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Constance Collier
Born: 22nd Jan 1878 Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK - Died 25th Apr 1955
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 27
Film: 27 (100%)
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Filmography
2001
A short documentary about the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope'. Interviews with screenwriter Arthur Laurents delve into the troubles of secretly m ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1950
The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients ... view
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Tina Cosgrove
1948
A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding ... view
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Mrs. Brooke
1948
Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death. ... view
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Mrs. Anita Atwater
1947
A prominent politician is preparing to expose a financial scandal. But then a woman who has invested heavily in the shady venture threatens to uncover ... view
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Lady Markby
1947
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville p ... view
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Julia Gibbs
1946
A bumbling barber in the court of King Louis XV becomes engaged in political intrigue when he masquerades as a dashing nobleman engaged to the princes ... view
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The Queen of France
1946
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunk ... view
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Mrs. Kingsley
1945
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gains the attention of Sir Hugh Marcy, who later deci ... view
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Lady Susan Dowitt
1940
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group. ... view
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Lady Wigstaff
1940
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some f ... view
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Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
1939
A seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat. ... view
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Nathalie
1937
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. Af ... view
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Lady Caroline
1937
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought ... view
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Miss Luther
1937
In 1897, little Priscilla Williams, along with her widowed mother, goes to live with her army colonel paternal grandfather on the British outpost he c ... view
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Mrs. Allardyce
1937
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen. ... view
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Duchess Of Glenavon
1936
When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an unknown man, a minor scandal erupts. ... view
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Professor Augusta Wimmer
1936
An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfathe ... view
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Lady Constantia Lorridaile
1935
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to k ... view
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Lady Augusta
1935
When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee. ... view
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Aunt Melissa
1927
When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged wo ... view
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Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
1922
A Polish officer posing as a gypsy loves a gypsy girl who is really the count's daughter. ... view
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Queen
1920
'The story of Lady Dedlock's secret and the tragic consequences of its exposure.' (British Film Institute) ... view
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Lady Dedlock
1916
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history. ... view
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Extra (uncredited)
1916
Shakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and damnation. ... view
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Lady Macbeth
1916
Rev. Dr. Penfield Sturgis, of fashionable St. Martins-in-the-Lane, finds himself face to face with Jane Bartlett, a grand opera prima donna whose oper ... view
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Jane Bartlett
