Constance Purdy

Biography

Constance Purdy was an American film actress and classical music performer, born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 3, 1887, to a railroad executive family. She began her career as a contralto singer and translator of traditional Russian songs, studying voice in Paris at age 16. Purdy made her film debut in 1934, with most of her notable appearances coming in the 1940s, playing diverse roles in over four decades of acting.