Constance Collier
Age: N/A | From: Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Laura Constance Hardie , David L'Estrange
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 25
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Rope
(1948) Mrs. Anita Atwater
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(1916) Extra (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1936) Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Whirlpool
(1950) Tina Cosgrove
Downhill
(1927) Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
(1946) Mrs. Kingsley
Wee Willie Winkie
(1937) Mrs. Allardyce
Rope Unleashed
(2001) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1950 | Tina Cosgrove | |
| 1948 | Mrs. Brooke | |
| Mrs. Anita Atwater | ||
| 1947 | Lady Markby | |
| Julia Gibbs | ||
| 1946 | The Queen of France | |
| Mrs. Kingsley | ||
| 1945 | Lady Susan Dowitt | |
| 1940 | Lady Wigstaff | |
| Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge | ||
| 1938 | Nathalie | |
| 1937 | Lady Caroline | |
| Miss Luther | ||
| Mrs. Allardyce | ||
| Duchess Of Glenavon | ||
| 1936 | Professor Augusta Wimmer | |
| Lady Constantia Lorridaile | ||
| 1935 | Lady Augusta | |
| Aunt Melissa | ||
| 1927 | Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited) | |
| 1922 | Queen | |
| 1920 | Lady Dedlock | |
| 1916 | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Lady Macbeth | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Dialogue | |
| 1937 | Theatre Play | |
| 1935 | Adaptation | |
| 1929 | Theatre Play | |
| 1927 | Original Story | |
| 1925 | Writer | |
| 1921 | Scenario Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Dialogue Coach | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Vocal Coach | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
