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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. Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War.
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 Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca.
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- Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Dame Gladys Cooper (born Dec. 18, 1888, Lewisham, London, Eng.—died Nov. 17, 1971, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) 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.
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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 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.
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Dame Gladys Cooper. Birth Place. Lewisham, England, GB. Born. December 18, 1888. Died. November 17, 1971. Biography. Read More. The grand dame of English theater and a prolific screen actress, Gladys Cooper was one of the most revered performers of her generation.
Dec 3, 2019 · Gladys Cooper was a British star who played various roles in Hollywood, from a nun in The Song of Bernadette to a nun in My Fair Lady. She also portrayed a cruel and domineering mother in Now, Voyager, a classic maternal melodrama of the 1940s.
