Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1878-01-22
Day of Death
1955-04-25
Place of Birth
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Constance Collier
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.
Filmography (27)
Rope Unleashed
2001
Whirlpool
1950
The Girl from Manhattan
1948
Rope
1948
An Ideal Husband
1947
The Perils of Pauline
1947
Monsieur Beaucaire
1946
The Dark Corner
1946
Kitty
1945
Susan and God
1940
Half a Sinner
1940
Zaza
1939
A Damsel in Distress
1937
Stage Door
1937
