Gladys Cooper
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18. december 1888 — 17. november 1971 (82 år)
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, DBE (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television.
Beginning on the stage as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she was starring in dramatic roles and silent films by World War I. She also became a manager of the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1933, where she played many roles. Beginning in the early 1920s, Cooper was winning praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s, she was starring steadily both in the West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles; she was nominated for three Academy Awards, the last one as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady (1964). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she mixed her stage and film careers, continuing to star on stage until her last year.
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Beginning on the stage as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she was starring in dramatic roles and silent films by World War I. She also became a manager of the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1933, where she played many roles. Beginning in the early 1920s, Cooper was winning praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s, she was starring steadily both in the West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles; she was nominated for three Academy Awards, the last one as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady (1964). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she mixed her stage and film careers, continuing to star on stage until her last year.
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Filmography
| 1995 | The Making of 'My Fair Lady' · as Mrs. Higgins |
| 1976 | The Switch · as Grand Duchess Ozerov |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! · as Grand Duchess Ozerov |
| 1969 | A Nice Girl Like Me · as Aunt Mary |
| 1967 | The Happiest Millionaire · as Aunt Mary Drexel |
| 1967 | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. · as Mama Rosha |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives · as Grand Duchess Vorokhov |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady · as Mrs. Higgins |
| 1964 | The Rogues · as Margaret St. Clair |
| 1963 | Burke's Law · as Harriet Richards |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits · as Mrs. PalmerPå Plex |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger · as Mrs. Karoudjian |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Fair Exchange · as Nell |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · as Mrs. Raydon |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Margaret Langdon |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise · as Mrs. Maude Harper |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone · as Millie Mckenzie |
| 1958 | Separate Tables · as Mrs. Railton-Bell |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show · as Duchess |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr. |
| 1957 | Suspicion · as Lady Windemere |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 · as Sister Mcinnes |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 · as Mrs. Allen |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater · as Cast |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour · as Aunt Pauline |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Marguerite Gillespie |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as Edith Salesby |
| 1955 | The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial · as Lady Tichborne |
| 1955 | The Man Who Loved Redheads · as Lady Binfield |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point · as Queen Anne |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Mrs. Higgins |
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill · as Mother Superior |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre · as The Queen Mother Of Persia |
| 1949 | Madame Bovary · as Madame Dupuis |
| 1949 | The Secret Garden · as Mrs. Medlock |
| 1948 | The Pirate · as Aunt Inez |
| 1948 | Homecoming · as Mrs. Kirby |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife · as Mrs. HamiltonPå Plex |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street · as Sophie Patourel |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle · as Amy Griggs |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity · as Mrs. Klara Condor |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Grandma Leckie |
| 1945 | Love Letters · as Beatrice Remington |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Clarissa Scott |
| 1944 | Mrs. Parkington · as Alice, Dutchess De Brancourt |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover · as Jean Ashwood |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Sister Marie Therese Vauzous |
| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke · as Miss Haskell |
| 1943 | Mr. Lucky · as Captain Veronica Steadman |
| 1943 | Forever and a Day · as Mrs. Barringer |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager · as Mrs. Henry Vale |
| 1942 | Eagle Squadron · as Aunt Emmeline |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Iris Cathaway |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon · as Maxine Wood |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. · as Mrs. Pillby |
| 1941 | The Black Cat · as Myrna Hartley |
| 1941 | That Hamilton Woman · as Lady Francis Nelson |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle · as Mrs. Strafford |
| 1940 | Rebecca · as Beatrice Lacy |
| 1934 | The Iron Duke · as Madame - Duchess D'angoulème |
| 1923 | Bonnie Prince Charlie · as Flora Macdonald |
| 1922 | The Bohemian Girl · as Arlene Arnheim |
| 1917 | Masks and Faces · as Mabel Vane |
| 1913 | The Eleventh Commandment · as Edith |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestPå Plex |
| 1965 | Call My Bluff (1996) · as Self |
| 1965 | The 37th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show · as Self |
| 1955 | MGM Parade · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) · as Self |