Gladys Cooper who is also known as Dame Gladys Constance Cooper was an English / British actress who was born on 18 December, in the year 1888. She was born and grew up in Hither Green,  London, England. She was one of the Oldest Actress who has performed on the screen phenomenally.

Cooper got died at the age of 82 on November 17, 1971. If you are curious and want to know more about this Late but amazing star, then you may find these 8 facts interesting about her.

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Gladys Cooper 

1. Besides Being An Actress 

Gladys Cooper was doubtlessly an outstanding and fabulous actress of that time who proved herself with her amazing acting skills. But besides being an actress she was also a great theatrical manager and producer, whose career scattered seven decades on stage, in films, and on television. ^[1]

2. Her Journey

Cooper began her acting career in the year 1905. She initiated as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime. She also acted in many dramatic roles. she worked both on stage and screen, continuing to star on stage until her last year.

3. Theater Actress

There is no doubt that Gladys Cooper was a good Film actress but she had also done acting in theatre as well. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from the year 1917 to 1934, where she starred in several other roles.

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4. Won Academy Awards

As we all know that she is a brilliant actress and for that reason, she has received several Academy Awards which include her performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964), and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942).

5. Stage Debut 

Gladys Cooper made her first stage debut in the year 1905 when she was touring with Seymour Hicks in his musical Bluebell in Fairyland and was becoming a popular photographic model.

6. First Film 

As we all know that she started her acting career at a very young age. So, she starred in her first-ever film whose name was The Eleventh Commandment.

7. Appointed As DBE 

When Gladys Cooper was 79 years old, she also won the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the year 1967. ^[3]

8. Wrote Autobiography 

There is no doubt that she was a very good and evergreen actress in England. She was also a very skillful person who wrote an autobiography (1931) followed by two biographies (1953 and 1979). ^[4]