List of American women in 19th century theater

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  • Fay Davis (December 15, 1873 – February 27, 1945) Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Hamnet Records
  • Julia Dean (actress) (July 22, 1830 – March 6, 1868) Born in Pleasant Valley, New York.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Kate Denin (1837 - February 5, 1907) Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Laura Don (February 20, 1852 – February 10, 1886) Born Anna Laura Fish in Glens Falls, New York.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Virginia Dreher (1857/59- November 11, 1898) Born Jennie Cummings Murphy in Kentucky.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) Born Louisa Lane in London, England.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Maud Durbin (November 9, 1871 – December 25, 1936) Born in Moberly, Missouri.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Virginia Earle (August 6, 1873 – September 21, 1937) Born Virginia Earl in Cincinnati, Ohio.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Maxine Elliott (February 5, 1868 - March 5, 1940) Born Jessie Dermott in Rockland, Maine.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Effie Ellsler (September 17, 1855 – October 8, 1942) Born Euphemia Ellsler in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Agnes Ethel (May 1, 1846 – May 26, 1903) Also known as Agnes Ethel Tracy, she was born in New York City.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Rose Eytinge (November 21, 1835 – December 20, 1911) Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Bijou Fernandez (November 4, 1873? - November 7, 1961) Born in New York City.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Kate Field (October 1, 1838 - May 19, 1896) Born Mary Katherine Keemle Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Minnie Maddern Fiske (December 19, 1865 - February 15, 1932) Born Marie Augusta Davey in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also went by Mrs. Fiske.
  • Harriet Ford (1863 - December 12, 1949) Born Harriet French Ford in Seymore, Connecticut. She also went by the name Mrs. Forde Morgan.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Minna Gale (September 26, 1869 – March 4, 1944) Born Minna Kathalina Gale in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She is also credited as Minna K. Gale and Minna Gale Haynes.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Effie Germon (June 13, 1843 - March 6, 1914) Born Mary Euphemia Germon in Augusta, Georgia.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Isabel Irving (February 18, 1871 - September 1, 1944) Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Ethel Jackson (November 1, 1877 – November 23, 1957) Born Ethel Hart Jackson in Berlin, Germany.
  • Fanny Janauschek (July 20, 1829 – November 28, 1904) Born Franziska Romana Magdalena Janauschek in Prague, Austrian Empire.
  • Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 – February 26, 1956) Born Elsie Bierbower in Marion, Ohio.
  • Marie Jansen (November 18, 1857 – March 20, 1914) Born Harriet Mary Johnson in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Cornelia Frances Jefferson (October 1, 1796 - October 24, 1848) Born Cornelia Frances Thomas in New York.
  • Maud Jeffries (December 14, 1869 - September 26, 1946) Born Maud Evelyn Craven Jeffries at Willow Farm, Coahoma County, Mississippi.
  • Izetta Jewel (November 24, 1883 – November 14, 1978) Born Izetta Jewel Kenney in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
  • Susan Johnstone (November 29, 1792 - December 25, 1850) Born Georgiana Susannah Johnston in Covent Garden, London.
  • Avonia Jones (July 12, 1839 – October 4, 1867) Born in New York City.
  • Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (January 5, 1868 or 1869 – June 24, 1933) Born Matilda SIssieretta Joyner, also known as The Black Patti, in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  • Pauline Joran (August 3, 1870 - August 13, 1954) Born Clara Pauline Joran in Freeport, Illinois.

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  • Florence Kahn (actress) (March 3, 1878 - January 13, 1951) Born in Memphis Tennessee. Also known as Lady Beerbohm.
  • Bertha Kalich (May 17, 1874 - April 18, 1939) Born Beylke Kalakh in present day Lviv, Ukraine. She also spelled her name Kalish.
  • Kathleen Kerrigan (actress) (c. 1869 - January 17, 1957) Born in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Kathryn Kidder (1868 – September 7, 1939) Also known as Mrs. L.K. Anspacher, she was born in Newark, New Jersey.
  • Jennie Kimball (June 20, 1848 – March 23, 1896) Born in Portland, Maine, she was also known by the names Jennie Kimball Flaherty and Jennie Kimball Schaefer.
  • Sarah Kirby-Stark (1813–1898)
  • Mrs. Edward Knight (July 26, 1804 - 1861) Born Mary Ann Povey in Birmingham, England.

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  • Geraldine Ulmar (June 23, 1862 - August 13, 1932) Born Annie Geraldine Ulmar in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Marie van Zandt (October 8 1858 - December 31, 1919) Born in Manhattan, New York City.
    • Hamnet Record

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  • Marie Wainwright (May 8, 1853 - August 17, 1923) Born Marie Page Wainwright in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Blanche Walsh (January 4, 1873 – October 31, 1915) Born in New York City.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Helen Ware (October 15, 1877 – January 25, 1939) Born Helen Remer in San Francisco, California.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Ida Waterman (March 10, 1852 – May 22, 1941) Born Ida Shaw in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Mary E. Webb (1828 – June 17, 1859) Born Mary Espartero Webb in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
    • Hamnet record?
  • Blanche Whiffen (1845–1936) Born Blanche Galton, and also known as Mrs. Thomas Whiffen, in London, England.
    • Hamnet Record
  • Jennie Worrell (1850 - August 11, 1899) Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
    • Hamnet Record

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For more 19th century American actresses not included in the Folger Collection, see the following list:

Wikipedia American Shakespearean Actresses of the 19th Century