x

Login

Remember me
Forget password ?

Or via social

x

sign up

person_profile-Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings Died at age: 95

Actor | Producer

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Constance Cummings, CBE (May 15, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American-born British actress, known for her work on both screen and stage

    See full bio

    Videos & Photos

    All 2 Photos

    filmography

    Full Filmography
    Dead Man's Folly

    Amy Folliatt ( Actor )

    ... 1986

    Love Song

    Dame Phillipa Hatchard ( Actor )

    ... 1985

    Wings

    Emily Stilson ( Actor )

    ... 1983

Fullname:

Constance Cummings

Date of Birth:

May 15, 1910

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Nov 23, 2005

Biography of

Constance Cummings

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Constance Cummings, CBE (May 15, 1910 – November 23, 2005) was an American-born British actress, known for her work on both screen and stage.

    Born Constance Halverstadt in Seattle, Washington to Dallas Halverstadt and Kate Cummings, she began as a stage actress, landing her first role on Broadway by the age of 18. While appearing on Broadway, she was discovered by Sam Goldwyn, who brought her to Hollywood in 1931.

    Between 1931 and 1934, Cummings appeared in 21 films, most notably the Harold Lloyd picture Movie Crazy and American Madness, directed by Frank Capra. She was married to the playwright and screenwriter Benn Levy MBE from 1933 until his death in 1973. Levy went on to write and direct films for Cummings, such as The Jealous God (1939); he also served in the United Kingdom Parliament from 1945-50 as the Labour MP for Eton and Slough. They had a son and a daughter.

    Cummings was uncomfortable in Hollywood and moved to England, where she continued acting, both in movies and on the stage. Few of these films became popular in America, although included amongst those that did is Blithe Spirit, adapted from a play by Sir Noël Coward.

    In 1974, Cummings, who resided in the UK for many decades, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the British entertainment industry.

    She played Mary Tyrone in the Royal National Theatre's production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night opposite Sir Laurence Olivier, to great acclaim. She later recreated the role for a television version. In 1979, she won a Tony Award for Best Actress for her performance in the role in the play Wings (written by Arthur Kopit) of Emily Stilson, a former aviator who has suffered a stroke, from which she struggles to recover.

    She was a committee member of the Royal Court Theatre and the Arts Council. Despite her truncated career in the U.S., she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6211 Hollywood Blvd.

    Constance Cummings Levy died on November 23, 2005 at the age of 95.

    Description above from the Wikipedia article Constance Cummings, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photos of

Constance Cummings

Photos ( 2 Photos

Filmography of

Constance Cummings

Found 36 Movies in total

Dead Man's Folly

Amy Folliatt ( Actor )

... 1986

Love Song

Dame Phillipa Hatchard ( Actor )

... 1985

Wings

Emily Stilson ( Actor )

... 1983

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Mary Tyrone ( Actor )

... 1973

Late Summer

Helga ( Actor )

... 1963

In the Cool of the Day

Mrs. Nina Gellert ( Actor )

... 1963

Sammy Going South

Gloria van Imhoff ( Actor )

... 1963

Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1962

The Battle of the Sexes

Angela Barrows ( Actor )

... 1960

The Intimate Stranger

Kay Wallace ( Actor )

... 1956

John and Julie

Mrs. Davidson ( Actor )

... 1955

Blithe Spirit

Ruth Condomine ( Actor )

... 1945

The Foreman Went to France

Anne Stafford ( Actor )

... 1942

This England

Ann ( Actor )

... 1941

Busman's Honeymoon

Harriet Vane ( Actor )

... 1940

Seven Sinners

Caryl Fenton ( Actor )

... 1936

Remember Last Night?

Carlotta Milburn ( Actor )

... 1935

This Man Is Mine

Francesca Harper ( Actor )

... 1934

Glamour

Linda Fayne ( Actor )

... 1934

Looking for Trouble

Ethel Greenwood ( Actor )

... 1934

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Joan Whelan ( Actor )

... 1933

Channel Crossing

Marion Slade ( Actor )

... 1933

Heads We Go

Betty Smith / Dorothy Kay ( Actor )

... 1933

The Mind Reader

Sylvia ( Actor )

... 1933

The Billion Dollar Scandal

Doris Masterson ( Actor )

... 1933

Night After Night

Miss Jerry Healy ( Actor )

... 1932

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Alice Wylie ( Actor )

... 1932

Movie Crazy

Mary Sears ( Actor )

... 1932

American Madness

Helen ( Actor )

... 1932

Attorney for the Defense

Ruth Barry ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big Timer

Honey Baldwin ( Actor )

... 1932

Behind the Mask

Julie Arnold ( Actor )

... 1932

The Guilty Generation

Maria Palmero ( Actor )

... 1931

Traveling Husbands

Ellen Wilson ( Actor )

... 1931

The Last Parade

Molly Pearson ( Actor )

... 1931

The Criminal Code

Mary Brady ( Actor )

... 1931