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Gladys Cooper
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British actress (1888-1971)
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Gladys Cooper was a British actor and theatre manager who worked in stage and film. Born in Hither Green, or Chiswick, England, in 1888, she began her work period in 1905. She was a citizen of the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Cooper spoke English.
She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Her spouse was Philip Merivale. Cooper died of pneumonia, a natural cause, in Henley-on-Thames in 1971.
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Film & TV
Chiswick, England, UK
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…
Known for
- The Switch — Grand Duchess Ozerov1976
- The Persuaders! — Grand Duchess Ozerov1971
- The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens — Mrs. Ternan1970
- A Nice Girl Like Me — Aunt Mary1969
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Happiest Millionaire — Aunt Mary1967
- Callan1967
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. — Mama Rosha1966
- My Fair Lady — Mrs. Higgins1964
- The Rogues — Margaret St. Clair1964
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Key facts
- Born
- Gladys Constance Cooper , ( 1888-12-18 ) 18 December 1888, Hither Green , London , England
- Died
- 17 November 1971 (1971-11-17) (aged 82), Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1905–1971
- Spouses
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- Children
- 3, incl. John R. Buckmaster
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gladys
- Family name
- Cooper
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Hither Green
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Occupation
- theatre manager
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Gladys-Cooper Ggbain (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Gladys Cooper
- date of birth
- 1888-12-18
- date of death
- 1971-11-17
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Gladys Cooper
- start of work period
- 1905-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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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