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Constance Cummings Biography (1910-)

Born Constance Halverstadt, May 15, 1910, in Seattle, WA; daughter of DallasVernon (a lawyer) and Kate Logan (Cummings) Halverstadt; married Benn Wolf Levy (a playwright), 1933 (died, 1973); children: Jonathan, Jemina. Addresses: OFFICE--68 Old Church St., London SW3, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

May 15, 1910

Seattle, Washington, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Chorus, Treasure Girl, Alvin Theatre, 1928.
• LONDON DEBUT--Alice Overton, Sour Grapes, Repertory Players, Comedy Theatre, 1934.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• The Little Show, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1929.
• Carrie, This Man's Town, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1930.
• continued role of Alice Overton, Sour Grapes, Apollo Theatre, London, 1934.
• Linda Brown, Accent on Youth, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1934.
• Regina Conti, Young Madame Conti, Savoy Theatre, London, 1936, then MusicBox Theatre, New York City, 1937.
• Emma Bovary, Madame Bovary, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1937.
• Nellie Blunt, If I Were You, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1938.
• Katherine, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1938.
• Kate Settle, The Jealous God, Lyric Theatre, London, 1939.
• Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Miss Richland, The Good Natured Man, and titlerole, Saint Joan, all Old Vic Theatre Company, Buxton Festival, then Streatham Hill, U.K., 1939.
• Lydia Kenyon, Skylark, Duchess Theatre, London, 1942.
• Gabby Maple, The Petrified Forest, Globe Theatre, London, 1942.
• Racine Gardner, One-Man Show, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1945.
• Jane Pugh, Clutterbuck, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1946.
• Anna Luise Klopps, Happy with Either, and Madeleine, Don't Listen, Ladies!, both St. James's Theatre, London, 1948.
• Laura Whittingham, Before the Party, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1949.
• Martha Cotton, Return to Tyassi, Duke of York's Theatre, London, 1950.
• Georgie Elvin, Winter Journey, St. James's Theatre, London, 1952.
• Ann Downs, The Shrike, Prince's Theatre, London, 1953.
• Andrea, Trial and Error, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1953.
• Title role, Lysistrata, Oxford Playhouse, U.K., 1957.
• Antiope, The Rape of the Belt, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1957, then Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Sarah, JB, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1961.
• Inez, In Camera (Huis Clos) and Countess of Amersham, A Social Success, Oxford Playhouse, 1962, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1962.
• Catherine Gurnee, The Strangers, Westport Country Playhouse, CT, 1963.
• Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1964.
• Liza Foote, Public and Confidential, Malvern Festival, U.K., then Duke ofYork's Theatre, London, 1966.
• Julia Stanford, QC, Justice Is a Woman, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1966.
• Jane Banbury, Fallen Angels, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1967.
• Gertrude, Hamlet, Round House Theatre, London, then Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Mrs. Goforth, The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More, Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1969.
• Claire, The Visit, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, U.K., 1970.
• Volumnia, Coriolanus, National Theatre, London, 1971.
• Leda, Amphitryon 38, and Mary Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, bothNational Theatre at New Theatre, London, 1971.
• Madame Ranevsky, The Cherry Orchard, and Agave, the Bacchae, both Old VicTheatre, London, 1973.
• Mother, Children, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1974.
• Lady Champion-Cheney, The Circle, Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, U.K., 1974.
• Dodie, Stripwell, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1975.
• Title role, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, U.K., 1976.
• Emily Stilson, Wings, New York Shakespeare Festival, Newman Theatre, thenLyceum Theatre, New York City, then Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1979.
• Hay Fever, London, 1980.
• The Golden Age, 1981.
• Mrs. St. Maugham, The Chalk Garden, Roundabout Theatre, Stage One, New York City, 1982.
• Amanda, The Glass Menagerie, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, 1984, then in a London Production, 1985.
• Crown Matrimonial, U.K. production, 1987.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• The Wife, All Over, U.K. cities, 1976.
• Fanny Kemble (one-woman show), U.K. cities, 1986.
• FILM DEBUT--Movie Crazy, Paramount, 1932.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Behind the Mask, Doomed Cargo, and Washington Merry-Go-Round, all Columbia, 1932.
• Broadway Through a Keyhole, United Artists, 1933.
• Glamour, Universal, 1934.
• Looking for Trouble, United Artists, 1934.
• Heads We Go, B.I.P., 1934.
• Channel Crossing, Gaumont-British, 1934.
• Remember Last Night, Universal, 1935.
• The Northing Tramp, Ealing, 1936.
• Seven Sinners and Strangers on a Honeymoon, both Gaumont-British, 1937.
• Haunted Honeymoon (also known as Busman's Honeymoon), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1940.
• Blithe Spirit, United Artists, 1940.
• This England, World, 1941.
• The Foreman Went to France, Ealing, 1942.
• Into the Blue, Wilcox, 1950.
• Three's Company, 1953.
• The Finger of Guilt, RKO, 1956.
• With All My Heart, 1956.
• The Intimate Stranger, Anglo-Amalgamated, 1956.
• John and Julie, DCA, 1957.
• The Battle of the Sexes, Continental, 1960.
• The Outsider, 1961.
• Sammy Going South, Seven Arts, 1962.
• In the Cool of the Day, MGM, 1963.
• A Boy Ten Feet Tall, Paramount, 1965.
• Also, The Scream.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; TELEPLAYS
• Roxanne, Cyrano de Bergerac, 1938.
• Martha, Return to Tyassi, 1956.
• title role, The Trial of Mary Dugan, 1957.
• Harriet Craig, Craig's Wife, 1957.
• Kathleen, The Last Tycoon, 1959.
• Jane, Clutterbuck, 1959.
• Title role, Ruth, 1962.
• Helga, Late Summer, 1963.
• The Old Ladies, BBC, 1983.
• Also Wings, PBS; Touch of the Sun.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
• Showmen of England, 1938.
• The White Cliffs, 1941.
• Title role, Saint Joan, 1941.
• The Rebirth of Venus, 1941.
• Man's Company, 1942.
• Amy, They Knew What They Wanted, 1942.
• Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, 1942.
• Women on Stage, 1949.
• Title role, Hedda Gabler, 1952.
• Georgie Elgin, Winter Journey, 1954.
• Emma Bovary, Madame Bovary, 1955.
• Variety Playhouse, 1955.
• Call the Tune, 1957.