Fanny Brough | |
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Born | Frances "Fanny" Whiteside Brough 7 July 1852 |
Died | 30 November 1914 | (aged 62)
Other names | Fanny Boleyn Fanny Bull |
Occupation | Stage actress |
Spouse | Richard Smith Boleyn (née Bull) |
Father | Robert Barnabas Brough |
Relatives | John Cargill Brough (uncle) Lionel Brough (uncle) Robert Brough (uncle) |
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Frances Whiteside Brough (7 July 1852 – 30 November 1914) was a Paris-born British stage actress who came from a literary and dramatic family. She is remembered especially for her many comedy roles performed over a four decade-long career.
Brough was acting professionally in London by 1870. She played in a variety of comic and dramatic roles in Britain with several companies and toured America early in the 20th century with Charles Hawtrey. Her career reached a high point in 1902 with her creation of the title role of Kitty Warren in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession. She continued to act until shortly before her death.