Gladys Cooper

Cooper in 1913

Dame Gladys Constance CooperDBE(December 18, 1888 – November 17, 1971) was a Britishactress.Her career spanned almost seventy years inmovies,on stage and intelevision.She performed in stage plays includingThe Dollar Princess,The Importance of Being EarnestandBluebell in Fairyland,the latter of which was amusical.However, it was not until 1922 that she found strong success. Her most notable movies includedThe Secret Gardenin 1949,The Valley of DecisionandMy Fair Ladyin 1964.

Cooper was born inLondon,England.She died frompneumoniaat age eighty-two.