About
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. 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...
Known for
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
The Outer LimitsSeries • 1963
Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959
RebeccaMovie • 1940
The Persuaders!Series • 1971
The RoguesSeries • 1964
CallanSeries • 1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1966
Going My WaySeries • 1962
My Fair LadyMovie • 1964
Now, VoyagerMovie • 1942
The PirateMovie • 1948
The Bishop's WifeMovie • 1947
That Hamilton WomanMovie • 1941
The Happiest MillionaireMovie • 1967
The Secret GardenMovie • 1949
Separate TablesMovie • 1958
The Song of BernadetteMovie • 1943
Madame BovaryMovie • 1949