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Constance Collier
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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 M…
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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.
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Constance Collier's Filmography
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Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)
Whirlpool
as Tina Cosgrove
The Girl from Manhattan
as Mrs. Brooke
Rope
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Markby
The Perils of Pauline
as Julia Gibbs
Monsieur Beaucaire
as The Queen of France
The Dark Corner
as Mrs. Kingsley
Kitty
as Lady Susan Dowitt
Susan and God
as Lady Millicent Wigstaff
Half a Sinner
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
Zaza
as Nathalie
A Damsel in Distress
as Lady Caroline
Stage Door
as Miss Luther
Wee Willie Winkie
as Mrs. Allardyce
Thunder in the City
as Duchess Of Glenavon
Girls' Dormitory
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Professional Soldier
as Lady Augusta
Shadow of Doubt
as Aunt Melissa
Downhill
as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
The Bohemian Girl
as Queen
Bleak House
as Lady Dedlock
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
Macbeth
as Lady Macbeth
The Tongues of Men
as Jane Bartlett
The Code of Marcia Gray
as Marcia Gray