Ellen Terry

Dame Alice Ellen Terry, GBE , known professionally as Ellen Terry, was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain.

Terry was born in Coventry, England, the third surviving child born into a theatrical family. Her parents, Benjamin , of Irish descent, and Sarah , of Scottish ancestry, were comic actors in a Portsmouthbased touring company, and hadchildren. At least five of them became actors Kate, Ellen, Marion, Florence, and Fred. Two other children, George and Charles, were connected with theatre management. Kate and Marion were particularly successful on stage.

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