker
as Rosemary
William Roberts
as Herman Rogers
Margaretta Scott
as Lady Wigram
Amanda Walker
as Betty Lawson-Johnson
Paul Williamson
as Inspector Evans