Acting · Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK · Born January 22, 1878
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.
MovieRope Unleashed
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWhirlpool
1950
as Tina Cosgrove
MovieThe Girl from Manhattan
1948
as Mrs. Brooke
MovieRope
1948
as Mrs. Anita Atwater
MovieAn Ideal Husband
1947
as Lady Markby
MovieThe Perils of Pauline
1947
as Julia Gibbs
MovieMonsieur Beaucaire
1946
as The Queen of France
MovieThe Dark Corner
1946
as Mrs. Kingsley
MovieKitty
1945
as Lady Susan Dowitt
MovieSusan and God
1940
as Lady Wigstaff
MovieHalf a Sinner
1940
as Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge
MovieZaza
1939
as Nathalie
MovieA Damsel in Distress
1937
as Lady Caroline
MovieStage Door
1937
as Miss Luther
MovieWee Willie Winkie
1937
as Mrs. Allardyce
MovieThunder in the City
1937
as Duchess Of Glenavon
MovieGirls' Dormitory
1936
as Professor Augusta Wimmer
MovieLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1936
as Lady Constantia Lorridaile
MovieProfessional Soldier
1935
as Lady Augusta
MovieShadow of Doubt
1935
as Aunt Melissa
MovieDownhill
1927
as Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
MovieThe Bohemian Girl
1922
as Queen
MovieBleak House
1920
as Lady Dedlock
MovieIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
as Extra (uncredited)
MovieMacbeth
1916
as Lady Macbeth
MovieThe Tongues of Men
1916
as Jane Bartlett
MovieThe Code of Marcia Gray
1916
as Marcia Gray
