Gladys Cooper Net Worth is$15 Million Gladys Cooper Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 before the beginning of the First World War. 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.
Date Of Birth December 18, 1888, Hither Green, London, United Kingdom Died November 17, 1971, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom Place Of Birth Lewisham, London, England, UK Profession Actress, Soundtrack Spouse Philip Merivale (m. 1937–1946) Children John Buckmaster, Joan Buckmaster, Sally Pearson Star Sign Sagittarius
# Quote 1 [on looking into a mirror, on her deathbed]: If this is what virus pneumonia does to one, I really don't think I shall bother to have it again.
# Fact 1 Wrote autobiography - 'Without Veils'. 2 Appeared in five films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Rebecca (1940), Kitty Foyle (1940), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Separate Tables (1958), and My Fair Lady (1964). Of those, Rebecca (1940) and My Fair Lady (1964) are winners in the category. 3 She played Laurence Olivier 's sister in Rebecca (1940) and his wife in That Hamilton Woman (1941). 4 Is one of 26 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being My Fair Lady (1964). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody (1929)), Grace Moore (One Night of Love (1934)), Jean Hagen (Singin' in the Rain (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (Torch Song (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Deborah Kerr (The King and I (1956)), Rita Moreno (West Side Story (1961)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) and Victor Victoria (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)), Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music (1965)), Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl (1968)), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Ann-Margret (Tommy (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor Victoria (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge! (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls (2006)), Penelope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables (2012)), and Meryl Streep (Into the Woods (2014)). 5 She appeared in two Best Picture Academy Award winners: Rebecca (1940) and My Fair Lady (1964). 6 "Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties" by Axel Nissen has a short biography of her, focusing on her movie career as a character actress. 7 Famed British novelist and poet Stevie Smith was the secretary of Gladys' second husband Sir Neville Pearson. 8 Played the mother of Professor Henry Higgins in a Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) television version of Pygmalion and the movie version of the musical My Fair Lady (1964). 9 In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by either Giovanna Scotto or Tina Lattanzi . She was occasionally dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta , Lola Braccini and Wanda Tettoni in the much-loved My Fair Lady (1964). 10 Ex-mother-in-law of Robert Hardy . 11 Grandmother of the author/critic/entertainer Sheridan Morley , Annabel Morley , Wilton Morley , Emma Hardy and Justine Hardy . 12 Twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for her performances in Enid Bagnold 's "The Chalk Garden" (1956) and in "A Passage to India" (1962). 13 Mother-in-law of Robert Morley . 14 Mother, with Sir Neville Pearson, of costume designer Sally Pearson . 15 Mother, with Herbert Buckmaster, of actors Joan Buckmaster and John Buckmaster . 16 Stepmother of John Merivale . 17 She was awarded the DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
Actress Title Year Status Character The Persuaders! 1972 TV Series Grand Duchess Ozerov The Doctors 1971 TV Series Harriet Vey The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens 1970 TV Movie Mrs. Ternan A Nice Girl Like Me 1969 Aunt Mary The Happiest Millionaire 1967 Aunt Mary Callan 1967 TV Series Dr. Schultz Adam Adamant Lives! 1967 TV Series Grand Duchess Vorokhov The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 TV Series Mama Rosha Emergency-Ward 10 1965 TV Series Sister McInnes Ben Casey 1965 TV Series Dr. Hagar Brandt The Rogues 1964-1965 TV Series Margaret St. Clair The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1963-1964 TV Series Laura / Mrs. Raydon My Fair Lady 1964 Mrs. Higgins The Twilight Zone 1962-1964 TV Series Elva Keene / Millie McKenzie / Wanda Dunn The Outer Limits 1963 TV Series Mrs. Palmer Burke's Law 1963 TV Series Harriet Richards The List of Adrian Messenger 1963 Mrs. Karoudjian Going My Way 1963 TV Series Mrs. Arnold Sedgewick Pygmalion 1963 TV Movie Mrs. Higgins Fair Exchange 1962 TV Series Nell The Dick Powell Theatre 1962 TV Series Margaret Langdon Playdate 1962 TV Series Mrs. Smith Naked City 1962 TV Series Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr. If the Crown Fits 1961 TV Series Madam Olga Rendezvous 1960 TV Series Helen ITV Play of the Week 1960 TV Series Edith Salesby Adventures in Paradise 1959 TV Series Mrs. Maude Harper Separate Tables 1958 Mrs. Railton-Bell The Ann Sothern Show 1958 TV Series Duchess Playhouse 90 1957-1958 TV Series Mrs. Allen / Mrs. Palmer / Mrs. Millet Suspicion 1958 TV Series Lady Windemere Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1957 TV Series Marguerite Gillespie The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial 1957 TV Series Lady Tichborne The Alcoa Hour 1956 TV Series Aunt Pauline The Man Who Loved Redheads 1955 Caroline, Lady Binfield At Sword's Point 1952 Queen Anne Thunder on the Hill 1951 Mother Superior BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 1950 TV Series The Queen Mother of Persia Madame Bovary 1949 Mme. Dupuis The Secret Garden 1949 Mrs. Medlock Homecoming 1948 Mrs. Kirby The Pirate 1948 Aunt Inez The Bishop's Wife 1947 Mrs. Hamilton Green Dolphin Street 1947 Sophie Patourel The Cockeyed Miracle 1946 Amy Griggs Beware of Pity 1946 Mrs. Klara Condor The Green Years 1946 Grandma Leckie Love Letters 1945 Beatrice Remington The Valley of Decision 1945 Clarissa Scott Mrs. Parkington 1944 Alice - Duchess de Brancourt The White Cliffs of Dover 1944 Lady Jean Ashwood The Song of Bernadette 1943 Sister Marie Therese Vauzous Princess O'Rourke 1943 Miss Haskell Mr. Lucky 1943 Captain Veronica Steadman Forever and a Day 1943 Mrs. Barringer Now, Voyager 1942 Mrs. Henry Vale Eagle Squadron 1942 Aunt Emmeline This Above All 1942 Iris Cathaway The Gay Falcon 1941 Maxine Wood A Yank in the R.A.F. 1941 Mrs. Pillby (scenes deleted) The Black Cat 1941 Myrna Hartley That Hamilton Woman 1941 Lady Frances Nelson Kitty Foyle 1940 Mrs. Strafford Rebecca 1940 Beatrice Lacy The Iron Duke 1934 Duchess d'Angouleme Bonnie Prince Charlie 1923 Flora MacDonald The Bohemian Girl 1922 Arlene Arnheim Headin' North 1921 Madge Mullin Unmarried 1920 My Lady's Dress 1917 The Wife Masks and Faces 1917 Mabel Vane The Sorrows of Satan 1917 Lady Sybil Elton The Real Thing at Last 1916 Short American Witch Danny Donovan, the Gentleman Cracksman 1914 Short Mrs. Ashworth The Eleventh Commandment 1913 Short Edith
Soundtrack Title Year Status Character The Happiest Millionaire 1967 performer: "There are Those" - uncredited
Self Title Year Status Character The Dick Cavett Show 1971 TV Series Herself A Birthday Gala Tribute Noel Coward 1970 TV Movie Herself - Performer The Joey Bishop Show 1968-1969 TV Series Herself The Eamonn Andrews Show 1966 TV Series Herself The 37th Annual Academy Awards 1965 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in Supporting Role The Jack Paar Tonight Show 1960 TV Series Herself This Is Your Life 1958 TV Series documentary Herself Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z 1957 TV Series Herself - representing Mothers-in-law
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1965 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role My Fair Lady (1964) 1965 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers The Rogues (1964) 1944 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Song of Bernadette (1943) 1943 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actress in a Supporting Role Now, Voyager (1942)
Known for movies My Fair Lady (1964)
Rebecca (1940)
Now, Voyager (1942)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
$15 Million
