Constance Collier
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1878-01-22
- Died
- 1955-04-25
- Place of birth
- Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Laura Constance Hardie · David L'Estrange
Biography
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
Movies (27)
Rope
1948
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
Kitty
1945
as Lady Susan Dowitt
Stage Door
1937
as Miss Luther
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Mrs. Kingsley
Whirlpool
1950
as Tina Cosgrove
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Downhill
1927
as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Mrs. Allardyce
An Ideal Husband
1947
as Lady Markby
Girls' Dormitory
1936
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
A Damsel in Distress
1937
as Lady Caroline
Zaza
1939
as Nathalie
The Perils of Pauline
1947
as Julia Gibbs
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
as The Queen of France
Professional Soldier
1935
as Lady Augusta
Susan and God
1940
as Lady Wigstaff
The Girl from Manhattan
1948
as Mrs. Brooke
Rope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Macbeth
1916
as Lady Macbeth
Shadow of Doubt
1935
as Aunt Melissa
Thunder in the City
1937
as Duchess Of Glenavon
Half a Sinner
1940
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
The Bohemian Girl
1922
as Queen
The Code of Marcia Gray
1916
as Marcia Gray
Bleak House
1920
as Lady Dedlock
The Tongues of Men
1916
as Jane Bartlett
About 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 acti… With 27 credits spanning from 1916 to 2001, Constance Collier has appeared in 27 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Constance Collier Movies
- Rope (1948) — as Mrs. Anita Atwater
- Kitty (1945) — as Lady Susan Dowitt
- Stage Door (1937) — as Miss Luther
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — as Extra (uncredited)
- The Dark Corner (1946) — as Mrs. Kingsley
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