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Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, DBE (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.
Gladys Cooper was a British actress who starred in stage, film and TV from 1905 to 1971. She was nominated for three Oscars and played roles such as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady, Mrs. Vale in Now, Voyager and Beatrice Lacy in Rebecca.
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- Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Lester Allen, Gladys Cooper, Walter Slezak, and George Zucco in The Pirate (1948)
- Oliver Blake, Gladys Cooper, William Edmunds, and Reginald Owen in The Pirate (1948)
- Gladys Cooper in The Pirate (1948)
- Claudette Colbert, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, and Philip Friend in Thunder on the Hill (1951)
Dame Gladys Cooper was a popular British actress-manager who started her 66-year theatrical career as a Gaiety Girl and ended it as a widely respected mistress of her craft. She accepted her first role in a touring production of Bluebell in Fairyland at the age of 16 (1905).
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Gladys Cooper was an English actress who starred in stage, film and TV for over seven decades. She was nominated for three Academy Awards, including My Fair Lady, and appeared in classics like Rebecca, The Bishop's Wife and The Pirate.
Gladys Cooper was a renowned English actress who starred in films such as Rebecca, Now, Voyager, and My Fair Lady. She also appeared in classic TV shows like The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetAunt Mary (Character)50%Fresh audience score. 81%Aunt Mary (Character)95%Fresh audience score. 90%Mrs. Higgins (Character)64%Fresh audience score. 67%Mrs. Karoudjian (Character)The grand dame of English theater and a prolific screen actress, Gladys Cooper was one of the most revered performers of her generation. She began appearing as a photographic model as a child, and after her stage career began she became a popular pin-up postcard model for British troops during...
Gladys Cooper was a popular English actress-manager and musical-comedy star who performed on stage and screen from 1905 to 1969. She was known for her roles in drawing-room comedy, Shakespeare, and films such as Rebecca, Now Voyager, and My Fair Lady.