Ellen Terry
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Acting, Actors
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: As the leading Shakespearean actress and one of the most liberated women of her time, Terry left an indelible impression on the artistic and social worlds of Victorian England.
Early Life
Alice Ellen Terry was, as the theatrical cliché has it, very nearly “born in a costume trunk.” One of eleven children born to the roving players Ben and Sarah Terry, she was delivered in a theatrical rooming house in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, on February 27, 1847, while her parents were on tour. Her early years were spent in the then only...
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