Gladys Cooper
Known for

Acting

Credits

59

Gender

Woman

Birthday

15 Dec 1888

Day of death

17 Nov 1971 (82)

Place of birth

Chiswick, England, UK

Also known as
Dame Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Biography

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, DBE (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning on the stage as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she was starring in dramatic roles and silent films by World War I. She also became a manager of the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1933, where she played many roles. Beginning in the early 1920s, Cooper was winning praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s, she was starring steadily both in the West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles; she was nominated for three Academy Awards, the last one as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady (1964). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she mixed her stage and film careers, continuing to star on stage until her last year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gladys Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1976The SwitchGrand Duchess Ozerov
1971The Persuaders!Grand Duchess Ozerov
1969A Nice Girl Like MeAunt Mary
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967The Happiest MillionaireAunt Mary Drexel
1967Callan
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966Run, Buddy, Run
1964My Fair LadyMrs. Higgins
1964The RoguesMargaret St. Clair
1963The Outer LimitsMrs. Palmer
1963The List of Adrian MessengerMrs. Karoudjian
1963Burke's LawHarriet Richards
1963PygmalionMrs. Higgins
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourMrs. Raydon
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourLaura
1962Always on Sunday
1962Going My Way
1961Ben Casey
1959The Twilight ZoneMillie McKenzie
1959The Twilight ZoneElva Keene
1959The Twilight ZoneWanda Dunn
1959Adventures in ParadiseMrs. Maude Harper
1958Separate TablesMrs. Railton-Bell
1958Naked CityMrs. Ernest Johns, Sr.
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMarguerite Gillespie
1955The Man Who Loved RedheadsLady Binfield
1952At Sword's PointQueen Anne
1951Thunder on the HillMother Superior
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Higgins
1949Madame BovaryMadame Dupuis
1949The Secret GardenMrs. Medlock
1948The PirateAunt Inez
1948HomecomingMrs. Kirby
1947The Bishop's WifeMrs. Hamilton
1947Green Dolphin StreetSophie Patourel
1946The Green YearsGrandma Leckie
1946Beware of PityMrs. Klara Condor
1946The Cockeyed MiracleAmy Griggs
1945The Valley of DecisionClarissa Scott
1945Love LettersBeatrice Remington
1944The White Cliffs of DoverJean Ashwood
1944Mrs. ParkingtonAlice, Dutchess de Brancourt
1943The Song of BernadetteSister Marie Therese Vauzous
1943Mr. LuckyCaptain Veronica Steadman
1943Princess O'RourkeMiss Haskell
1943Forever and a DayMrs. Barringer
1942Now, VoyagerMrs. Henry Vale
1942This Above AllIris Cathaway
1942Eagle SquadronAunt Emmeline
1941That Hamilton WomanLady Francis Nelson
1941The Black CatMyrna Hartley
1941The Gay FalconMaxine Wood
1940RebeccaBeatrice Lacy
1940Kitty FoyleMrs. Strafford
1934The Iron Duke
1923Bonnie Prince CharlieFlora MacDonald
1922The Bohemian GirlArlene Arnheim
1917Masks and FacesMabel Vane