
Gladys Cooper
- Date of Birth: 1888-12-18
- Date of Death: 1971-11-17
- Place of Birth: Chiswick, England, UK
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 t... 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.

The List of Adrian Messenger
Mystery, Thriller • 1963 May

The Bohemian Girl
Romance • 1922 July

Kitty Foyle
Drama, Romance • 1940 December

Beware of Pity
Drama, Romance • 1946 July

The Black Cat
Comedy, Horror, Mystery • 1941 May

The Green Years
Drama • 1946 July

Thunder on the Hill
Drama, Mystery • 1951 October

The Pirate
Music, Romance, Comedy, Adventure • 1948 June

Love Letters
Drama, Mystery, Romance • 1945 October

Princess O'Rourke
Comedy, Romance • 1943 October