Elizabeth Inchbald
English actress, dramatist and novelist
Category Archives: Actor
Continue reading
Wendy Blacklock
Wendy Blacklock acted in some of the most iconic Australian television series of the 1970s, including Skippy, Homicide and Boney and also had a long-running role as ‘Mummy’ in the popular Australian television series Number 96 (1972-1977).
Anne Oldfield
English actress – The theatrical idol of her day, her exquisite acting was the delight of her contemporaries, while her beauty and generosity found innumerable eulogists.
Eleonora Duse
Italian actress
Henriette Sontag
German opera singer – after singling in Berlin in 1825, her career was one unbroken triumph.
Gabrielle Réjane
French actress, called “the very essence of the Parisienne.”
Lottie Edith Lyell
In a tragically short life, Lottie Lyell made an extraordinary contribution to the early development of the Australian feature film industry, as well as establishing herself as one of Australia’s first film stars.
Isobel Mercia McDonagh
In 1926, three remarkable sisters made history by becoming the first Australian women to own and run a film production company. They were also among the first to produce a talkie in Australia.
Adrienne Lecouvreur
French actress
Fanny Janauschek
Celebrated theatre actress from Prague