Terry, (Alice) Ellen

Terry, (Alice) Ellen
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. She acted with several companies before joining Henry Irving as his leading lady (1878–1902), playing a variety of Shakespearean roles in a notable partnership. Her warmth, gentleness, and beauty made her one of the most popular actresses in Britain and the U.S., and she continued to act until 1925. She conducted a famous correspondence with the playwright George Bernard Shaw. The actor, stage designer, and drama theorist Gordon Craig was her son.

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