The Resume

(February 27, 1847-July 21, 1928)
Born in Coventry, United Kingdom
Acted in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' 'Macbeth,' 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' 'A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing,' 'Iolanthe,' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Great-aunt of John Gielgud

Why she might be annoying:

She never went to school.
She married her first husband when he was 46 and she was seven days short of her 17th birthday.
During a tour of America, she married her third husband, an actor 30 years her junior (1907).
She had two children out of wedlock.

Why she might not be annoying:

She supported women's suffrage.
She was the leading Shakespearean actress of her era.
She played male roles, including Puck and Hamlet.
She was made a Dame of the British Empire.

Credit: Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 16)
• Child Stars [Pre-1900]
• Dames
• Film Pioneers [Silent Era]
• I Died in 1928 (Ranked: 81)
• I Married My Co-Star
• I Mothered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Portrayed Guinevere
• I Portrayed Hamlet
• I Portrayed Juliet
• I Portrayed Lady Macbeth
• I Portrayed Ophelia
• I Was a Child Star
• I was Cremated
• I was Cremated at Colder Green [London, England]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Crown
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• Profiles 35251-35500 (Ranked: 35274)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 80 Votes: 53.75% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 64 Votes: 57.81% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying