Lillian Kemble-Cooper

This article is about the British actress. For the American actress, see Lillian Kemble. For the Australian physician, see Lilian Violet Cooper.

Lillian Kemble-Cooper (21 March 1892 – 4 May 1977) was an English-American actress who had a successful career on Broadway and in Hollywood film.

Lillian Kemble-Cooper
Kemble-Cooper during "Our Betters" in 1928
Born	(1892-03-21)21 March 1892 London, England
Died	4 May 1977(1977-05-04) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active	1906–1964
Spouse(s)	Louis Bernheimer (m. 19??; div. 19??) Guy Bates Post ​ ​ (m. 1936; died 1968)​
Relatives	Violet Kemble-Cooper (sister) H. Cooper Cliffe (uncle) Alice May Ellie Mary Taunton (mother) Frank Clifford Cooper (father)

Biography

Early life

Lillian Kemble-Cooper was a member of the Kemble family from England. 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 also worked as actors.

Career

Kemble-Cooper first stage appearance was as a member of the chorus in a September, 1914, production of The Chocolate Soldier at the Lyric Theatre, London.^[1] She soon moved to the United States, where she appeared in several Broadway productions. 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.

Personal life and death

In 1923 Kemble-Cooper married former World War I pilot and writer Louis G. Bernheimer, who died in 1930.^[2] Her second husband was actor Guy Bates Post, and this marriage lasted for over 30 years until his death in 1968.

Kemble died on 4 May 1977 in Los Angeles. She was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.^[3]

Selected filmography

• I Like Your Nerve (1931) - Condesa Vecchio (uncredited)
• Personal Maid's Secret (1935) - Mrs. Palmer (uncredited)
• Three Live Ghosts (1936) - Lady Brockton
• The White Angel (1936) - Parthenope 'Parthe' Nightingale
• A Woman Rebels (1936) - Lady Rinlake (uncredited)
• Ready, Willing, and Able (1937) - Mrs. Buffington (Credits) / Bloomington (in Film)
• We Are Not Alone (1939) - Mrs. Stacey (uncredited)
• Gone with the Wind (1939) - Bonnie's Nurse in London
• Lady with Red Hair (1940) - London Party Guest (uncredited)
• Rage in Heaven (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
• A Woman's Face (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
• So Big (1953) - Miss Fister
• Moonfleet (1955) - Mary Hicks (uncredited)
• The King's Thief (1955) - Mrs. Fell
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 23: "Back for Christmas") as Mrs. Sinclair
• Gaby (1956) - Mrs. Edward (uncredited)
• D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - British Nurse (uncredited)
• My Fair Lady (1964) - Lady Ambassador (uncredited)