Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Born: 1892-03-21

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Kemble-Cooper (March 21, 1892 in London, England – May 4, 1977 in Los Angeles, USA) was a British actress. Lillian Kemble-Cooper was a member of the Kemble family, a family of English actors, who reigned over the British stage for decades. She was born as a daughter of stage actor Frank Kemble-Cooper. Her younger brother Anthony Kemble-Cooper (1904-2000) and her elder sister Violet Kemble-Cooper (1886-1961) also worked as actors. Between 1906 and 1950 she had 17 Broadway appearances, in 1919 she appeared in the original Hitchy-Koo. Later in her career she became a film actress and appeared in about 20 films, mostly in minor supporting roles. In Hollywood, Kemble-Cooper portrayed mostly aristocrats, spinsters and servants. She is perhaps best-remembered for her short appearance as Bonnie Blue Butler's nurse in London in Gone with the Wind, the only non-American character in the film. Lillian Kemble-Cooper was married three times. Her first husband was actor and writer Charles Mackay. Her second was former World War I Pilot and writer, Louis Bernheimer. Her last husband was actor Guy Bates Post, the marriage lasted for over thirty years until his death in 1968. She died on May 4, 1977 in Los Angeles. She is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.


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Gone with the Wind

as Bonnie's Nurse in London
Released: 1939-03-12

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical...

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My Fair Lady

as Lady Ambassador (uncredited)
Released: 1964-10-21

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her...

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Ready, Willing and Able

as Mrs. Buffington
Released: 1937-03-06

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star...

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A Woman Rebels

as Lady Rinlake (uncredited)
Released: 1936-11-06

A Victorian-era woman struggles to break free of the moral codes established by society and...

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We Are Not Alone

as Mrs. Stacey
Released: 1939-11-25

A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his...

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The White Angel

as Parthenope Nightingale
Released: 1936-06-25

In Victorian England, Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly change the attitude towards...

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Lady with Red Hair

as London Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1940-11-30

An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.

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The King's Thief

as Mrs. Fell
Released: 1955-08-05

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

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Three Live Ghosts

as Lady Brockton
Released: 1936-01-10

Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the...

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Personal Maid's Secret

as Mrs. Palmer
Released: 1935-10-26

A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Mrs. Sinclair
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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