Constance Collier

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In a career that covered six decades, Constance Collier evolved into one of Broadway and London's finest tragediennes during the first half of the 1900s. While the regal, dark-featured beauty who bore classic Romanesque features enjoyed a transcontinental career like a number of her contemporaries, her theatre success did not encourage an enviable ... See full bio »

Born:

January 22, 1878 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Died:

April 25, 1955 (age 77) in New York City, New York, USA

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Known For

Rope Mrs. Atwater

(1948)

A Damsel in Distress Lady Caroline

(1937)

The Dark Corner Mrs. Kingsley

(1946)

Monsieur Beaucaire The Queen of France

(1946)

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Filmography

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Actress (29 credits)

1949 Whirlpool
Tina Cosgrove

1948 The Girl from Manhattan
Mrs. Brooke

1948 Rope
Mrs. Atwater

1947 An Ideal Husband
Lady Markby

1947 The Perils of Pauline
Julia Gibbs

1946 Monsieur Beaucaire
The Queen of France

1946 The Dark Corner
Mrs. Kingsley

1945 Kitty
Lady Susan Dowitt

1940 Susan and God
Lady Wigstaff

1940 Half a Sinner
Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge

1938 Zaza
Nathalie

1937 A Damsel in Distress
Lady Caroline

1937 Stage Door
Miss Luther

1937 Clothes and the Woman
Eugenia

1937 Wee Willie Winkie
Mrs. Allardyce

1937 Thunder in the City
The Duchess

1936 Girls' Dormitory
Professor Augusta Wimmer

1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy
Lady Lorridaile

1935 Professional Soldier
Lady Augusta

1935 Anna Karenina
Countess Lidia (uncredited)

1935 Shadow of Doubt
Aunt Melissa Pilson

1927 When Boys Leave Home
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)

1922 The Bohemian Girl
Queen

1920 Bleak House
Lady Dedlock

1919 The Impossible Woman
Mme. Kraska

1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)

1916 Macbeth
Lady Macbeth

1916 The Code of Marcia Gray
Marcia Gray

1916 The Tongues of Men
Jane Bartlett

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Writer (7 credits)

1937 The Rat (play)

1935 Peter Ibbetson (adaptation)

1929 The Return of the Rat (play "The Rat")

1927 When Boys Leave Home (as David L'Estrange) / (play "Down Hill" - uncredited)

1926 The Triumph of the Rat (characters)

1925 The Rat (play)

1921 Forever (scenario)

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Miscellaneous Crew (4 credits)

1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (dialogue director - uncredited)

1945 Kitty (dialogue coach - uncredited)

1938 The Baroness and the Butler (diction advisor: Annabella - uncredited)

1929 The Taming of the Shrew (voice coach)

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Self (1 credit)

1936 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (Documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)

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Archive footage (2 credits)

1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Mrs. Atwater (clip from Rope (1948))

- Alfred Hitchcock (1999) ... Mrs. Atwater (clip from Rope (1948))

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Miss Luther (clip from Stage Door (1937))

- A Woman's Lot (1987) ... Miss Luther (clip from Stage Door (1937)) (uncredited)

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Oliver Twist (Revival). Written by Comyns Carr. Based on the book by Charles Dickens. New Amsterdam Theatre (moved to The Empire Theatre from 25 Mar 1912- close): 26 Feb 1912- May 1912 (closing date unknown/190 performances). Cast: Alice Belmore, Gertrude Boswell, Perceval Clarke [credited as Percival Clark], Constance Collier ... See more »

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1 Print Biography | 7 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

David L'Estrange

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Trivia:

For her work in training and guiding actors in Shakespearean roles, she was presented with the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre Award. See more »