Constance Collier

Birthday: 1878-01-22
Deathday: 1955-04-25
Birthplace: Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1950-01-13 Whirlpool Tina Cosgrove
1948-10-01 The Girl from Manhattan Mrs. Brooke
1948-03-11 Rope Mrs. Anita Atwater
1947-11-14 An Ideal Husband Lady Markby
1947-07-04 The Perils of Pauline Julia Gibbs
1946-09-04 Monsieur Beaucaire The Queen of France
1946-04-09 The Dark Corner Mrs. Kingsley
1945-10-16 Kitty Lady Susan Dowitt
1940-06-07 Susan and God Lady Wigstaff
1940-04-05 Half a Sinner Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
1938-12-29 Zaza Nathalie
1937-11-19 A Damsel in Distress Lady Caroline
1937-10-08 Stage Door Miss Luther
1937-07-30 Wee Willie Winkie Mrs. Allardyce
1937-04-22 Thunder in the City Duchess Of Glenavon
1936-08-08 Girls Dormitory Professor Augusta Wimmer
1936-03-06 Little Lord Fauntleroy Lady Constantia Lorridaile
1935-12-27 Professional Soldier Lady Augusta
1935-02-15 Shadow of Doubt Aunt Melissa
1927-10-24 Downhill Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
1922-07-27 The Bohemian Girl Queen
1920-01-15 Bleak House Lady Dedlock
1916-09-04 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Extra (uncredited)
1916-01-02 Macbeth Lady Macbeth