Gladys Cooper was born on December 18, 1888 in Lewisham,
London, England. Cooper passed away on November 17, 1971 in
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England from pneumonia.
In 1967 Gladys Cooper was made a Dame Commander of the Order
of the British Empire. Cooper is the Mother of costume designer
Sally Pearson, and of actore John and Joan Buckmaster.
Gladys had two Oscar nominations for her work in NOW, VOYAGER
(1942) and THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (1943). Glady's has a third
oscar nomination, toward the end of her career, for her performance
as Henry Higgins' mother in MY FAIR LADY.
Twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress
(Dramatic) for her performances in Enid Bagnold's "The Chalk
Garden" (1956) and in "A Passage to India" (1962).
Gladys Cooper's other credits include...
