Constance Collier
Constance Collier (born Laura Constance Hardie; 22 January 1878 – 25 April 1955) was an English stage and film actress and acting coach. She made her stage debut at the age of three, when she played Fairy Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and later appeared in several Shakespearean stage plays. Her brief visit to New York in the 1910s yielded her work in a few silent films. When she was diagnosed with diabetes, she became the first ever patient in Europe to receive insulin treatment following its recent discovery. She served as an acting coach for many silent film stars in 1920s Hollywood following the tumultuous change to "talkies". While her most famous pupil was arguably Colleen Moore, her most acclaimed lifelong friend was fellow Stage Door co-star, Katharine Hepburn. Collier has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Credits
- 2001 · Rope Unleashed as Self (archive footage)
- 1950 · Whirlpool as Tina Cosgrove
- 1948 · The Girl from Manhattan as Mrs. Brooke
- 1948 · Rope as Mrs. Anita Atwater
- 1947 · An Ideal Husband as Lady Markby
- 1947 · The Perils of Pauline as Julia Gibbs
- 1946 · Monsieur Beaucaire as The Queen of France
- 1946 · The Dark Corner as Mrs. Kingsley
- 1945 · Kitty as Lady Susan Dowitt
- 1940 · Susan and God as Lady Wigstaff
- 1940 · Half a Sinner as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
- 1938 · Zaza as Nathalie
- 1937 · A Damsel in Distress as Lady Caroline
- 1937 · Stage Door as Miss Luther
- 1937 · Wee Willie Winkie as Mrs. Allardyce
- 1937 · Thunder in the City as Duchess Of Glenavon
- 1936 · Girls Dormitory as Professor Augusta Wimmer
- 1936 · Little Lord Fauntleroy as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
- 1935 · Professional Soldier as Lady Augusta
- 1935 · Shadow of Doubt as Aunt Melissa
- 1927 · Downhill as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
- 1922 · The Bohemian Girl as Queen
- 1920 · Bleak House as Lady Dedlock
- 1916 · Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)
- 1916 · Macbeth as Lady Macbeth