Mary Saunderson

Drawing of the actress.

Mary Saunderson (1637–1712), later known as Mary Saunderson Betterton after her marriage to Thomas Betterton, was an actress and singer in England during the 1660s and 1690s.[1][2] She is considered one of the first English actresses.

  1. ^ Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1876). The Publications of the Harleian Society. Vol. 10. London: Mitchell and Huges. p. 274. The marriage, baptismal, and burial registers of the collegiate
  2. ^ Larsen, K. "Women". George Washington University. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007.