Born in
Castlemaine, Victoria, Lillian Wheeler began her stage career in 1896, after studying at Parkvillle College, Melbourne. She performed in
Bland Holt’s company, and then alongside
George Rignold in leading roles in Australia, and was part of Rignold's company. She moved to London, England in 1901 and performed in an adaption of Sherlock Holmes that toured England and was to tour America in 1903. In England, Wheeler married actor Ernest Mainwaring in 1904. After Mr Mainwaring was performing in the United States of America, Lillian Wheeler left England to join him but caught
pneumonia while in New York. She died in November 1905. Her remains were transferred to England. == References ==