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Constance Cummings

Constance Cummings

8 movies on Netflix

Biography

Constance Cummings was an American-British actress whose screen and stage career lasted more than 50 years. Born in Seattle, she got her first acting chance with the San Diego Stock Company in a small part in a 1926 production of Seventh Heaven, and by 18 she was in the chorus of the Broadway show Treasure Girl. Samuel Goldwyn brought her to Hollywood in 1931, and she appeared in more than 20 films over the next few years, among them Movie Crazy (1932) opposite Harold Lloyd and American Madness (1932) for Frank Capra. She later moved to Britain, where she kept acting in films and on the stage; Blithe Spirit (1945), from the Noël Coward play, proved popular. Her stage roles included Mary Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night at the Royal National Theatre, opposite Laurence Olivier. In 1979 she won a Tony for Wings, and she was made a CBE in 1974.

95years old at death

Born May 15, 1910Seattle
Died November 23, 2005Wardington
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Constance Cummings Halverstadt (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 55 years1931 to 1986

Genres

Drama63%, 5 films
Comedy50%, 4 films
Crime25%, 2 films
Mystery25%, 2 films
Romance25%, 2 films

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Constance Cummings movies on Netflix

Dead Man's Folly1986IMDb rating 6.3as Amy Folliatt
In the Cool of the Day1963IMDb rating 5.1as Mrs. Nina Gellert
The Battle of the Sexes1960IMDb rating 6.6as Angela Barrows
Blithe Spirit1945IMDb rating 7.0as Ruth Condomine
American Madness1932IMDb rating 7.4as Helen
Movie Crazy1932IMDb rating 7.1as Mary Sears
Night After Night1932IMDb rating 6.7as Miss Jerry Healy
The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9as Mary Brady

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Blithe Spirit1945 Comedy, Fantasyas Ruth Condomine
IMDb rating 7.09.5K votes
Dead Man's Folly1986 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Amy Folliatt
IMDb rating 6.32.6K votes
Movie Crazy1932as Mary Sears
IMDb rating 7.11.8K votes
American Madness1932as Helen
IMDb rating 7.42.7K votes
The Battle of the Sexes1960as Angela Barrows
IMDb rating 6.62.0K votes
Night After Night1932as Miss Jerry Healy
IMDb rating 6.71.4K votes
The Criminal Code1931as Mary Brady
IMDb rating 6.91.8K votes
In the Cool of the Day1963as Mrs. Nina Gellert
IMDb rating 5.1741 votes

Most often with

Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Walter Huston

Arthur Hoyt

DeWitt Jennings

Films together

Walter Huston2 films together, 1931 to 1932
Walter Huston's page
- American Madness1932IMDb rating 7.4Cummings as HelenHuston as Thomas Dickson
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Cummings as Mary BradyHuston as Mark Brady
Arthur Hoyt2 films together, 1931 to 1932
Arthur Hoyt's page
- American Madness1932IMDb rating 7.4Cummings as HelenHoyt as Ives
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Cummings as Mary BradyHoyt as Leonard Nettleford
DeWitt Jennings2 films together, 1931 to 1932
DeWitt Jennings's page
- Movie Crazy1932IMDb rating 7.1Cummings as Mary SearsJennings as Mr. Hall
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Cummings as Mary BradyJennings as Yard Captain Gleason
Mary Doran2 films together, 1931 to 1932
Mary Doran's page
- Movie Crazy1932IMDb rating 7.1Cummings as Mary SearsDoran as Margie
- The Criminal Code1931IMDb rating 6.9Cummings as Mary BradyDoran as Gertrude Williams

Awards

Four awards and honors, one of them major.

Constance Cummings's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Tony Awards
1979	Best Actress in a Play		Won
Other honors
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire		Won
	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play		Won
	Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame		Honored

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