Constance Collier
Birthday: 1878-01-22 | Place of Birth: Windsor, Berkshire, England, UKConstance 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
Acting
Role
as Self (archive footage)
as Tina Cosgrove
as Lady Markby
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
as Mrs. Brooke
as Julia Gibbs
as Mrs. Kingsley
as The Queen of France
as Lady Susan Dowitt
as Lady Wigstaff
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
as Nathalie
as Duchess Of Glenavon
as Lady Caroline
as Miss Luther
as Mrs. Allardyce
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
as Aunt Melissa
as Lady Augusta
as Queen
as Lady Dedlock
as Lady Macbeth
