Constance Collier

Known for ActingBorn 1878-01-22Died 1955-04-25Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bleak House

The Rat

The Rat

Rope

Rope Unleashed

Forever

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Stage Door

Peter Ibbetson

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

The Perils of Pauline

Little Lord Fauntleroy

The Dark Corner

The Bohemian Girl

Wee Willie Winkie

An Ideal Husband

Shadow of Doubt

Girls' Dormitory

Whirlpool

A Damsel in Distress

Susan and God

The Return of the Rat

The Girl from Manhattan

Thunder in the City

Monsieur Beaucaire

Kitty

The Taming of the Shrew

Zaza

Professional Soldier

Downhill

Half a Sinner

Macbeth

The Tongues of Men

The Code of Marcia Gray