Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

1892-03-21 – 1977-03-04 (age 84) London, England, UK
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Biography

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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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Known For

Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind

1939

as Bonnie's Nurse in London

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady

1964

as Lady Ambassador (uncredited)

The White Angel
The White Angel

1936

as Parthenope Nightingale

A Woman Rebels
A Woman Rebels

1936

as Lady Rinlake (uncredited)

The King's Thief
The King's Thief

1955

as Mrs. Fell

Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair

1940

as London Party Guest (uncredited)

Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Ten Nights in a Bar Room

1921

as Mehitabel

Ready, Willing and Able
Ready, Willing and Able

1937

as Mrs. Buffington

Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts

1936

as Lady Brockton

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone

1939

as Mrs. Stacey

Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret

1935

as Mrs. Palmer