The Resume

(November 27, 1809-January 15, 1893)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Birth name was Frances Anne Kemble
Member of the Kemble theatrical family
Notable roles included Juliet, Portia in 'The Merchant of Venice' and Beatrice in 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Wrote the plays 'Francis the First' (1832) and 'The Star of Seville' (1837) and the memoirs 'Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation' (1863)

Why she might be annoying:

Her first love was writing and she took to the stage solely for financial reasons.
She married an American plantation owner, claiming she did not know the source of his wealth.
After she returned to England and her acting career, her husband successfully sued her for desertion and won custody of their children for 10 months of the year.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was highly intelligent and independent.
After seeing the conditions the slaves lived in on the Georgia plantation her husband inherited, she became an outspoken abolitionist.
She was good friends with Henry James, who based the novel 'Washington Square' on a story she told him.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Body Part Names
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 27]
• Fashion Role Models
• I Portrayed Juliet
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• I'm Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [London]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28348)
• Women Who Lost Full Custody of Their Kids

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 44.83% Annoying