Mildred Dunnock of roles in Broadway productions during the 1930s, Dunnock won praise for her performance as a Welsh school teacher in "The Corn is Green" in 1940. The 1945 film version marked her screen debut. During the 1940s she performed mainly on stage, in such dramas as "Another Part of the Forest" (1946) and "Death of a Salesman" (1949) and in the musical "Lute Song" (1946). In 1947, Dunnock became a founding member of the Actors Studio. Dunnock reprised her "Salesman" role in the 1951 film version. She originated the role of Big Mama in the Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a
Lliana Bird Cox, More in Common" award. Bird was also named as one of "Foreign Policy"'s "Top 100 Global Thinkers 2016". In 2016, Bird hosted the London Peace Talks. In 2017 Bird co-founded The Kindly Collective, which brings people together to fundraise and champion projects supporting women, children and creatures across the globe. Bird has lived with comedian Noel Fielding since about 2010. They live in Highgate, north London. Noel and Lliana have one child called Dali. Lliana Bird Lliana Bird, or Birdy (born 17 August 1981), is a British radio presenter (currently on Radio X ), writer, actress and co-founder of