CONSTANCE COLLIER

Constance Collier
Constance Collier
Gender: Female
Known for: Acting
Birthday: January 22, 1878
Deathday: April 25, 1955
Place of Birth: Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

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.

Notable work

Filmography

Starring

Self (archive footage)
1950·
Whirlpool
Tina Cosgrove
Mrs. Brooke
1948·
Rope
Mrs. Anita Atwater
Julia Gibbs
Lady Markby
The Queen of France
Mrs. Kingsley
1945·
Kitty
Lady Susan Dowitt
Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
Lady Wigstaff
1938·
Zaza
Nathalie
Duchess Of Glenavon
Lady Caroline
Mrs. Allardyce
Miss Luther
Professor Augusta Wimmer
Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Aunt Melissa
Lady Augusta
1927·
Downhill
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
Lady Dedlock
1916·
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth

Production

Dialogue Coach
1945·
Kitty
Dialogue Coach
1937·
The Rat
Theatre Play
Adaptation
Vocal Coach
Theatre Play
1927·
Downhill
Original Story
1925·
The Rat
Writer
1921·
Forever
Scenario Writer