Constance Collier
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.
Rope
(Mrs. Anita Atwater)
The Dark Corner
(Mrs. Kingsley)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(Lady Constantia Lorridaile)
Rope Unleashed
(Self (archive footage))
An Ideal Husband
(Lady Markby)
Whirlpool
(Tina Cosgrove)
Stage Door
(Miss Luther)
Wee Willie Winkie
(Mrs. Allardyce)
A Damsel in Distress
(Lady Caroline)
Thunder in the City
(Duchess Of Glenavon)
Kitty
(Lady Susan Dowitt)
The Perils of Pauline
(Julia Gibbs)
Professional Soldier
(Lady Augusta)
Girls Dormitory
(Professor Augusta Wimmer)
Shadow of Doubt
(Aunt Melissa)
Zaza
(Nathalie)
Macbeth
(Lady Macbeth)
The Bohemian Girl
(Queen)
Monsieur Beaucaire
(The Queen of France)
Susan and God
(Lady Wigstaff)
Half a Sinner
(Mrs. Jefferson Breckenbridge)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
(Extra (uncredited))
Downhill
(Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited))
The Girl from Manhattan
(Mrs. Brooke)
Bleak House
(Lady Dedlock)
