Anne Bracegirdle

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Anne Bracegirdle was a celebrated late 17th-century English stage actress renowned for her virtuous public image and prominent roles in Restoration comedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English actor ⓘ
Restoration actress ⓘ
person ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
activeIn early 18th century ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
burialPlace Poets' Corner ⓘ
linked to: Poets’ Corner

Westminster Abbey ⓘ
collaboratedWith William Congreve ⓘ
contemporaryOf Colley Cibber ⓘ
Thomas Betterton ⓘ
William Congreve ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1671 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1748 ⓘ
describedBySource Biographia Dramatica ⓘ
Colley Cibber's Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre Restoration comedy ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
hasReputation celebrated beauty ⓘ
chaste ⓘ
virtuous ⓘ
honor burial in Westminster Abbey ⓘ
knownForCharacterType ingenue roles ⓘ
virtuous heroines ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Betterton's company ⓘ
United Company ⓘ
notableFor Restoration comedy roles ⓘ
popularity with London audiences ⓘ
virtuous public image ⓘ
notableWork Love for Love ⓘ
The Old Bachelor ⓘ
The Way of the World ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
stage performer ⓘ
partOf London stage ⓘ
Restoration theatre ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
portrayedIn writings of Anthony Aston ⓘ
writings of Colley Cibber ⓘ
retirement early 18th century ⓘ
workLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Restoration theatre → notableActress → Anne Bracegirdle ⓘ