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Ellen Terry. Actress: Pillars of Society. Legendary British stage actress who made a few silent film appearances. The daughter of strolling players, she was born in Coventry into an almost exclusively theatrical family. Her grandparents were actors, as were all six of her siblings.
Jun 8, 2018 · English actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) was among the most famous leading ladies of the Victorian era. She won legions of admirers with her grace and golden-haired beauty and is particularly remembered for her interpretations of Shakespearean heroines, including Portia and Beatrice, opposite Henry Irving.
For the full article, see Ellen Terry. Ellen Terry , (born Feb. 27, 1847, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng.—died July 21, 1928, Small Hythe, Kent), English actress. Born into a family of actors, she made her stage debut at age nine.
May 15, 2017 · In reality, Ellen Terry, the greatest English actress of the 19th century, was born 150 years ago, on 27th February, 1847. Her parents, Ben and Sarah Terry, lived on the edge of poverty, earning meagre wages as strolling theatrical players who travelled from town to town.
Dame Alice Ellen Terry (27 February 1847 – 21 July 1928) was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a family of actors, Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and toured throughout the British provinces in her teens.
Apr 1, 2024 · John Singer Sargent, A Sketch of Dame Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, c. 1889, National Trust, Smallhythe Place, UK. The production of Macbeth that so captivated John Singer Sargent was one of many Shakespearean plays that Terry and actor-manager Henry Irving staged at the Lyceum Theatre in London.
Mar 4, 2020 · Joanna Lumley pays tribute to method acting forerunner Ellen Terry. She was a superstar in her day: mobbed by fans, paid a fortune and one of the finest stage performers of the late 19th and early ...
