Gladys Cooper
Acting
Born December 18, 1888 · 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 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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Twilight Zone
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Dick Cavett Show
Burke's Law
Naked City
Ben Casey
The Outer Limits
The Persuaders!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Adventures in Paradise
MGM Parade
Rebecca
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Rogues
Callan
Going My Way
My Fair Lady
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Pirate
Separate Tables
The Secret Garden
Now, Voyager
That Hamilton Woman
Kitty Foyle
The Bishop's Wife
The Song of Bernadette
The Valley of Decision
Mr. Lucky
Madame Bovary
The List of Adrian Messenger
The Happiest Millionaire
The White Cliffs of Dover
The Green Years
The Cockeyed Miracle
Princess O'Rourke
The Black Cat
Forever and a Day
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
Green Dolphin Street
The Gay Falcon