Constance Collier

Acting Jan 22, 1878 Apr 25, 1955 (aged 77) Windsor, 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.

27 Acting Credits

9 Crew Credits

Constance Collier

Acting

Rope

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Stage Door

Whirlpool

Downhill

The Dark Corner

Little Lord Fauntleroy

A Damsel in Distress

Wee Willie Winkie

Susan and God

An Ideal Husband

Kitty

Half a Sinner

Monsieur Beaucaire

The Perils of Pauline

Rope Unleashed

Thunder in the City

Girls' Dormitory

Zaza

The Bohemian Girl

Shadow of Doubt

Professional Soldier

The Girl from Manhattan

Bleak House

Crew

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Downhill

Peter Ibbetson

The Taming of the Shrew

Kitty

The Return of the Rat

The Rat

The Rat

Forever