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Vanbrugh, Violet

Vanbrugh, Violet (1867–1942),
British actress. In 1892 she understudied Ellen Terry and played Anne Boleyn in Henry Irving's production of All Is True (Henry VIII) in which she later acted Queen Katherine with Beerbohm Tree. Other strong parts were Lady Macbeth, and Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor, often with her sister Dame Irene Vanbrugh as Mistress Page. Like their brother Sir Kenneth Barnes, principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for 46 years, they greatly advanced the status of the acting profession.

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