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Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Actor · Died November 17, 1971, aged 82 · Chiswick, England, UK

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper (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. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1934, where she starred in many roles. From the early 1920s Cooper won praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others. In the 1930s she starred steadily in productions both in London's West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964) and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942). Throughout the 1950s and 1960s she worked both on stage and on screen, continuing to star on stage until her last year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gladys Cooper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Born
December 18, 1888
Died
November 17, 1971 (aged 82)
From
Chiswick, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Gladys Cooper's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Morality
21%
Self
18%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Survival
2%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 9 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 19 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
5 of 13
Shadow
3 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Herald
1 of 13
Ally
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
15
Melancholic
11
Tense
8
Warm
5
Bittersweet
8
Other
25

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gladys Cooper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gladys Cooper's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Making of 'My Fair Lady'(1995)

    as Mrs. Higgins

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Grand Duchess Ozerov

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Grand Duchess Ozerov

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mrs. Ternan

  • A Nice Girl Like Me(1969)

    as Aunt Mary

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Happiest Millionaire(1967)

    as Aunt Mary

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Callan(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Mama Rosha

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • My Fair Lady(1964)

    as Mrs. Higgins

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 30 episodes · as Margaret St. Clair

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet Richards

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Palmer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The List of Adrian Messenger(1963)

    as Mrs. Karoudjian

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mrs. Higgins

  • Going My Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura · as Mrs. Raydon

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Maude Harper

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Elva Keene · as Millie McKenzie · as Wanda Dunn

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Separate Tables(1958)

    as Mrs. Railton-Bell

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr.

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Mystery of Thirteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mrs. Palmer

  • Circle of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mrs. Millet

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Marguerite Gillespie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Man Who Loved Redheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Lady Binfield

  • At Sword's Point(1952)

    as Queen Anne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Higgins

  • Thunder on the Hill(1951)

    as Mother Superior

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Madame Bovary(1949)

    as Madame Dupuis

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden(1949)

    as Mrs. Medlock

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Pirate(1948)

    as Aunt Inez

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Homecoming(1948)

    as Mrs. Kirby

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Bishop's Wife(1947)

    as Mrs. Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Green Dolphin Street(1947)

    as Sophie Patourel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Cockeyed Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Amy Griggs

  • Beware of Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Klara Condor

  • The Green Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Grandma Leckie

  • Love Letters(1945)

    as Beatrice Remington

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Valley of Decision(1945)

    as Clarissa Scott

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Parkington(1944)

    as Alice, Dutchess de Brancourt

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The White Cliffs of Dover(1944)

    as Jean Ashwood

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Song of Bernadette(1943)

    as Sister Marie Therese Vauzous

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Princess O'Rourke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Miss Haskell

  • Mr. Lucky(1943)

    as Veronica Steadman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Forever and a Day(1943)

    as Mrs. Barringer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Now, Voyager(1942)

    as Mrs. Henry Vale

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Aunt Emmeline

  • This Above All(1942)

    as Iris Cathaway

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Gay Falcon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Maxine Wood

  • The Black Cat(1941)

    as Myrna Hartley

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • That Hamilton Woman(1941)

    as Lady Francis Nelson

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kitty Foyle(1940)

    as Mrs. Strafford

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(1940)

    as Beatrice Lacy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Iron Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Madame - Duchess d'Angoulème

  • Bonnie Prince Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Flora MacDonald

  • The Bohemian Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Arlene Arnheim

  • Masks and Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Mabel Vane

  • The Sorrows Of Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Lady Sybil Elton

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1917 to 1976; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

My Fair Lady (1964)

$73M worldwide

Highest rated

Rebecca (1940)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19171976

Peak 1963 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1940Screen debut· Rebecca

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

By decade

1910s2 · acting1920s2 · acting1930s1 · acting1940s25 · acting1950s11 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
404550

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gladys Cooper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (1995)

66th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rebecca (1940)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gladys Cooper's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles2–25 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles6–16 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles3–24 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles28–35 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles8–31 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gladys Cooper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gladys Cooper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Reginald Owen shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers