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Gladys Cooper was the daughter of journalist William Frederick Cooper and his wife Mabel Barnett. As a child she was very striking and was used as a photographic model beginning at six years old. She wanted to become an actress and started on that road in 1905 after being discovered by Seymour Hicks to tour with his company in "Bluebell in Fairyland"... See full bio »

Born:

Gladys Constance Cooper
in Lewisham, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 82) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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1972 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Grand Duchess Ozerov
– The Ozerov Inheritance (1972) … Grand Duchess Ozerov
 
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me
Aunt Mary
 
1967 The Happiest Millionaire
Aunt Mary
 
1967 Callan (TV series)
Dr. Schultz
– Goodness Burns Too Bright (1967) … Dr. Schultz
 
1967 Adam Adamant Lives! (TV series)
Grand Duchess Vorokhov
– Black Echo (1967) … Grand Duchess Vorokhov
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mama Rosha
– The Romany Lie Affair (1966) … Mama Rosha
 
1965 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Sister McIinnes
– Episode dated 30 October 1965 (1965) … Sister McIinnes
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Hagar Brandt
– Because of the Needle, the Haystack Was Lost (1965) … Dr. Hagar Brandt
 
1964-1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Auntie Margaret / Margaret St. Clair
– A Daring Step Backward (1965) … Margaret St. Clair
– Mr. White's Christmas (1965) … Margaret St. Clair
– Grave Doubts (1965) … Auntie Margaret (uncredited)
– Wherefore Art Thou, Harold? (1965) … Auntie Margaret
– Our Men in Marawat (1965) … Auntie Margaret
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1963-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Laura / Mrs. Raydon
– Consider Her Ways (1964) … Laura
– What Really Happened (1963) … Mrs. Raydon
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Mrs. Higgins
 
1962-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Elva Keene / Millie McKenzie / Wanda Dunn
– Night Call (1964) … Elva Keene
– Passage on the Lady Anne (1963) … Millie McKenzie
– Nothing in the Dark (1962) … Wanda Dunn
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Mrs. Palmer
– The Borderland (1963) … Mrs. Palmer
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
Harriet Richards
– Who Killed Sweet Betsy? (1963) … Harriet Richards
 
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Mrs. Karoudjian
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Mrs. Arnold Sedgewick
– Custody of the Child (1963) … Mrs. Arnold Sedgewick
 
1963 Pygmalion (TV movie)
Mrs. Higgins
 
1962 Fair Exchange (TV series)
Nell
– Dorothy's Trip to Europe (1962) … Nell
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Margaret Langdon
– In Search of a Son (1962) … Margaret Langdon
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr.
– Memory of a Red Trolley Car (1962) … Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr.
 
1961 If the Crown Fits (TV series)
Madam Olga
– The Ballet (1961) … Madam Olga
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
Helen
– The Stray Cat (1960) … Helen
 
1960 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Edith Salesby
– Lucky Strike (1960) … Edith Salesby
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Mrs. Maude Harper
– Paradise Lost (1959) … Mrs. Maude Harper
 
1958 Separate Tables
Mrs. Railton-Bell
 
1958 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Duchess
– The Countess of Bartley (1958) … Duchess
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mrs. Allen / Mrs. Millet / Mrs. Palmer
– Verdict of Three (1958) … Mrs. Allen
– The Mystery of Thirteen (1957) … Mrs. Palmer
– Circle of the Day (1957) … Mrs. Millet
 
1958 Suspicion (TV series)
Lady Windemere
– Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1958) … Lady Windemere
 
1957 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Marguerite Gillespie
– The End of Indian Summer (1957) … Marguerite Gillespie
 
1957 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
Lady Tichborne
– The Tichborne Claimant (1957) … Lady Tichborne
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Aunt Pauline
– Sister (1956) … Aunt Pauline
 
1955 The Man Who Loved Redheads
Caroline, Lady Binfield
 
1952 At Sword's Point
Queen Anne
 
1951 Thunder on the Hill
Mother Superior
 
1950 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
The Queen Mother of Persia
– Adventure Story (1950) … The Queen Mother of Persia
 
1949 Madame Bovary
Mme. Dupuis
 
1949 The Secret Garden
Mrs. Medlock
 
1948 Homecoming
Mrs. Kirby
 
1948 The Pirate
Aunt Inez
 
1947 The Bishop's Wife
Mrs. Hamilton
 
1947 Green Dolphin Street
Sophie Patourel
 
1946 The Cockeyed Miracle
Amy Griggs
 
1946 Beware of Pity
Mrs. Klara Condor
 
1946 The Green Years
Grandma Leckie
 
1945 Love Letters
Beatrice Remington
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
Clarissa Scott
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Alice - Dutchess de Brancourt
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Lady Jean Ashwood
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
 
1943 Princess O'Rourke
Miss Haskell
 
1943 Mr. Lucky
Captain Veronica Steadman
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Mrs. Barringer
 
1942 Now, Voyager
Mrs. Henry Vale
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Aunt Emmeline
 
1942 This Above All
Iris Cathaway
 
1941 The Gay Falcon
Maxine Wood
 
1941 A Yank in the R.A.F.
Mrs. Pillby (scenes deleted)
 
1941 The Black Cat
Myrna Hartley
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman
Lady Frances Nelson
 
1940 Kitty Foyle
Mrs. Strafford
 
1940 Rebecca
Beatrice Lacy
 
1934 The Iron Duke
Duchess d'Angouleme
 
1923 Bonnie Prince Charlie
Flora MacDonald
 
1922 The Bohemian Girl
Arlene Arnheim
 
1920 Unmarried
 
1917 My Lady's Dress
The Wife
 
1917 Masks and Faces
Mabel Vane
 
1917 The Sorrows of Satan
Lady Sybil Elton
 
1916 The Real Thing at Last (short)
American Witch
 
1914 Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman (short)
Mrs. Ashworth
 
1913 The Eleventh Commandment (short)
Edith
 
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1967 The Happiest Millionaire (performer: "THERE ARE THOSE")
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Robert Morley (1971) … Herself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.56 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #2.138 (1968) … Herself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.23 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1995 The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (video documentary)
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 

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(1938) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night," at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park in London, England with Jean Forbes Robertson, Philip Merivale, Roy Byford, David Tree, Buena Bent, and Sydney Bromley in the cast. Sir Robert Atkins was director. See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Mother-in-law of Robert Morley. See more »

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