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Eliza Poe (née Elizabeth Arnold; formerly Hopkins; 1787 – December 8, 1811) was an English actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe.
Scheduled for opening night, Eliza performed in leading roles Louisa in August von Kotzebue’s Sighs and Rosina in William Shield’s opera Rosina (65-66). Following her dramatic performances, she switched to comedic roles, including Moggy McGilpin in The Highland Reel (67).
Eliza Poe was a renowned traveling actress and mother of Edgar Allan Poe. Unfortunately, she succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 24, when little Edgar was only 2 years old.
Elizabeth Arnold Portrait, owned by the Harry Ransom Center. In 1798, eleven-year old Eliza and her parents set out for Richmond to find acting roles. By mid-July, however, in Halifax, North Carolina, Eliza’s mother had fallen ill. Elizabeth’s last recorded performance was Maria in The Citizen.
Dec 29, 2023 · Elizabeth Arnold Poe was a beautiful and talented actress who charmed theatergoers of her day. Born in England, she traveled with her mother, who was also an actress, to the United States in 1796. From the age of 9 until her death at 24, Elizabeth made her living as an actress in theaters from Boston to Charleston.
Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins ("Eliza") Poe, an English-born actress and mother of three children, including the future writer Edgar Allan Poe, is the subject of this portrait. While a member of the Placide and Green Company theater group, the twenty-four-year-old Poe became ill and died on December 8, 1811, in a Richmond boarding house. FEATURED IN.
Poe, Elizabeth (c. 1787–1811)American actress who was the mother of Edgar Allan Poe.
