Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 22, 1878
Died
Apr 25, 1955
Place of Birth
Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Credits
34 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rope Unleashed
Self (archive footage)
Whirlpool
Tina Cosgrove
The Girl from Manhattan
Mrs. Brooke
Rope
Mrs. Anita Atwater
An Ideal Husband
Lady Markby
The Perils of Pauline
Julia Gibbs
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Dialogue Coach
Monsieur Beaucaire
The Queen of France
The Dark Corner
Mrs. Kingsley
Kitty
Lady Susan Dowitt
Susan and God
Lady Wigstaff
Half a Sinner
Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
Zaza
Nathalie
A Damsel in Distress
Lady Caroline
The Rat
Theatre Play
Stage Door
Miss Luther
Wee Willie Winkie
Mrs. Allardyce
Thunder in the City
Duchess Of Glenavon
Girls' Dormitory
Professor Augusta Wimmer
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Professional Soldier
Lady Augusta
Peter Ibbetson
Adaptation
Shadow of Doubt
Aunt Melissa
The Taming of the Shrew
Vocal Coach
The Return of the Rat
Theatre Play
Downhill
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
The Rat
Writer
The Bohemian Girl
Queen
Forever
Scenario Writer
Bleak House
Lady Dedlock
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
The Tongues of Men
Jane Bartlett
The Code of Marcia Gray
Marcia Gray