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Lillian Kemble-Cooper

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Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Born March 21, 1892 in London, England, UKDied March 4, 197711 films

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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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Gone with the Wind posterFirst watchGone with the Wind19397.9as Bonnie's Nurse in LondonA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.View film

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Filmography

11 films as actor
  1. 1964My Fair LadyLady Ambassador (uncredited)
  2. 1955The King's ThiefMrs. Fell
  3. 1940Lady with Red HairLondon Party Guest (uncredited)
  4. 1939Gone with the WindBonnie's Nurse in London
  5. 1939We Are Not AloneMrs. Stacey
  6. 1937Ready, Willing and AbleMrs. Buffington
  7. 1936A Woman RebelsLady Rinlake (uncredited)
  8. 1936The White AngelParthenope Nightingale
  9. 1936Three Live GhostsLady Brockton
  10. 1935Personal Maid's SecretMrs. Palmer
  11. 1921Ten Nights in a Bar RoomMehitabel