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Key facts
- Born
- Sarah Kemble , ( 1755-07-05 ) 5 July 1755, Brecon , Wales
- Died
- 8 June 1831 (1831-06-08) (aged 75), London, England
- Resting place
- Saint Mary's Cemetery , Paddington Green, London , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- William Siddons
- Children
- 7, including Henry Siddons
- Parent s
- Roger Kemble , Sarah Ward
- Relatives
- Kemble family
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sarah
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Brecon
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Thomas Gainsborough 015.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sarah Siddons
- date of birth
- 1755-07-05
- date of death
- 1831-06-08
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Sarah Siddons
- start of work period
- 1775-00-00
- birth name
- Sarah Kemble
- P12749
- Navin Ramgoolam
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".
She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character Lady Macbeth, a character she made her own.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarah Siddons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.