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Constance Collier
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born January 22, 1878Died April 25, 1955 (77 years)
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.
Filmography
| 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 | Anna Karenina · as Countess Lidia |
| 1935 | Shadow of Doubt · as Aunt Melissa |
| 1927 | |
| 1922 | The Bohemian Girl · as Queen |
| 1916 | Intolerance · as Extra (uncredited) |