Susanna Centlivre

Susanna Centlivre
A mezzotint of Susanna Centlivre by Peter Pelham (1720) originally painted by D. Fermin
Born
Susanna Freeman

1669 (baptised)
Died1 December 1723
NationalityEnglish

Susanna Centlivre (c. 1669 (baptised) – 1 December 1723), born Susanna Freeman, and also known professionally as Susanna Carroll, was an English poet, actress, and "the most successful female playwright of the eighteenth century".[1] Centlivre's "pieces continued to be acted after the theatre managers had forgotten most of her contemporaries."[2] During a long career at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she became known as the second woman of the English stage, after Aphra Behn.

  1. ^ Carraro, Laura Favero. "Susanna Centilivre", The Literary Encyclopedia, 20 October 2001, accessed 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ Bowyer, p. 3.