Constance Collier
Known For
Acting
Born
1878-01-22 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Died
1955-04-25
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.
Most Known For
Rope
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
Girls' Dormitory
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
Stage Door
as Miss Luther
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Extra (uncredited)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
Wee Willie Winkie
as Mrs. Allardyce
Whirlpool
as Tina Cosgrove
Bleak House
as Lady Dedlock
Monsieur Beaucaire
as The Queen of France
The Dark Corner
as Mrs. Kingsley
Downhill
as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
The Perils of Pauline
as Julia Gibbs
A Damsel in Distress
as Lady Caroline
Kitty
as Lady Susan Dowitt
An Ideal Husband
as Lady Markby
Susan and God
as Lady Wigstaff
The Girl from Manhattan
as Mrs. Brooke
Rope Unleashed
as Self (archive footage)
Zaza
as Nathalie
Half a Sinner
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge