Background
Cummings, Constance was born on May 15, 1910 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Dallas Vernon and Kate Logan (Cummings) Halverstadt.
Cummings, Constance was born on May 15, 1910 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Daughter of Dallas Vernon and Kate Logan (Cummings) Halverstadt.
St. Nicholas School, Seattle.
Chairman Young People's Theatre Panel. Member Arts Council, 1963-1969.
Broadway debut Treasure Girl, 1928. London debut Sour Grapes, Repertory Players, 1934. Film debut Movie Crazy, 1932.Appeared on radio, television, films, theatre. Joined National Theatre Company, 1971. Appeared in London stage prodns.: Madame Bovary, 1937, Romeo and Juliet, 1939, Saint Joan, 1939, The Petrified Forest, 1942, Return to Tyassi, 1950, Lysistrata, 1957, The Rape of the Belt, 1957, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, 1964, Justice is a Woman, 1966, Fallen Angel, 1967, National Theatre Company, A Long Day's Journey Into Night, 1972, The Cherry Orchard, 1973, The Circle, 1975, Mistress Warren's Profession, Vienna, 1976, Wings, United States, 1978, London, 1979 (Tony award 1979), Hay Fever, 1980, The Golden Age, 1981, The Chalk Garden, New York City, 1982, The Glass Menagerie, New York City, London, 1982, (one woman show) Fanny Kemble, 1986, Crown Matrimonial, 1987, Tête a Tête, Massachusetts, 1989, The Chalk Garden, London, 1992, Uncle Vanya, Chichester Theatre, 1996, others. Performed in Claudel-Honnegar oratorio St. John at the Stake, Albert Hall, London, 1949, Peter and the Wolf, Albert Hall, 1955, Wings on American public television. Director Royal Court Theatre.
Member British Actors Equity (member council), Royal Society for Encouragement of Arts and Commerce. Club: Chelsea Arts.
Needlework, gardening.
Married Benn Wolfe Levy, 1933 (deceased). Children: Jonathan, Jemima.