Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

ActressWriterSoundtrack
Born
May 15, 1910
Died
November 23, 2005
Awards
2 wins, 2 nominations

Coming from a musical family - her mother was a concert soprano - Constance Cummings made her show business debut in 1926 in regional stock theater, and by 1928 had appeared in her first Broadway play. Her success in the theater resulted in an invitation to Hollywood, where she went 1931. Although…

Biography

Coming from a musical family - her mother was a concert soprano - Constance Cummings made her show business debut in 1926 in regional stock theater, and by 1928 had appeared in her first Broadway play. Her success in the theater resulted in an invitation to Hollywood, where she went 1931. Although she played in more than 20 films, she was never really comfortble in Hollywood nor satisfied with the parts she was getting, and in 1934 she left for England, UK. She continued her stage and film career there. but few of those films ever made it back to the U.S.

Writer

Serenade(1952)

Actress

The UnderstandingThe Understanding(1986)as Acton
Dead Man's FollyDead Man's Folly(1986)as Amy Folliat
Love SongLove Song(1985)as Dame Philippa Hatchard
Jemima Shore InvestigatesJemima Shore Investigates(1983)as Duchess of Montfort
American PlayhouseAmerican Playhouse(1980)as Emily Stilson

Thanks

ReputationsReputations(1994)

Soundtrack

Broadway Thru a KeyholeBroadway Thru a Keyhole(1933)

Self

American MastersAmerican Masters(1985)as Self
This Is Your LifeThis Is Your Life(1955)as Self
Looks FamiliarLooks Familiar(1970)as Self - Guest
The Theatre Quiz(1981)as Self - Panellist
Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America(1975)as Self

Archive Footage

Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection: Mini Biographies(2005)as Various roles
Best of BritishBest of British(1987)as Self

Known for

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Credit Score: Constance Cummings

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Wed Oct 03 1945
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Blithe Spirit6.5019457.0119236
2Movie Crazy4.8819327.1001829
3Haunted Honeymoon3.2519416.300920
4Remember Last Night?3.2519356.500671
5Broadway Thru a Keyhole3.2519336.400261
6The Mind Reader3.2519336.500682
7Night After Night3.2519326.7001377
8The Criminal Code3.2519316.9011775
9Glamour3.0919345.90081
10Behind the Mask3.0919325.900520