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Portrait of Gladys Cooper

Acting

Gladys Cooper

Career

Active from 1917 to 1976, with a break from 1924 to 1933, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gladys Cooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Romance 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Religious Drama 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Feel-Good Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles · average score 78
The Switch
The Switch (1976)

as Grand Duchess Ozerov

The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (1971)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Grand Duchess Ozerov

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens (1970)

as Mrs. Ternan

1960s

13 titles · average score 67
A Nice Girl Like Me
A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)

as Aunt Mary

The Happiest Millionaire
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
GoodWatch score 60

as Aunt Mary

Callan
Callan (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show · as Mama Rosha

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mrs. Higgins

The Rogues
The Rogues (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Margaret St. Clair

The List of Adrian Messenger
The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Karoudjian

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mrs. Palmer

Pygmalion
Pygmalion (1963)

as Mrs. Higgins

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Harriet Richards

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Laura / Mrs. Raydon

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

1950s

11 titles · average score 71
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Wanda Dunn / Elva Keene

Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Maude Harper

Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1958)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mrs. Railton-Bell

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Mrs. Ernest Johns, Sr.

The Mystery of Thirteen
The Mystery of Thirteen (1957)

as Mrs. Palmer

Circle of the Day
Circle of the Day (1957)

as Mrs. Millet

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Marguerite Gillespie

The Man Who Loved Redheads
The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
GoodWatch score 54

as Lady Binfield

At Sword's Point
At Sword's Point (1952)
GoodWatch score 56

as Queen Anne

Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mother Superior

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mrs. Higgins

1940s

25 titles · average score 69
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1949)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Medlock

The Pirate
The Pirate (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as Aunt Inez

The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mrs. Hamilton

The Green Years
The Green Years (1946)
GoodWatch score 63

as Grandma Leckie

The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision (1945)
GoodWatch score 76

as Clarissa Scott

Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Veronica Steadman

The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
GoodWatch score 81

as Sister Marie Therese Vauzous

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager (1942)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Henry Vale

That Hamilton Woman
That Hamilton Woman (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Lady Francis Nelson

The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maxine Wood

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Beatrice Lacy

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Strafford

1930s

1 title
The Iron Duke
The Iron Duke (1934)

as Madame - Duchess d'Angoulème

1920s

2 titles
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1923)

as Flora MacDonald

The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1922)

as Arlene Arnheim

1910s

2 titles
Masks and Faces
Masks and Faces (1917)

as Mabel Vane

The Sorrows Of Satan
The Sorrows Of Satan (1917)

as Lady Sybil Elton