Gladys Cooper
Actor
- Born
- December 18, 1888 · Chiswick, England, UK
- Died
- November 17, 1971 (age 82)
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television.
Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1934, where she starred in many roles. From the early 1920s Cooper won praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others.
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In the 1930s she starred steadily in productions both in London's West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964) and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s she worked both on stage and on screen, continuing to star on stage until her last year.
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Known for
Rebecca
March 23, 1940
My Fair Lady
December 1, 1964
The Bishop's Wife
December 25, 1947
Now, Voyager
October 22, 1942
Separate Tables
December 18, 1958
The Song of Bernadette
December 21, 1943
The Pirate
June 11, 1948
The List of Adrian Messenger
May 23, 1963
That Hamilton Woman
April 3, 1941
Madame Bovary
August 25, 1949
Kitty Foyle
December 27, 1940
Mr. Lucky
July 1, 1943
Acting43
- 1976The Switch as Grand Duchess Ozerov
- 1970The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens as Mrs. Ternan
- 1969A Nice Girl Like Me as Aunt Mary
- 1967The Happiest Millionaire as Aunt Mary
- 1964My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins
- 1963The List of Adrian Messenger as Mrs. Karoudjian
- 1963Pygmalion as Mrs. Higgins
- 1958Separate Tables as Mrs. Railton-Bell
- 1957The Mystery of Thirteen as Mrs. Palmer
- 1957Circle of the Day