Constance Collier
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 22, 1878
- Died
- April 25, 1955
- Birthplace
- 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 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
Rope Unleashed 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Whirlpool 1950
as Tina Cosgrove
The Girl from Manhattan 1948
as Mrs. Brooke
Rope 1948
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
An Ideal Husband 1947
as Lady Markby
The Perils of Pauline 1947
as Julia Gibbs
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947
Dialogue Coach
Monsieur Beaucaire 1946
as The Queen of France
The Dark Corner 1946
as Mrs. Kingsley
Kitty 1945
as Lady Susan Dowitt, Dialogue Coach
Susan and God 1940
as Lady Millicent Wigstaff
Half a Sinner 1940
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
Zaza 1939
as Nathalie
A Damsel in Distress 1937
as Lady Caroline
The Rat 1937
Theatre Play
Stage Door 1937
as Miss Luther
Wee Willie Winkie 1937
as Mrs. Allardyce
Thunder in the City 1937
as Duchess Of Glenavon
Girls' Dormitory 1936
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
Little Lord Fauntleroy 1936
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Professional Soldier 1935
as Lady Augusta
Peter Ibbetson 1935
Adaptation
Shadow of Doubt 1935
as Aunt Melissa
The Taming of the Shrew 1929
Vocal Coach
The Return of the Rat 1929
Theatre Play
Downhill 1927
as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited), Original Story
The Rat 1925
Writer
The Bohemian Girl 1922
as Queen
Forever 1921
Scenario Writer
Bleak House 1920
as Lady Dedlock
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
as Extra (uncredited)
Macbeth 1916
as Lady Macbeth
The Tongues of Men 1916
as Jane Bartlett
The Code of Marcia Gray 1916
as Marcia Gray
Credits from TMDB.