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Constance Cummings

Date of Death: November 23, 2005 (95)

Birth Place: Seattle, WA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1979
Emily Stilson

[Broadway]
1969
Gertrude

[Broadway]
1960
Antiope

[Broadway]
1945
Racine Gardner

[Broadway]
1938
Nellie Blunt

[Broadway]
1937
Emma Bovary

[Broadway]
1937
Nella Conti

[Broadway]
1934
Linda Brown

[Broadway]
1930
Carrie

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1928
Ensemble


Movies

The Criminal Code
[ 1930 ] Mary Brady
Lover Come Back
[ 1931 ] Connie Lee
Traveling Husbands
[ 1931 ] Ellen Wilson
The Guilty Generation
[ 1931 ] Maria Palmero
The Last Parade
[ 1931 ] Molly Pearson
Washington Merry-Go-Round
[ 1932 ] Alice Wylie
American Madness
[ 1932 ] Helen
The Big Timer
[ 1932 ] Honey Baldwin
Behind the Mask
[ 1932 ] Julie Arnold
The Last Man
[ 1932 ] Marian
Movie Crazy
[ 1932 ] Mary Sears
Night After Night
[ 1932 ] Miss Jerry Healy
Attorney for the Defense
[ 1932 ] Ruth Barry
The Charming Deceiver
[ 1933 ] Betty Smith, Dorothy Kay
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
[ 1933 ] Joan Whelan
Channel Crossing
[ 1933 ] Marion Slade
The Mind Reader
[ 1933 ] Sylvia
Looking for Trouble
[ 1934 ] Ethel Greenwood
This Man Is Mine
[ 1934 ] Francesca Harper
Glamour
[ 1934 ] Linda Fayne
Remember Last Night?
[ 1935 ] Carlotta Milburn
Doomed Cargo
[ 1936 ] Caryl Fenton
Strangers on a Honeymoon
[ 1936 ] October
Haunted Honeymoon
[ 1940 ] Harriet Vane Wimsey
This England
[ 1941 ] Ann
Somewhere in France
[ 1942 ] Anne Stafford
Blithe Spirit
[ 1945 ] Ruth Condomine
Man in the Dinghy
[ 1950 ] Mrs. Kate Fergusson
John and Julie
[ 1955 ] Mrs. Davidson
Finger of Guilt
[ 1956 ] Kay Wallace
The Battle of the Sexes
[ 1960 ] Angela Barrows
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
[ 1963 ] Gloria van Imhoff
In the Cool of the Day
[ 1963 ] Mrs. Nina Gellert

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1982 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Constance Cummings, The Chalk Garden


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Drama Desk Awards - 1979 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Constance Cummings, Wings

Olivier Awards - 1979 - Actress of the Year in a New Play

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Tony Awards - 1979 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

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News


Theatrical Producer Martin McCallum Has Passed Away

Martin McCallum, FRSA, has passed away at age 73.
Out Of The Box Theatre Company to Present Noël Coward's FALLEN ANGELS in June

Out of the Box Theatre Company will conclude its 2022-23 season with an Actors' Equity Association-approved showcase production of the 1925 classic comedy Fallen Angels by Noël Coward, June 7-11.
Cast Announced for BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON at The Mill at Sonning Theatre

The cast is today announced for ‘Busman’s Honeymoon’, a whodunnit with thrills and humour by Dorothy L. Sayers & Muriel St. Clare Byrne, directed by Brian Blessed at the Mill at Sonning Theatre.
BWW Feature: WINGS: THE MUSICAL at Firehouse Theatre

WINGS at the Firehouse Theatre plays from Thursday, February 15th to Saturday, March 10th
Film Forum Launches One-Week Noel Coward Festival Today

NOËL COWARD, a one week festival devoted to the English playwright, actor, singer, composer, lyricist, director, screenwriter, and wit, will run at Film Forum from today, May 13 through Thursday, May 19.
Film Forum to Screen One-Week Noel Coward Festival This May

NOËL COWARD, a one week festival devoted to the English playwright, actor, singer, composer, lyricist, director, screenwriter, and wit, will run at Film Forum from Friday, May 13 through Thursday, May 19.
Sherman Playhouse's BLITHE SPIRIT to Open 4/29

?On Friday, April 29, The Sherman Playhouse will kick off its 2016 Season with the premiere of Noel Coward's classic comedy, Blithe Spirit. The curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. for a four-week run.
Moving Image Presents THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, Now thru 11/10

Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from today, September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
Moving Image to Present THE COMPLETE HOWARD HAWKS Retrospective, 9/7-11/10

Howard Hawks, the quintessential Hollywood director known for his mastery of many genres, will be the subject of a complete retrospective at Museum of the Moving Image from September 7 through November 10, 2013. The Museum will present 39 features. All of the films will be shown in 35mm-many in stunning restorations-except for Red Line 7000, which will be shown in 16mm.
The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company Presents OTHER DESERT CITIES, March 14-31

The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company will present the Colorado Premiere of Other Desert Cities, the acclaimed new family drama by John Robin Baitz, March 14-31.
Teatro San Martin Presents MAE WEST, SEX SYMBOL

El Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires y la Fundación Cinemateca Argentina han organizado un ciclo denominado Mae West, sex symbol, que se llevará a cabo del miércoles 23 al domingo 27 de noviembre, en la Sala Leopoldo Lugones del Teatro San Martín (Avenida Corrientes 1530).
Cape May Stage Presents RED, Opening 10/27

Red, South Jersey's premier production of American playwright John Logan's drama about 20th-century abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, will open on October 26 for a limited 4-week engagement at Cape May Stage.
Cape May Stage Presents RED, Opening 10/27

Red, South Jersey's premier production of American playwright John Logan's drama about 20th-century abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, will open on October 26 for a limited 4-week engagement at Cape May Stage.
Stephen Fry To Host An Academy Salute to Noel Coward 4/16

Actor and writer Stephen Fry will host the first night of a special Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' weekend salute to playwright, composer, director and actor Noel Coward that will include a live theatrical presentation of two of Coward's little seen short plays - Design for Rehearsing and Age Cannot Wither - followed by a screening of the 1932/33 Best Picture Oscar winner 'Cavalcade,' on Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The salute will continue through Saturday and Sunday with double-feature screenings at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
Stephen Fry To Host An Academy Salute to Noel Coward 4/16

Actor and writer Stephen Fry will host the first night of a special Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' weekend salute to playwright, composer, director and actor Noel Coward that will include a live theatrical presentation of two of Coward's little seen short plays - Design for Rehearsing and Age Cannot Wither - followed by a screening of the 1932/33 Best Picture Oscar winner 'Cavalcade,' on Friday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The salute will continue through Saturday and Sunday with double-feature screenings at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Constance Cummings been in?

Constance Cummings has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.

How many West End shows has Constance Cummings been in?

Constance Cummings has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Constance Cummings been nominated for?

Constance Cummings has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for her performance in "The Chalk Garden." She also received a nomination for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "Wings." Additionally, Cummings was nominated for Actress of the Year in a New Play at the Olivier Awards for "Wings." Lastly, she received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards, also for "Wings."

What awards has Constance Cummings won?

Constance Cummings has won several awards for her performances. She received the Outstanding Actress - Play award at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "Wings." She also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play award at the Tony Awards for the same production, "Wings."

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