Constance Collier

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Constance Collier

Acting January 22, 1878

Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

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 thr…

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Rope

Rope

7.9 1948 Movie
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

7.1 1916 Movie
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

7.5 1947 Movie
Stage Door

Stage Door

7.1 1937 Movie
Whirlpool

Whirlpool

6.4 1950 Movie
Downhill

Downhill

5.7 1927 Movie
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

6.6 1946 Movie
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

7.0 1935 Movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

6.8 1936 Movie
A Damsel in Distress

A Damsel in Distress

6.5 1937 Movie
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

6.7 1937 Movie
Susan and God

Susan and God

6.5 1940 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2001
    Rope Unleashed

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1950
    Whirlpool

    Movie Tina Cosgrove

  3. 1948
    The Girl from Manhattan

    Movie Mrs. Brooke

  4. 1948
    Rope

    Movie Mrs. Anita Atwater

  5. 1947
    An Ideal Husband

    Movie Lady Markby

  6. 1947
    The Perils of Pauline

    Movie Julia Gibbs

  7. 1947
    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    Movie Dialogue Coach

  8. 1946
    Monsieur Beaucaire

    Movie The Queen of France

  9. 1946
    The Dark Corner

    Movie Mrs. Kingsley

  10. 1945
    Kitty

    Movie Lady Susan Dowitt

  11. 1940
    Susan and God

    Movie Lady Millicent Wigstaff

  12. 1940
    Half a Sinner

    Movie Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge

  13. 1939
    Zaza

    Movie Nathalie

  14. 1937
    A Damsel in Distress

    Movie Lady Caroline

  15. 1937
    The Rat

    Movie Theatre Play

  16. 1937
    Stage Door

    Movie Miss Luther

More credits
  1. 1937
    Wee Willie Winkie

    Movie Mrs. Allardyce

  2. 1937
    Thunder in the City

    Movie Duchess Of Glenavon

  3. 1936
    Girls' Dormitory

    Movie Professor Augusta Wimmer

  4. 1936
    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Movie Lady Constantia Lorridaile

  5. 1935
    Professional Soldier

    Movie Lady Augusta

  6. 1935
    Peter Ibbetson

    Movie Adaptation

  7. 1935
    Shadow of Doubt

    Movie Aunt Melissa

  8. 1929
    The Taming of the Shrew

    Movie Vocal Coach

  9. 1929
    The Return of the Rat

    Movie Theatre Play

  10. 1927
    Downhill

    Movie Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)

  11. 1925
    The Rat

    Movie Writer

  12. 1922
    The Bohemian Girl

    Movie Queen

  13. 1921
    Forever

    Movie Scenario Writer

  14. 1920
    Bleak House

    Movie Lady Dedlock

  15. 1916
    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Movie Extra (uncredited)

  16. 1916
    Macbeth

    Movie Lady Macbeth

  17. 1916
    The Tongues of Men

    Movie Jane Bartlett

  18. 1916
    The Code of Marcia Gray

    Movie Marcia Gray